The Bad Guy (TV series)
Italian crime drama television series
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The Bad Guy is a 2022 Italian crime drama television series directed by Giancarlo Fontana and Giuseppe G. Stasi. It was internationally released on Amazon Prime Video on 8 December 2022.[1][2] The second season premiered on 4 December 2024.[3][4]
Genre
Written by
- Ludovica Rampoldi
- Davide Serino
- Giuseppe G. Stasi
Directed by
- Giancarlo Fontana
- Giuseppe G. Stasi
Starring
- Luigi Lo Cascio
- Claudia Pandolfi
- Vincenzo Pirrotta
- Selene Caramazza
- Giulia Maenza
- Antonio Catania
- Fabrizio Ferracane
- Ivano Calafato
- Alessandro Lui
- Antonio Zavatteri
- Francesco Zenzola
- Enrico Lo Verso
- Vittorio Magazzù
- Souleymane Seye Ndiaye
- Ivan Giambirtone
- Mimmo Mignemi
- Guia Jelo
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| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Cinematography | Gian Enrico Bianchi |
| Production companies | Indigo Film Amazon MGM Studios |
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| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 8 December 2022 – present |
Premise
Nino Scotellaro is a Sicilian magistrate who spent his career targeting and prosecuting Cosa Nostra affiliates. When he is accused of having Mafia ties and imprisoned, he sets out on a plan of revenge.
Cast
Main
- Luigi Lo Cascio as Nino Scotellaro
- Claudia Pandolfi as Luvi Bray
- Vincenzo Pirrotta as Salvatore Tracina
- Selene Caramazza as Leonarda Scotellaro
- Giulia Maenza as Teresa Suro
- Antonio Catania as Mariano Suro
- Fabrizio Ferracane as Cataldo Silvio Maria Palamita
- Ivano Calafato as Vincenzuccio Tracina
- Alessandro Lui as Matteo Boccanera
- Antonio Zavatteri as Gianfranco Costardello
- Francesco Zenzola as Nicola Pizzilli
- Enrico Lo Verso as Ernesto Lanzardo
- Vittorio Magazzù as Domenico Cuore
- Souleymane Seye Ndiaye as Mario
- Ivan Giambirtone as Emanuele Grongo
- Mimmo Mignemi as Giuseppe Perchia "U' Seccu"
- Guia Jelo as Giusy Corifena
- Bebo Storti as Francesco Maria Mormora
Recurring
- Vincenzo Alfieri as Mirko Carlini
- Anastasia Doaga as Katerina
- Barbara Tabita as Priscilla Suro
- Claudio Ciria as Francesco Zerro
- Alessio Ciria as Manfredi Zerro
- Luis Pan Venezia as Dwayne LeBlanc
- Paolo Macedonio as Biagio Sigano "Gaza"
- Federico Parlanti as Sigano's waiter
- Andrea Trovato as Luigi
- Dario Battaglia as Arturo
- Gabriele Cicirello as Amleto
- Nicoletta Carbonara as Nicola's wife
- Aurora Quattrocchi as Natalia
- Alfio Sorbello as Santino Cavalcanti
- Marco Ripoldi as Ercole Pagro
- Désirée Giorgetti as Ercole Pagro's wife
- Emma Trovarelli as Sofia Pagro
- Mario Pupella as Onofrio Dragonetto, capomandamento of Ciaculli
- Toni Pandolfo as Egidio Sciarrano, capomandamento of Cinisi
- Natale Russo as Lillo Donzella, capomandamento of Bocca di Falco
- Vincenzo Failla as the capodecina of Cinisi
- Alfredo Li Bassi as the capodecina of Calatafimi
- Giuseppe Lo Piccolo as the capodecina of Bocca di Falco
- Dario Tindaro Veca as the capodecina of Passo di Rigano
- Simone Bonelli as Mimì Starnace
- Marco Marelli as Paolo Bray's actor
- Antonella Liuzzi as Luvi Bray's actress
- Romina Caruana as Giusy Corifena's actress
- Renato Zappalà as Mr. Casà, Bray and Boccanera's client
Guests
- Valentina Bendicenti as herself
- Enrico Mentana as himself
- Andrea Purgatori as himself
- Dalila Setti as herself
- Tess Masazza as a guide in Wowterworld
- Colapesce and Dimartino as the Wowterworld theme's singers
- Frank Matano as the stage director
Episodes
| No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
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| 1 | "The good magistrate" "Il magistrato buono" | 55 min | 8 December 2022 |
| 2 | "Moles" "Talpe" | 57 min | 8 December 2022 |
| 3 | "Tu quoque…" | 50 min | 8 December 2022 |
| 4 | "Nature can't be stopped" "La natura non si ferma" | 56 min | 15 December 2022 |
| 5 | "I saw a light" "Vitti 'a luce" | 47 min | 15 December 2022 |
| 6 | "At which moment in time" "/al·lor·quàn·do/" | 50 min | 15 December 2022 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Ciak d'Oro Serie TV | Best Italian Series | The Bad Guy | Nominated | [5] |
| Most Innovative Series | Won | ||||
| Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie | Best Series | The Bad Guy | Nominated | [6][7] | |
| Best Actor | Luigi Lo Cascio | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Claudia Pandolfi | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Selene Caramazza | Nominated | |||
