Many crime series set in Italy are now available on DVD. These are basically TV mini-series which eventually have been released commercially on DVD in a variety of markets around the world.
We request viewer input on the availability of any other series set in Italy.
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Often, to view these terrific shows, one must own a region-free DVD player capable of handling both NTSC and PAL video formats. For more technical detail use the following link:
Series based on mystery novels by international best selling authors:
• Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti
- 18 Episodes
- Set in Venice
- Filmed in German with English Subtitles
• Andrea Camilleri's Inspector Salvo Montalbano
- Four new episodes in September 2013
- 26 Episodes
- Set in Sicily
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
• Andrea Camilleri's The Young Montalbano
- 6 Episodes
- Set in Sicily
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
• Cesare Mori Two episodes in November 2013
• Valerio Varesi's Commissario Soneri
Nebbie e Delitti (Fog and Crimes)
- Three Seasons, 14 Episodes
- Set in Emilia-Romagna (Po River Valley)
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
• Carlo Lucarelli's Inspector Coliandro
- Four Seasons with a total of 14 Episodes
- Set in Bologna
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
• Carlo Lucarelli's Commissario De Luca (Info on the novels)
- 4 Episodes
- Set in and around Bologna, 1938-1948
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
• Inspector Nardone
- 12 Episodes
- Set in Postwar Milano
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
• Inspector Vivaldi
- 8 Episodes
- Set in Trieste
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
• Michael Dibdin's Aurelio Zen
- 3 Episodes shown on the BBC and PBS
- Set mostly in and around Rome
- Filmed in English with mostly British Actors
• Giancarlo de Cataldo's Romanzo Criminale
- One Movie and Two Seasons of TV Episodes
- Set mostly in and around Rome
- Filmed in Italian with English Subtitles
Others series have been written for TV:
• La Piovra (The Octopus), Taking on the Mafia
- 10 Seasons (1984-2001)
- Mostly set in Sicily
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
• La Omicidi (Homicide Squad)
- 6 Episodes
- Set in Rome
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
• Un Caso di Coscienza (A Case of Conscience)
- Legal Drama
- Three Seasons, 18 Episodes
- Set in Ascoli Piceno (Le Marche)
- Filmed in Italian with English subtitles
• Don Matteo
- Many Episodes
- Set in Gubbio, Italy
- Filmed in Italian with English Subtitles
• Italy Love It or Leave It
- Excellent Documentary
Very good films have been produced from individual mystery or suspense novels set in Italy. Some of our favorites are:
• Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley
• Carlo Lucarelli's Ispettore Grazia Negro (Almost Blue)
• Luca di Fulvio's Inspector Giacomo Amaldi (The Mannequin Man)
