La mafia tue seulement l'été

One of the best Italian series! How can Rai cancel a series like that and make series like Lolita Lobosco, Macari or Leonardo?

'Mafia Only Kills in Summer' tells the story of Sicily circa 1980 by interweaving the lives of a prototypical Italian family with the real leaders of the Cosa Nostra and the heroes they killed. It's alternately charming, funny, and full of righteous anger; and it gets the balance just right, showing how the Mafia permeated through civil society.. While aspects of the humour are somewhat stereotypical, they go down well anyway because of the sheer heart of the portrayals. A favourite moment of mine is when the central protagonist, a boy on the brink of adolescence and obsessed with the Mafia, is taken by his parents to a psychologist, and in the Rorsach blots he is presented with sees alternately breasts, and (Prime Minister) Andreotti meeting with a Mafioso. Two series have been made to date; it's creator wants take the story through to the 1990s, and I hope he gets the chance to do so.

I'm blown away by how good this series is. It's truly amazing how the acting, script and everything in between are so good.

The series follows Salvatore Giammaresi and his family in Sicily in the 1980s. We see Salvatore going to school and all the issues that follows, we also follow his mom Pia and Lorenzo and their struggle in a city where you cannot live "normal" without connections. It get's clear from the get-go that Sicily is not a easy place to live, at least not in the 1980 with the mafia corrupting the city.

We are witness to Lorenzo having to determine if he should report a crime he has been witnessed to or not, if he do it might have reputations for his family,

There is so much beauty and love that has gone into this series that it's just amazing.

I would with my full hearth recommend this series to anyone.

When you have a great story and quality actors you can appeal to any audience. Mafia only kills in summer delivers on all points. This is a really well done production that weaves a Sicilian family's day-to-day life with Italian socio-political problems in the late 70's and 80's. The setting is beautiful. The actors are compelling and believable. And the story all hangs together with a blend of comedy and drama in each episode. My only regrets when watching the series were a) I don't speak Italian, b) my inability during the pandemic to get on a plane destined for Palermo, and c) the series only lasting 2 seasons.

I've never felt moved to comment on a series before but just had to say that this was great TV. The script was superb even in translation it captured the bittersweet experiences of the family as it was caught up in the machinations of the Mafia as well as the more typical events of family life. The cast was uniformly excellent and each member was a delight to watch and the chemistry between the actors only enhanced the pleasure of watching. It was truly a gem - as beautiful as any found by Angela on the beach!