Naples' dirtiest streets, two cops who'd rather kill each other than the criminals.
Season 3 • Episode 18
LatestIn the heart of Naples, the Spaccanapoli Police Station is established to combat crime in the most affected areas. It is led by Deputy Commissioner Paola Ricci, a law-abiding officer who often clashes with Sergio Vitale, the impulsive and direct leader of the "Falchi" (Falchi). The Squad must confront crime but also its own vulnerabilities.
Acting
Bonsangue and Ravello's hate-to-respect chemistry carries seasons
Production
Naples as character—cramped streets, bigger personalities
Elaine Bonsangue
Agente Vincenza "Vicky" De Rosa
Rolando Ravello
Ispettore Superiore Sergio Vitale
Ciro Esposito
Agente scelto Federico Coppola
Antonio Milo
Commissario capo Lorenzo Ciccone
Teresa Saponangelo
Sovrintendente Alessia Marciano
Federico Tocci
Sostituto Commissario Walter Battiston
Tony Sperandeo
Sovrintendente Salvatore Sciacca
Gabriele Mainetti
Gabriele "Lele" Savarese
Marco Giallini
Vicequestore Andrea Lopez
Irene Ferri
Bianca Savarese
Flavio Montrucchio
Matteo Costa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Spaccanapoli is a real street that literally splits Naples in half—fitting for a show about divided loyalties. The series rode the 2000s wave of post-Gomorra Italian crime television.
Rolando Ravello reportedly improvised several of Sergio's angriest rants after the director encouraged him to 'think of every bureaucrat who ever wronged you.'
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