Inspector Montalbano
Seen it?1999 | 15 seasons | 100 min | Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It was critically acclaimed. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 15 seasons and 36 episodes: a long-haul commitment, hour-long episodes, about 60 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- A big time investment at 15 seasons.
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Inspector Montalbano is an Italian television series produced and broadcast by RAI since 1999, based on the detective novels of Andrea Camilleri. The protagonist is Commissario Salvo Montalbano, and the stories are set in the imaginary town of Vigata, Sicily. In 2012 the series generated a prequel, Il giovane Montalbano.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
Critically acclaimed
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 15 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 102K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Series 3 is the high point.
Series 11999 · 2 episodes · 6.4 out of 10Weeknight- Series 22000 · 2 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday
- Series 32001 · 2 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday
- Series 42002 · 4 episodes · 7.1 out of 10Sunday
- Series 52005 · 2 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday
- Series 62006 · 2 episodes · 6.3 out of 10Weeknight
- Series 72008 · 4 episodes · 6.5 out of 10Weeknight
- Series 82011 · 4 episodes · 7.3 out of 10Sunday
Series 92013 · 4 episodes · 5.5 out of 10Monday- Season 102016 · 2 episodes · 5.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 112017 · 2 episodes · 4.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 122018 · 2 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday
- Season 132019 · 2 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday
- Season 142020 · 2 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 152021 · 1 episodeNot rated yet
Trailer
More like this
Starsky & Hutch Sunday Safe BetAnother crime drama, and a safe bet for a quiet night.
Walker Weeknight WatchAnother crime drama, though it's more of a weeknight watch.
Midsomer Murders Sunday Safe BetAnother crime drama, and a safe bet for a quiet night.
RIPLEY
Saturday SpecialAnother drama, and a Saturday Special.
Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks
Cast & crew
Created by Andrea Camilleri
- Luca ZingarettiSalvo Montalbano
- Peppino MazzottaGiuseppe Fazio
- Angelo RussoCatarella
- Cesare BocciDomenico "Mimì" Augello
- Marcello PerracchioDottor Pasquano
- Davide Lo VerdeAgente Galluzzo
- Roberto NobileNicolò Zito