A drama series based on the life and work of Italy’s top female mafia prosecutor is in the works by Concussion writer-director Peter Landesman and ITV Studios America. Landesman will create, write and direct Mephisto, described as an epic tale of justice and retribution inspired by the life and work of one of Italy’s top mafia prosecutors.
Inspired by real and ongoing events, Mephisto is set in the southern Italian states of Calabria and Sicily, one of the most storied and dangerous parts of the world. The story is of a driven female prosecutor fighting the Calabrian mafia syndicate, the ‘Ndrangheta – a global cocaine, arms trafficking and money laundering empire that has been almost never challenged or prosecuted…until now.
Isolated in a male-dominated region paralyzed by corruption and fear, the prosecutor uses the most medieval ‘Ndrangheta codes – its murderous sexism and treacherous control of women – as her most effective weapon.
Inspired by real and ongoing events, Mephisto is set in the southern Italian states of Calabria and Sicily, one of the most storied and dangerous parts of the world. The story is of a driven female prosecutor fighting the Calabrian mafia syndicate, the ‘Ndrangheta – a global cocaine, arms trafficking and money laundering empire that has been almost never challenged or prosecuted…until now.
Isolated in a male-dominated region paralyzed by corruption and fear, the prosecutor uses the most medieval ‘Ndrangheta codes – its murderous sexism and treacherous control of women – as her most effective weapon.
- 10/26/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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