La piovra: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Corrado Cattani is a police inspector whose life is devoted to fighting the Italian mafia (known here as "La Piovra" or "The Octopus"). Even as his family and life are being destroyed by ruthless criminals, the intrepid comissar keeps fighting.

Series details

• Title: La piovra
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Italian
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1984-03-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-01-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Rai 1
• Network country: Italy
• Typical episode runtime: 70 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 36535
• IMDb ID: tt0086779
• TVDB ID: 82709

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-03-11; final listed air date 1984-03-26; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1986-01-12; final listed air date 1986-01-27; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1987-04-05; final listed air date 1987-04-26; episode order: 7.
• Season 4: premiered 1989-03-05; final listed air date 1989-03-20; episode order: 6.
• Season 5: premiered 1990-08-14; final listed air date 1990-08-28; episode order: 5.
• Season 6: premiered 1992-11-30; final listed air date 1992-12-20; episode order: 6.
• Season 7: premiered 1995-03-05; final listed air date 1995-03-20; episode order: 6.
• Season 8: premiered 1999-07-19; final listed air date 1999-07-21; episode order: 2.
• Season 9: premiered 1999-07-26; final listed air date 1999-07-28; episode order: 2.
• Season 10: premiered 2001-01-10; final listed air date 2001-01-17; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from La piovra 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.