Netfilx is constantly experimenting with new experiences, penetrating more and more in different worlds to attract more followers, enriching its network with a variety of content for viewers, this time with an Italian series for the first time, the Suburra series based on a novel by Giancolo di Cataldo and Carlo Bonini, Which has already produced a film by the name of the name in 2015, and revolves around the world of crime and corruption, religious and political.

The first season was released on 6 October 2017.

Number of episodes: 10 episodes.

Category: Crime - Action - Drama.

Rated on IMDb: 8,1

Rated by Rotten Tomatoes: 91%

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Directed by: Michelle Placido, Andrea Mulayoli and Josip Cabotondi.

Starring: Alessandro Borgei, Giacomo Ferrara, Eduardo Valdarnini, and Claudia Guerini.

The Story of Suburra

The series deals with the Italian Mafia conflict in Rome in order to obtain a piece of land for a project to facilitate their work, through their man, the so-called "Samurai", but the resignation of the governor of Rome was complicating things, the "Samurai" to get the land, which owns The Vatican has a large part of it, and get political approval on the project within 20 days, is the transitional period before the existence of a new governor of Rome, here we will see the dark side of Rome, where political corruption, corruption of the clergy in the Vatican, and the proliferation of small gangs of drug dealers.

This is not all. In addition to the major picture of the conflict on the ground, the desire of the Mafia to obtain it, the right to set up its project, and the presence of a foot in Rome, other parties will come to complicate the situation further, in addition to "Sara" The Vatican, which is in charge of selling the land, which is eager to get her husband to do it, is working to do it with all its might, implicating her in greater problems than surpassing her. There were also three young men who, despite their differences, found themselves part of the conflict. In Rome, and "Spadino" the younger brother of one And Lili, the only son of a police officer whom his father hopes to see as police officers to be more fortunate than him, but what he does not know is that his son acts as a drug dealer in secret.

Serial plot

The beginning of each episode was a shocking scene, the peak position around it, and then back to the beginning of the day to follow how things got to this point, which makes the viewer curious to know the details of events, and the thrill of how it will end.

In the 20-day period, the period in which the governor will remain in office before the activation of his resignation, and in each episode we see the evolution of events and follow them slowly but without boredom, in each episode a new event and significant development, and new information added.

The series focuses on the relationship between the three young people: Aureliano, Spadino, and Gabriel, known as Lilly, and how they shared their common interests, despite their extreme contradictions and how their destinies coincided with the conflict in the underworld in Rome.

Although the series revolves in an environment of corruption and criminality, it was not bloody, or based on movement at the expense of story and dialogue, of course contains some bloody scenes and violence to the nature of the environment in which it revolves, but was often inclined to take up Human and psychological events, we find that each of our heroes in addition to his participation in the corrupt conflict, and the commission of many atrocities, it also has its internal struggle, and this was done with impressive skill, either through the writing of the text or the performance of representatives.

One of the advantages of the series is that while discussing the issues of criminal, political and religious corruption, it did not make the viewer and the image presented to the viewer bleak, but he was keen to present a dazzling picture of Rome's natural and architectural beauty to put the scenes in contradiction between the history of this beautiful country and its beauty. Make you wonder: Is there no one who keeps his principles and values ​​to the end? Does not one stand up to temptations and threats? How beauty and ugliness meet in this fine picture?

The presence of female characters in the series was effective and not marginal, but the women's championship was one of the parties to the conflict that is indispensable.

The series contains several shocking sexual scenes, a few of which we may put in the context of dramatic necessity; to show the extent of corruption and to what extent reached, many of which had no dramatic justification except excitement no more.

The series is generally a successful addition to the Netflix record, and everyone who participated in it presented a good dramatic piece, blending with ugly realism with the creative aesthetic. Crime and corruption combined with human glimpses and psychological conflicts, making me look forward to the second season.

@ahmadtahir