Gomorrah (TV series)

Main characters

• Marco D'Amore as Ciro Di Marzio, a member of the Savastano clan who yearns to attain hierarchy. As his shady business progresses, Ciro gains a notorious reputation under the nickname "Immortal".
• Fortunato Cerlino as Pietro Savastano, the head of the Savastano clan and a high-level drug distributor.
• Maria Pia Calzone as Immacolata "Imma" Savastano, Pietro's wife, who seeks to succeed her husband.
• Salvatore Esposito as Gennaro "Genny" Savastano, Pietro's son, who transitions from a socialite to hardened criminal.
• Marco Palvetti as Salvatore Conte, the leader of the Conte clan, who maintains a troubled relationship with the Savastanos.
• Cristina Donadio as Annalisa "Scianel" Magliocca, a local drug dealer who aspires to become a female don.
• Gianfranco Gallo as Giuseppe Avitabile, a rival clan leader based in Rome.

Recurring characters

• Fabio De Caro as Malammore, a member of the Savastano clan deeply loyal to Pietro.
• Arturo Muselli as Enzo "Sangue Blu" Villa, the leader of the Santo clan, which he assumed from his grandfather.
• Cristiana Dell'Anna as Patrizia Santoro, an informant to the Savastanos. She is also Malammore's niece.
• Ivana Lotito as Azzurra Avitabile, Gennaro's wife and a member of the Avitabile clan.
• Loris De Luna as Valerio "o Vucabulà" Misano, Enzo's right-hand man and influential member of the Santo clan.

Season 1 (2014)

In Naples, the Savastano clan is commanded by the dreaded and respected Pietro Savastano. Looking to make his mark, Ciro Di Marzio is tasked to burn the house of the mother of Salvatore Conte, a rival drug lord. After completing the task without hesitation, and slowly gaining the trust of Pietro, he later entrusts Ciro to ready his son Gennaro to become the future head of the clan.

Following a police check, Pietro is arrested and taken into custody; control of the clan unofficially passes into the hands of his wife, Immacolata, who deems Ciro and Gennaro unable to run the clan in Pietro's absence. Immacolata, who maintains a dislike for Ciro, orders him to travel to Spain in order to make-up with Conte and reunite the clans. She later tasks Gennaro to travel to Honduras, hoping his interactions with drug producers will fast-track his development into becoming head of the clan. Despite being able to make peace with Conte, Ciro is frozen out by Immacolata, a sentiment that is shared by Gennaro once he returns to Naples. Gennaro, becoming more detached and isolated, begins a cleanup of the clan's members, inviting more younger comrades, while engaging in actions which leads to the distrust of the old guard, including Ciro, who find him unable to handle the clan. A civil war then ensues between the two factions of the Savastano clan: the old guard who are faithful to Pietro, and the younger members who are faithful to Gennaro.

Ciro, feeling ignored and devalued by Gennaro, aligns with the old guard, seeking to change the internal equilibrium of the clan. He also solicits support from Conte, managing to obtain Conte's respect during his trip to Spain. Ciro begins by killing Immacolata; however, Gennaro quickly discovers his betrayal and, no longer knowing who to trust, enlists the members loyal to him in order to dismantle the old guard he believes to be Ciro's accomplices. Gennaro largely succeeds, killing everyone besides Ciro and Malammore, who manage to escape into hiding. Gennaro later discovers where to find Ciro, sending the members loyal to him to kill him, but they are intercepted and brutally massacred by Conte's clan. Gennaro is later shot by Ciro, while Malammore breaks Pietro out of prison.

Season 2 (2016)

Following his escape, Pietro arrives at the realization is stay in Naples will be short-lived, and promptly flees to Cologne, leaving the clan at the hands of Malammore and the rest of the members that aided his escape. He also plots to seek vengeance to the people who ambushed Gennaro, who survives his shooting. Ciro, meanwhile, forms an alliance with Conte, at the expense of his relationship with his wife, Deborah, whom he wrongly believes to have informed the police of his wrongdoings.

A year later, Gennaro heals from his injuries and reunites with his father in Germany, where they align with the Avitables. After an arms deal goes awry, Pietro becomes wary of his power waning, and decides to return to Naples alone to resume control of the clan. Ciro and other members of Conte's clan encounter trouble with Conte, disliking his aims at creating a monopoly and gaining absolute power. They then devise a successful scheme to kill him. Pietro views this as the perfect opportunity to exact revenge, taking advantage of the disjointed clan by murdering several of them. Ciro learns of Pietro's return, and wishes to negotiate a settlement. Patrizia informs him, however, that he will only be able to negotiate with Gennaro. Wary of a potiential ambush, Ciro goes to Giuseppe, a mutual friend of him and Gennaro, to act as guarantor during their negotiations. Gennaro eventually accepts the settlement conditions set by Ciro, which infuriates Pietro. Gennaro explains killing Ciro would have caused a war without any boundaries, and wishes to focus on business.

Pietro renounces the settlement, and continues to wage war, revealing to Patrizia that he wishes to defeat his son for undermining him. He is also suspicious of Patrizia's loyalties. After violently killing another member of the clan, in which he plants evidence to make it appear as the murder was as result of in-house betrayal, in-fighting becomes rife within the clan. However, after failing to subvert another member, Ciro learns of the true murderer, and informs Gennaro. Ciro decides to murder Pietro, and ramps up his efforts after Pietro also succeeds in murdering his young daughter. Gennaro, disgusted by his father's actions, while also wishing to raise his son (who is named after his father) in a world without in-fighting or violence, agrees. Gennaro then informs Ciro on Pietro's whereabouts, who murders him.

Season 3 (2017)

Gennaro assumes full control of all drug trade in Naples. He becomes feared and respect among the underworld. However, Ciro loses the will to continue, and after killing Malammore to avenge his daughter, moves to Sofia to work for Valentin, an associate. He later finds this to be a trap set by Giuseppe, who is outraged at becoming ousted in the drug trade. Ciro murders Valentin and returns to Naples, while Giuseppe is in prison after Gennaro reveals his criminal past to the police.

Giuseppe quickly avoids jail time by agreeing to a plea deal, and is placed on house arrest instead. He then orders the systematic destruction of Gennaro and his criminal empire, robbing and killing his lieutenants, which leaves him isolated in his war against Giuseppe. Gennaro then seeks assistance from Ciro and Annalisa, who are both eager to return to power. Ciro initially aims to locate allies outside Naples, however, he meets Enzo and Valerio, members of the Santo clan, who convince him only people from the city truly wish for Giuseppe's demise. Together, they help Gennaro resume business, while Gennaro also bribes lawmakers and police officials to aid his cause.

However, Enzo begins to have reservations when many of his men begin to die, and wishes to leave. Gennaro, outraged, attempts to murder his sister by bombing the bar she works at, which begins a war between Enzo and Valerio, against Gennaro. Ciro desperately proposes an armistice, which is reluctantly accepted. Enzo's reservations are maintained, however, which forces Ciro to kill his sister, which he then blames on Giuseppe. This increases Enzo's involvement, and they successfully organize an ambush on Giuseppe.

Following this, Ciro pushes Gennaro to create peace with all their enemies. Peace is eventually accepted, and Gennaro divides the city and other land to the people who helped him win. Patrizia later kills Annalisa, which arouses Enzo's suspicions, as Patrizia vocally opposed murder during the war. He later stalks her, and learns Gennaro was involved in his sister's murder. Inviting both him and Ciro on his yacht under the pretense of celebration, Enzo reveals his intentions to kill Gennaro. Prior to shooting him, however, Ciro sacrifices himself in his place by admitting to murdering his sister, stating his desire to avoid another war, and wishing to re-join his family in heaven. Enzo then forces Gennaro to kill Ciro.