❮ Gomorrah (2016)
Season 1
5 Seasons
Season Premiere:
May 6, 2014
Metascore
Generally Favorable
76
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.2
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
93% Positive
14 Reviews
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7% Mixed
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Aug 24, 2016
91
A series that forces you to accept the dark reality of these real-life figures, rather than forgive their choices as those required of a life distanced from our own.
Aug 24, 2016
90
From one episode to the next, it’s always a bit of a surprise which character will become the story’s central figure, the writers seemingly able to make any of its dramatic players utterly gripping.
User score
Universal Acclaim
85% Positive
72 Ratings
72 Ratings
6% Mixed
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9% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Mar 2, 2017
10
A friend recommended this. It's an amazingly well-acted and well-written show. Without delving into what it's all about, it's like having a moral-less Sopranos (if possible), Breaking Bad & the Wire all combined, in Naples. I always imagined Naples as an idyllic place. I had no idea it has scores of extreme ghettos run by lowlife criminals. This show is fantastic in the way it both makes you hate every character while simultaneously loving whatever positive character traits they have, and therefore rooting for them to not get killed and to kill or outsmart their enemies first. Definite binge watch this one!
Feb 23, 2017
10
Please try to watch it subtitled. We watch TV series for a ''resembling true'' fictional story. Being italian I recommend this show as a close-to real depiction of camorra, which is the name of crime activities in Napoli (Naples). Plus of the serie are 1) cinematography (the director is not a new comer in a multi-episode fiction = Romanzo Criminale ). 2) film locations : they are absolutely genuine and all shot in Napoli 3) casting : the evolution of ''the son'' character is an outstanding performance. Nomination for ''the father'' ( godfather) in the fake - psychiatric case. The real strenght thou is the credibility of the minor appearances. Solid, solid, solid. 4) the language used: as I said, try to watch it subtitled. 5) of course the story . But this is up to you to watch. PS the 1st season is better than the 2nd because the 2nd one presents a more dilued plot. I tried to maintain a neutral approach, but if you went so far reading , I tell you this. THIS SERIE IS F***** TRUE.
Aug 24, 2016
80
It doesn’t have the emotional or stylistic highs of those predecessors [“The Sopranos” and “The Godfather”], but it carries you along like one of the sleek Italian motorcycles preferred by its wealthier characters.
Aug 24, 2016
75
Atmospheric, showing a side of Italy no travelogue would touch, Gomorrah is also fast-paced, covering so much ground in two episodes provided for preview that most series would already be over.
Aug 24, 2016
70
The TV version of Gomorrah feels like an antihero-driven American crime drama that would have been unveiled with great fanfare ten or more years ago.
Aug 24, 2016
67
A drama that accentuates mob violence but lacks the “charm,” humor and overall empathy generated by The Sopranos.
Aug 24, 2016
60
Gomorrah’s story doesn’t break any new ground in the way it’s structured (a powerful Don, his ruthless wife, their soft son, and a young upstart who could change everything), but the way it tells its story is a new and refreshing twist on the genre.
Oct 1, 2016
10
I was riveted to the show. Excellent Italian TV series about the mafia in Naples. Great ensemble acting and loved the cinematography. The series reminded me of the Sopranos for obvious reasons but took it to a grittier level. Must watch TV!
Aug 24, 2016
10
It depicts one of the most dangerous criminal organisation the best way possible and in comparison with The Camorra it makes the Navy Seals look like Scout Girls
May 28, 2018
9
Outstanding series. I have mastered it on my second go but it was totally worth it. Italians know how to make crime dramas. Enjoyed La Piovra in the 80s and this is on par, and quite easily better than Sopranos. Really. The characters, the music, the plot structure are very impressive. As series tend to get weaker, the last Season 3 was the best of them all. I highly recommend.
Jan 16, 2018
9
Its one of those rare phenomena that got me hooked to the TV. This is seriously good stuff - better than GOT, Narcos, etc.. Cold brutality and violence, convincing (real) scenarios and top-grade acting.
Apr 10, 2023
2
Loin des clichés plus ou moins complaisants vis-à-vis de la Mafia que l’on a pu voir ailleurs, cette vision de Cosa Nostra envisagée par Gomorra est sans doute l’une des plus réalistes à ce jour… mais aussi l’une des plus sèches, arides même ! Ici, on ne glorifie pas mais on s’épanche beaucoup trop sur les atermoiements et les psychodrames de la vie quotidienne du clan napolitain. Je suppose que la série s’efforce de dépeindre une certaine réalité (celle d’une bande de criminels) mais elle s’égare beaucoup trop dans la psychologie de bas étage… et dans le drame caricatural. Les personnages en pâtissent et perdent du coup une bonne partie de leur crédibilité. La réalisation de bon aloi ne peut faire oublier l’autre gros souci de cette série : sa lenteur indescriptible ! les épisodes d’une heure n’en finissent pas et l’intrigue se traîne trop souvent comme un escargot… à tel point qu’on abandonne au début de la saison 2, laquelle se révèle encore pire à cet égard ! En bref, une série décidément très chiante qui dépasse rarement ses deux de tension habituels, malgré quelques moments dans la saison 1 qui tentent de la sortir de sa torpeur.
