Mafiosa: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

By the will of her dead uncle who was murdered Sandra Paoli (Hélène Fillières), is propelled to the head of a powerful mafia clan. She becomes a respected, but also hated, woman in a world of men, murder and criminality. Backed up by her brother, she learns how to assert herself in a very violent world. To rise to the occasion, the young woman will have to seduce, manipulate, and reinvent the clan in its own way. According to several media sources, the character Sandra is actually an adaptation of the current life of the Corsican widow Sandra Casanova-Germani whose brother Jean-Luc Germani is the most wanted man in France. The series contains violence and political schemes.

Series details

• Title: Mafiosa
• Format: Scripted
• Language: French
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2006-12-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-05-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Canal+
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3388

Cast and credited roles

• Caroline Baehr — Marie-Luce Paoli
• Thierry Neuvic — Jean-Michel Paoli
• Hélène Fillières — Sandra Paoli
• Claude Faraldo — Ange-Marie Paoli
• Daniel Duval — François Paoli
• Erick Desmarestz — Président Larcher
• Fabrizio Rongione — Rémi Andreani
• Jo Fondacci — Simon Bianchini
• Marisa Berenson — Caterina Paoli
• Patrick Dell'Isola — Commissaire Rocca
• Phareelle Onoyan — Carmen Paoli
• Pierre-Marie Mosconi — Mattei

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2006-12-12; final listed air date 2007-01-07; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-11-17; final listed air date 2008-12-08; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-11-22; final listed air date 2010-12-13; episode order: 8.
• Season 4: premiered 2012-03-19; final listed air date 2012-04-09; episode order: 8.
• Season 5: premiered 2014-04-14; final listed air date 2014-05-05; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

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