Season 4 • Episode 4
LatestSaverio Lamanna, a journalist turned spokesman for an influential government politician, is fired after committing imprudence at work. Defeated both emotionally and professionally, Saverio decides to leave Rome and return to Màkari, his birthplace in Sicily: here he rediscovers a great passion that has remained dormant for years, that of the writer. Driven by the curiosity that characterizes him, Saverio decides to improvise as an investigator and investigate the various local cases, forming an unlikely trio together with the eccentric and light-hearted friend Peppe Piccionello and the determined architecture student Suleima.
Acting
Claudio Gioè's wounded charisma anchors every scene
Cinematography
Sicily shot so gorgeous it hurts
Writing
Political satire meets village murder mystery
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Màkari is a real municipality in Messina, and the series sparked renewed tourism to Sicily's lesser-known interior villages.
The show's blend of giallo tradition and contemporary Italian political cynicism mirrors how Italians actually discuss corruption—through bitter humor, not outrage.
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