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Gomorra Prequel ‘Le Origini’ Sets Jan. 9 Sky Launch, Returning to 1977 Naples

Marco D’Amore steers the six-part origin story to probe the forces that shaped a young Pietro Savastano.

Overview

  • The six-episode series debuts on Sky on January 9 with streaming on Now, expanding the Gomorra franchise with a new cast.
  • Marco D’Amore serves as artistic supervisor and co-writer and directs the first four episodes, with Francesco Ghiaccio helming the final two.
  • Set in late-1970s Secondigliano, the story situates Pietro’s adolescence in a city marked by poverty, cigarette contraband and the early spread of heroin.
  • Luca Lubrano plays Pietro Savastano, with Tullia Venezia as a young Donna Imma and Fabiola Balestriere as a young Scianel.
  • Creators stress a social and psychological reading rather than absolution, as Sky positions the internationally distributed title for a wide audience, including through companion vodcasts.