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The Good Mothers

2023 · 1 season

A tense, slow-burning true-crime drama that feels heavy with moral weight and quiet courage.

Created by
Stephen Butchard
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Gaia Girace, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valentina Bellè
Tagline
The women who dared to defy the mafia.
Overview
The true story of three courageous women inside the notorious Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia, working with newly-minted female prosecutor, Alessandra Cerreti, to bring down down the criminal empire.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Stephen Butchard
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Gaia Girace, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valentina Bellè
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • power
  • justice
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

Stream
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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Stephen Butchard
Written by
Stephen Butchard
Starring
Gaia Girace, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valentina Bellè, Barbara Chichiarelli, Simona Distefano, Francesco Colella, Marco Zingaro, Nicole Sorace
Music
Giorgio Giampà
Cinematography
Vittorio Omodei Zorini, Martina Cocco
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
Disney+
Country
Italy, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Languages
Italian

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