The main set for the series is the suburbs of Naples, in Scampia, but a number of scenes are shot in other neighbourhoods of the city, Campania and other regions, and even abroad. More often than not, the lavish interiors of the houses of the criminals and restaurants contrast with the images of dilapidated neighbourhoods, the open-air locations of their trafficking activities.
The main location used for the series is the Vele di Scampia, a group of triangular-shaped buildings dating back to the 1960s which is currently being re-developed.
Throughout the series, the cameras probe the picturesque town of Minori on the Amalfi Coast, where the scenes of the age-old Procession of the “Battenti” of Good Friday were filmed, shown in episode three: Salvatore Conte is one of the penitents dressed in white who walk through the city singing and atoning for their sins. Shortly beforehand, he celebrates his birthday in the luxurious Villa La Posada, in Licola (NA).
The settings don’t always correspond to where filming took place: in the first episode, Don Pietro Savastano, who has escaped from the prison where he was being held, seeks refuge in a lair in Bergamo: the scene was actually shot in Nola, in the area surrounding Naples.
A lot of scenes from the series were also shot in Rome: Genny marries Azzurra in the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (episode 10) and the two live in a luxurious apartment in Torrino. Distinguishing shots of the Italian capital include Piazza Marconi, where a scene from Genny’s birthday is filmed, Lido V in Ostia, which provides the backdrop for the encounter between Gabriele ‘o Principe and Genny, and the Agrifood Centre of Rome in Guidonia.
The two protagonists, Ciro and Genny, also meet in Trieste, distinguishing shots of which include Ronchi dei Legionari Airport and the picturesque Piazza dell’Unità d’Italia.
The main set for the series is the suburbs of Naples, in Scampia, but a number of scenes are shot in other neighbourhoods of the city, Campania and other regions, and even abroad. More often than not, the lavish interiors of the houses of the criminals and restaurants contrast with the images of dilapidated neighbourhoods, the open-air locations of their trafficking activities.
The main location used for the series is the Vele di Scampia, a group of triangular-shaped buildings dating back to the 1960s which is currently being re-developed.
Throughout the series, the cameras probe the picturesque town of Minori on the Amalfi Coast, where the scenes of the age-old Procession of the “Battenti” of Good Friday were filmed, shown in episode three: Salvatore Conte is one of the penitents dressed in white who walk through the city singing and atoning for their sins. Shortly beforehand, he celebrates his birthday in the luxurious Villa La Posada, in Licola (NA).
The settings don’t always correspond to where filming took place: in the first episode, Don Pietro Savastano, who has escaped from the prison where he was being held, seeks refuge in a lair in Bergamo: the scene was actually shot in Nola, in the area surrounding Naples.
A lot of scenes from the series were also shot in Rome: Genny marries Azzurra in the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (episode 10) and the two live in a luxurious apartment in Torrino. Distinguishing shots of the Italian capital include Piazza Marconi, where a scene from Genny’s birthday is filmed, Lido V in Ostia, which provides the backdrop for the encounter between Gabriele ‘o Principe and Genny, and the Agrifood Centre of Rome in Guidonia.
The two protagonists, Ciro and Genny, also meet in Trieste, distinguishing shots of which include Ronchi dei Legionari Airport and the picturesque Piazza dell’Unità d’Italia.
Loosely based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Roberto Saviano, the series tells the story of the Camorra war between the Savastano clan and the separatists led by Salvatore Conte, who has allied himself with Ciro, a former henchmen of the Savastano clan.
