Diabolik: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Diabolik is a ruthless master thief. He typically steals from criminals (and has no issue with killing them if need be, but rarely, if ever, kills the innocent or the police), and has a set of lifelike masks which he uses to fool his opponents, assuming every identity at his will. He seems to have a deep knowledge in many scientific fields, including chemistry, mechanics and computers. In his first appearances, Diabolik was a more straightforward villain who did not hesitate to murder anyone in order to accomplish his deeds. He was later given a more "Robin Hood"-like persona and was shown stealing essentially from criminals, in order to soften the series' violence and amorality. He was raised as an orphan on a secret island hideout of a criminal combine, where he learned all his criminal skills, including developing his special masks, before killing the head of the combine.

Series details

• Title: Diabolik
• Format: Animation
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 2000-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Italia 1
• Network country: Italy
• Typical episode runtime: 20 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 34253
• IMDb ID: tt0466510
• TVDB ID: 266220

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2000-01-01; final listed air date 2001-01-01.

Source and licence

Adapted from Diabolik on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.