Mafia Only Kills in Summer
Seen it?2016 | 2 seasons | 50 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Fargo or Better Call Saul, start here.
- The mood
- Darkly funny.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 20 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Palermo, 1979. The Giammarresi are a normal family — father, mother, a ten year old son and a daughter of sixteen — struggling with the problems of everyday life. Seemingly ordinary problems, oh, and the Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian Mafia. Inspired by Pierfrancesco “Pif” Diliberto's film.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.
Season 12016 · 12 episodes · 7.1 out of 10Sunday- Season 22018 · 12 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
Created by Pif
- Claudio GioèLorenzo Giammaresi
- Anna FogliettaPia Melfi
- Eduardo BuscettaSalvatore Giammaresi
- Francesco SciannaMassimo Melfi
- Valentina D'AgostinoPatrizia
- Nino FrassicaFra Giacinto
- PifNarratore (voice)
- Alessandro PiavaniMarco
- Dario AitaRosario Trischitta