The Bad Guy (TV series)

*The Bad Guy*
The Bad Guy
Genre	Crime drama; Comedy drama;
Written by	Ludovica Rampoldi; Davide Serino; Giuseppe G. Stasi;
Directed by	Giancarlo Fontana; Giuseppe G. Stasi;
Starring	Luigi Lo Cascio; Claudia Pandolfi; Vincenzo Pirrotta; Selene Caramazza; Giulia Maenza; Antonio Catania; Fabrizio Ferracane; Ivano Calafato; Alessandro Lui; Antonio Zavatteri; Francesco Zenzola; Enrico Lo Verso; Vittorio Magazzù; Souleymane Seye Ndiaye; Ivan Giambirtone; Mimmo Mignemi; Guia Jelo;
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Carlotta Calori; Francesca Cima; Nicola Giuliano; Viola Prestieri;
Producers	Fabiomassimo Dell'Orco; Andrea Passalacqua;
Cinematography	Gian Enrico Bianchi
Production companies	Indigo Film; Amazon MGM Studios
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime Video
Release	8 December 2022 –; present

The Bad Guy is a 2022 Italian crime drama television series directed by Giancarlo Fontana and Giuseppe G. Stasi. It was internationally released on Amazon Prime Video on 8 December 2022.^[1]^[2]

Premise

Nino Scotellaro is a Sicilian magistrate who spent his career targeting and prosecuting Cosa Nostra affiliates. When he is accused of having Mafia ties and imprisoned, he sets out on a plan of revenge.

Cast

Main

Luigi Lo Cascio as Nino Scotellaro
Claudia Pandolfi as Luvi Bray
Vincenzo Pirrotta as Salvatore Tracina
Selene Caramazza as Leonarda Scotellaro
Giulia Maenza as Teresa Suro
Antonio Catania as Mariano Suro
Fabrizio Ferracane as Cataldo Silvio Maria Palamita
Ivano Calafato as Vincenzuccio Tracina
Alessandro Lui as Matteo Boccanera
Antonio Zavatteri as Gianfranco Costardello
Francesco Zenzola as Nicola Pizzilli
Enrico Lo Verso as Ernesto Lanzardo
Vittorio Magazzù as Domenico Cuore
Souleymane Seye Ndiaye as Mario
Ivan Giambirtone as Emanuele Grongo
Mimmo Mignemi as Giuseppe Perchia "U' Seccu"
Guia Jelo as Giusy Corifena
Bebo Storti as Francesco Maria Mormora

Recurring

Vincenzo Alfieri as Mirko Carlini
Anastasia Doaga as Katerina
Barbara Tabita as Priscilla Suro
Claudio Ciria as Francesco Zerro
Alessio Ciria as Manfredi Zerro
Luis Pan Venezia as Dwayne LeBlanc
Paolo Macedonio as Biagio Sigano "Gaza"
Federico Parlanti as Sigano's waiter
Andrea Trovato as Luigi
Dario Battaglia as Arturo
Gabriele Cicirello as Amleto
Nicoletta Carbonara as Nicola's wife
Aurora Quattrocchi as Natalia
Alfio Sorbello as Santino Cavalcanti
Marco Ripoldi as Ercole Pagro
Désirée Giorgetti as Ercole Pagro's wife
Emma Trovarelli as Sofia Pagro
Mario Pupella as Onofrio Dragonetto, capomandamento of Ciaculli
Toni Pandolfo as Egidio Sciarrano, capomandamento of Cinisi
Natale Russo as Lillo Donzella, capomandamento of Bocca di Falco
Vincenzo Failla as the capodecina of Cinisi
Alfredo Li Bassi as the capodecina of Calatafimi
Giuseppe Lo Piccolo as the capodecina of Bocca di Falco
Dario Tindaro Veca as the capodecina of Passo di Rigano
Simone Bonelli as Mimì Starnace
Marco Marelli as Paolo Bray's actor
Antonella Liuzzi as Luvi Bray's actress
Romina Caruana as Giusy Corifena's actress
Renato Zappalà as Mr. Casà, Bray and Boccanera's client

Guests

Valentina Bendicenti as herself
Enrico Mentana as himself
Andrea Purgatori as himself
Dalila Setti as herself
Tess Masazza as a guide in Wowterworld
Colapesce and Dimartino as the Wowterworld theme's singers
Frank Matano as the stage director

Episodes

No. in season	Title	Duration	Original air date
1	"The good magistrate" "Il magistrato buono"	55 min	8 December 2022 (2022-12-08)
2	"Moles" "Talpe"	57 min	8 December 2022 (2022-12-08)
3	"Tu quoque…"	50 min	8 December 2022 (2022-12-08)
4	"Nature can't be stopped" "La natura non si ferma"	56 min	15 December 2022 (2022-12-15)
5	"I saw a light" "Vitti 'a luce"	47 min	15 December 2022 (2022-12-15)
6	"At which moment in time" "/al·lor·quàn·do/"	50 min	15 December 2022 (2022-12-15)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
2023	Ciak d'Oro Serie TV	Best Italian Series	The Bad Guy	Nominated	^[3]
	Ciak d'Oro Serie TV	Most Innovative Series	The Bad Guy	Won	^[3]
	Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie	Best Series	The Bad Guy	Nominated	^[4]^[5]
		Best Actor	Luigi Lo Cascio	Nominated
		Best Actress	Claudia Pandolfi	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Selene Caramazza	Nominated

References

^ "The Bad Guy, il cast della serie tv da Luigi Lo Cascio a Claudia Pandolfi". Sky TG24. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ Di Caro, Mario (14 December 2022). "'The Bad Guy', la mafia possibile della serie Amazon". la Repubblica. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
^ TG24, Sky (7 April 2023). "Ciak d'Oro Serie tv, tutti i vincitori dell'edizione 2023". Sky TG24 (in Italian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Leombruni, Lucrezia (12 May 2023). "Nastri d'Argento, Mare Fuori è la serie dell'anno". Agenzia Dire (in Italian).
^ Naselli, Antonio (17 June 2023). "NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE 2023_NASTRI SPECIALI e STASERA LA PREMIAZIONE". Nastri d'Argento (in Italian).

External links

The Bad Guy at IMDb

[1] "The Bad Guy, il cast della serie tv da Luigi Lo Cascio a Claudia Pandolfi". Sky TG24. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[2] Di Caro, Mario (14 December 2022). "'The Bad Guy', la mafia possibile della serie Amazon". la Repubblica. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[3] TG24, Sky (7 April 2023). "Ciak d'Oro Serie tv, tutti i vincitori dell'edizione 2023". Sky TG24 (in Italian).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] Leombruni, Lucrezia (12 May 2023). "Nastri d'Argento, Mare Fuori è la serie dell'anno". Agenzia Dire (in Italian).

[5] Naselli, Antonio (17 June 2023). "NASTRI d'ARGENTO GRANDI SERIE 2023_NASTRI SPECIALI e STASERA LA PREMIAZIONE". Nastri d'Argento (in Italian).

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