Suburra: Blood on Rome

In 2008, a fight over land in a seaside town near Rome spirals into a deadly battle between organized crime, corrupt politicians and the Vatican.

Suburra: Blood on Rome (2017-2020) is an Italian crime drama series created by Carlo Bonini, Daniele Cesarano and Barbara Petronio for Netflix. Across three seasons and twenty-four episodes, it follows a web of criminals, politicians and church figures whose fortunes rise and fall around a bitter fight over land in a seaside town near Rome. Alessandro Borghi plays Aureliano Adami, a criminal operator at the center of the conflict, alongside Giacomo Ferrara as Alberto 'Spadino' Anacleti, Filippo Nigro as Amedeo Cinaglia and Francesco Acquaroli as Samurai. Each season is a continuing serialized story in which the characters' ambitions collide with the shifting demands of the underworld, the political class and the Vatican. The mood is dark, tense and morally corrupt, with the city itself feeling like a rotten system where power changes hands in back rooms and over the barrel of a gun. Gritty street violence, political scheming and a pervasive sense of decay give the show its atmosphere. Fans of Gomorrah, Romanzo Criminale and The Wire will find resonance in its layered portrait of institutional corruption and the criminal networks that feed on it.

Audiences rate the series positively, praising its crime story, music and atmosphere, while some find its characters thinly drawn compared with Gomorrah.

• Gomorrahgritty organized crime power struggles intertwined with corrupt politics, serialized Italian crime saga
• Romanzo Criminalecrime family power politics and ruthless street-level ambition in a dense urban underworld
• The Wireprestige crime drama on institutional corruption and shifting alliances among criminal and political factions

Created by

Carlo Bonini, Daniele Cesarano, Barbara Petronio

Release Date

2017-10-06

Episode runtime

51 min

Rating

7.9 / 10 (259)

What is Suburra: Blood on Rome about?

A deadly struggle over land near Rome pulls organized crime, corrupt politicians and the Vatican into a single brutal power game.

What is Suburra: Blood on Rome like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Suburra: Blood on Rome as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.

Is Suburra: Blood on Rome violent?

Yes. Ember rates the violence in Suburra: Blood on Rome as brutal.

What did critics think of Suburra: Blood on Rome?

Audiences rate the series positively, praising its crime story, music and atmosphere, while some find its characters thinly drawn compared with Gomorrah.

Which shows are like Suburra: Blood on Rome?

Shows with a similar feel include Gomorrah, Romanzo Criminale, and The Wire.

How long is Suburra: Blood on Rome?

Suburra: Blood on Rome: 3 seasons, 24 episodes.

Is Suburra: Blood on Rome still running?

No, Suburra: Blood on Rome has ended.

Where can I watch Suburra: Blood on Rome?

In United States, Suburra: Blood on Rome streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.