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Suburra: Blood on Rome · Season 1 · Netflix

Suburra: Blood on Rome Season 1

Suburra: Blood on Rome Season 1 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 8.5/10. 10 episodes on Netflix from 6 October 2017.

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BollyMeter8.5/10100% on Rotten Tomatoes from 7 critics and a 94% audience score; IndieWire and Decider placed it among the strongest European crime dramas on the platform. The Wire comparison that circulated in reviews is earned by the show's sociological ambition.

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What BollyAI Thinks

Season 1, all 10 episodes released October 6, 2017, was Netflix's first Italian original series and remains one of the strongest cases for the platform's capacity to back genuine national cinema. Based on the 2013 novel by Giancarlo De Cataldo and Carlo Bonini - itself rooted in the real Mafia Capitale scandal - the series follows Aureliano Adami and Spadino Anacleti through Rome's criminal underworld as crime lord Samurai pulls political strings. Critics at 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes from 7 reviews compared it to The Wire for its sociological reach: not a straightforward crime show but a portrait of an entire city's corruption ecosystem. Alessandro Borghi and Giacomo Ferrara's central performances carry the weight of the show's ambition. The 94 percent audience score reflected strong word-of-mouth.

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The Room

100%critics positive · n=77.9/10IMDb audience
  • “Its depiction of a modern-day Rome with all the evil that men do is a raw and compelling one.”
    IndieWire
  • “Suburra has been punching above its weight class from the jump.”
    Decider

Standout Episodes

The hours worth arguing about — premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.

  1. E121 Days8.0

    The premiere launches all three narrative strands simultaneously - the street level criminals, the compromised politician, the crime godfather - and establishes the show's formal commitment to parallel storytelling. The 21-day countdown structure creates urgency without the first episode needing to rush its character work.

    The moment: The opening sequence establishing Rome itself as the fourth character - the show's declaration of sociological intent.

  2. E10Pitch Black8.4

    The Season 1 finale brings the land deal and the criminal alignment to their violent conclusion. The resolution is not resolution: the corruption outlasts its current practitioners, and the show makes clear the three protagonists are replaceable components in a system designed to function without them.

    The moment: Samurai's final scene - the permanent machinery behind the temporary players.