Cerebral crime stories are not what I would have considered an Italian specialty, and that is why 'Non uccidere' created by Claudio Corbucci is quite a surprise for me, and a good one, I should say. We do have of course the horror stories of Dario Argento, but these are a genre by themselves. It's quite an unexpected source for the genre, Italian cinema being quite famous for neo-realism, for comedies, for historical dramas or for the very personal and creative movies of great directors like Fellini. 'Non uccidere' may be the first crime series coming from Italy that I have ever seen. assuming you don't speak Italian! I hope we don't have to wait too long before season two becomes available here in the UK. Overall I'd definitely recommend this to fans of subtitled crime drama. I liked the setting the only other Italian shows I've seen have been set further south, mostly way down in Sicily. Miriam Leone is solid in the role of Valeria and the supporting cast also impresses. There are always plenty of suspects and motives to keep the viewer guessing. The weekly cases are interesting and the identity of the killer isn't obvious. I really enjoyed this series the cases of the week very much dominate the episodes but the ongoing story regarding her mother nicely serves to link the episodes and make key characters more interesting. Things are somewhat complicated by the fact that her boss, who she is involved with, arrested her mother. Valeria initially wants nothing to do with her mother but inevitably gets drawn into looking into the case. She has never denied the crime but her former cell mate claims she is really innocent. Early in the series she is released from prison having served seventeen years for the murder of Valeria's father. As well as these murders there is an ongoing storyline regarding Valeria's mother. These tend to feature more personal motives rather than murders that take place as part of another crime. She is a detective investigating various 'murders of the week'. This Italian crime drama is set in the northern city of Turin and centred on Valeria Ferro. These comments are based on watching the first season.
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