La piovra

Season 8 (2 Episodes)

10 Seasons 1997 TV-14 6h 42m 8.4

An epic crime saga of power, money, violence and corruption. the mafia controls everything through local and international networks like an octopus, anyone who tries to bring them down pays the ultimate price.

In Episode 1, The Killing Attempt, police detective Davide Licata survives badly wounded, so much so that his personal and love life will be affected. In Episode 2, The Core, he is tempted by the General directing the Government's "nucleous of operations and investigations (NOI)", a secret service built to do the dirty anti-crime jobs that the police can't do. In Episode 3, The Man of the Letters, exposes the hideout of Tani Cariddi in deep Africa - and again, the retired detective and the retired criminal must come to grips with violent action in Europe. In Episode 4, The Trap, not one but several traps are set from both sides of the law. In Episode 5, Codename: West, a desperate chase is given by The Core and two countries magistrates to catch the new drug lords that are aiming at deluging drugs into Europe's Eastern countries from a former Nazi concentration camp in the West. In Episode 6, A Secret Is Revealed, the detective exposes and destroys the man who secretively had taken the place of octopus' head - but crime will not stop because the criminal's son escapes with enough power to restart it all.

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Season 8 Episodes:

Episode 1 Lo scandalo

1. Lo scandalo

Aired: Jul 19, 1999

In 1950s Sicily, landowner Francesco Altamura believes he can strike a deal w...

Episode 2 seconda puntata

2. seconda puntata

Aired: Jul 21, 1999

The ruthless Don Pietro engineers a rise to power - and mentors a young boy n...

Info about La piovra

Current Status: Ended

Network: Rai 1

Production Countries: Italy, Austria, France

Genres:Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Action