The Octopus
About The Octopus
An epic crime saga of power, money, violence and corruption. The mafia controls everything through local and international networks like an octopus, and anyone who tries to bring them down pays the ultimate price.
The Octopus is a crime series that ran on Rai 1 and Rai 2. Its themes are organized crime, mafia, and cosa nostra.
It ran for 10 seasons and 48 episodes between March 1984 and January 2001. Seasons run to about 5 episodes.
Patricia Millardet stars as Silvia Conti, Remo Girone as Tano Cariddi, Elena Arvigo as Giulia Mercuri, and Rolf Hoppe as Prof. Ottavio Ramonte.
The Sopranos, Boss Hunt, and Gomorrah make useful companions to The Octopus. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 67 votes and it carries a TV-14 rating.