The Last Don: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sprawling Mario Puzo novel about an Italian family of gangsters draws the inevitable comparison to "The Godfather", but does find its own direction. Headed by Don Domenico Clericuzio (Aiello), the family executes a rival gang on the night of the Don's daughter's wedding, including her new husband, the son of his rival. Unfortunately the daughter (Alley) gets pregnant and the repercussions of the night drift into the future. Spanning 1964-1985, the series jumps forward with the growing up of the grandson (Cochrane) who has grown ruthless and scheming. A co-rival in the family is a nephew (Gedrick) who has been raise to take his father's (Mantegna) place in the family as a hitman and has established his place by assassinating a man who killed a Senator's daughter. However, he is proven to not be ruthless enough and moves into the family's casino business in Vegas. When the nephew falls in...

Series details

• Title: The Last Don
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1997-05-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-05-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8307
• IMDb ID: tt0118381
• TVDB ID: 85029

Cast and credited roles

• David Marciano — Giorgio Clericuzio
• Daryl Hannah — Athena Aquitane
• Danny Aiello — Don Domenico Clericuzio
• Jason Gedrick — Cross De Lena
• Joe Mantegna — Pippi De Lena
• Kirstie Alley — Rose Marie Clericuzio
• Penelope Ann Miller — Nalene De Lena
• Rory Cochrane — Dante Clericuzio

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-05-11; final listed air date 1997-05-25.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Last Don 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.