15 great TV series about the mafia and gangsters

"The Sopranos," "Acute visors," "Narco" and other legendary stories.

1. The Wire

The Wire

• United States, 2002-2008 years.
• Thriller, Drama, Crime.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 9,3.

The team of police from Baltimore tries to prove the involvement of the local mafia to the spread of drugs. Detective James McNulty organizes wiretapping the main suspects. But the hero is faced with bureaucracy and corruption within the police force itself.

2. The Sopranos

The Sopranos

• US, 1999-2007 years.
• Drama, Crime.
• Duration: 6 seasons.
• IMDb: 9,2.

The series tells the story of the head of a mafia clan Tony Soprano. He successfully solves the issues related to criminal business, but here everything is much more complicated in their personal lives.

One of the main advantages of "The Sopranos" - a successful combination of traditional crime scenes drama about the personal relationship heroes. The project was successfully held on to screens six seasons. And soon the authors promise to release a full-length prequel stories.

3. acute visors

peaky Blinders

• United Kingdom, 2013 - present.
• Historical drama, crime.
• Duration: 4 seasons.
• IMDb: 8,8.

The series is based on real events that took place in England in the 1920s. In the English city of Birmingham on the background of general poverty are emerging one after another small gang. And the most famous of them - "Acute visors."

The main role in this series plays Cillian Murphy. But plenty of other stars. For example, there is Tom Hardy, and in the fifth season, will join the cast of Anna Taylor Joy and Brian Gleeson.

4. narco

Narcos

• US, Colombia, 2015-2017 years.
• Drama, thriller, crime.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 8,8.

the series takes place in the Colombian city of Medellin in the eighties. The plot revolves around a legendary drug lord Pablo Escobar, who is known as one of the most influential criminals of the XX century. Behind him hunt and secret service agents.

In the third season shows the events that took place after Escobar's death. And then Netflix has launched a new project called "Narco: Mexico." Formally, this is a spin-off of the first series, but in fact they are virtually connected to each other.

5. Gomorrah

Gomorra. La serie

• Italy, 2014 - present.
• Drama, Crime.
• Duration: 4 seasons.
• IMDb: 8,7.

The protagonist of the series - Ciro Di Marzio, nicknamed The Immortal. He works for the Klan Savastano in Naples, thwarting attempts of competitors to sell drugs on the controlled territory. And then he has to teach the young "godfather».

6. Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

• United States, 2010-2014.
• Drama, Crime.
• Duration: 5 seasons.
• IMDb: 8,6.

The action takes place in the United States just before the adoption of Prohibition. Enoch Thompson works treasurer, but at night trades criminal business. He decides to take the opportunity to make a quick profit on the underground alcohol. But he is not alone such plans.

The director of the first episode and executive producer of the series made Martin Scorsese. The authors managed to realistically recreate the entourage of America 1920.

7. crime story

Crime Story

• United States, 1986-1988 years.
• Detective drama.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 8,4.

Chicago 60s. The city wielding a new brutal gang led by a young gangster Ray Luca. Behind him is hunting Lieutenant Mike Torello - the head of a special police unit created to deal with the most dangerous criminal clans of the city.

Dennis Farina is now remembered for his roles in "Bolshoi Kush"" Get Shorty "and other well-known films. But he became famous thanks to the role of Mike Torello in "Crime Story." What is interesting, before becoming an actor, he really was in the police.

8. Power

Power

• United States, 2014-2019 years.
• Drama, Crime.
• Duration: 6 seasons.
• IMDb: 8,2.

Main character - James St. Patrick by the nickname Ghost. He owns a popular nightclub in New York, and in parallel develop a clandestine drug trafficking network. But combining the two businesses is very difficult.

9. The Black Donnellys

The Black Donnellys

• United States, 2007.
• Drama, Crime.
• Length: 1 season.
• IMDb: 8,1.

The series tells the story of four brothers, natives of Ireland. They live in New York and due to problems with the finances have to contact the local mafia. As a result, one of the Donnelly brothers goes to prison, and the others are struggling to break out of the crime business.

10. criminal Australia

Underbelly

• Australia, 2008 - present.
• Detective, crime.
• Duration: 6 seasons.
• IMDb: 8,1.

This series covers almost the entire history of crime in Australia. The first season is about gang wars in the late nineties in Melbourne. A further reveals her background and the events that took place later - until the beginning of the XXI century.

11. Suburra

Suburra

• Italy, 2017 - present.
• Action, Crime.
• Duration: 2 seasons
• IMDb: 8,0.

In one of the oldest and at the same time the most dangerous areas of Rome, called Suburra thriving trade drugs, prostitution, and at night often occur bloody showdown various criminal groups. Three ambitious young men trying to survive in a brutal struggle for territory and achieve money and fame.

12. Lillehammer

Lilyhammer

• USA, Norway, 2012-2014.
• Drama, Comedy, Crime.
• Duration: 3 seasons.
• IMDb: 8,0.

A middle-aged American criminal Talya testified against his boss. According to the witness protection program it is sent to the Norwegian town of Lillehammer. The hero is trying to start a new life, but the past catches up with him anyway.

Authors from Norway was added to the traditional criminal plot lot of humor. The series quickly became a hit in his native country, and then he bought strimingovy giant Netflix.

13. The birth of the mafia

The Making of the Mob

• United States, 2015-2016 years.
• Crime, Drama, History.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 7,9.

Documentary-game series tells the story of a true story that took place in the beginning of XX century. The plot of the first season is dedicated to Salvatore Lucania. As a child, he dropped out of school as a teenager and became a criminal, industrial selling drugs. And after years of Lucania became a boss of one of the most famous mafia gangs in New York.

In the second season, the action moves to Chicago and in the center of the plot turns out Al Capone and his gang.

14. MakMafiya

McMafia

• United Kingdom, United States, 2018 - present.
• Drama, Crime.
• Length: 1 season.
• IMDb: 7,7.

Alex Goodman, son Russian criminalsWho emigrated to the United States, trying to distance themselves from family activities and live a normal life. But he has to infiltrate the criminal clans to destroy the well-oiled business of selling cocaine.

15. Magical city

Magic City

• United States, 2012-2013.
• Drama.
• Duration: 2 seasons.
• IMDb: 7,6.

Miami mid XX century. Ike Evans - Owner glamorous hotel "Miramar" in Miami. In order to maintain their business, he has to make a deal with the mafia boss Ben Diamond. It brings a lot of benefits, but also creates huge problems.