Mafiosa, full title Mafiosa, le clan is a French crime drama television series, which premiered on Canal+ on December 6, 2006. The series was created by Hugues Pagan.
The popular series extended for four more seasons added for 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014. The 2014 series was renamed Mafiosa - L'ultime saison (Mafiosa - the last season). Each season of the series comprised 8 episodes for a total of 40 episodes.
The producer for the series was Nicole Collet with Serge Moati as assistant producer. Various directors for the seasons included Louis Choquette (season 1), Éric Rochant (seasons 2 and 3), Pierre Leccia (seasons 4 and 5).
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Plot
By the will of her murdered uncle, the Corsican mafia boss François Paoli, the clan's lawyer, Sandra Paoli (Hélène Fillières), suddenly finds herself the head of the clan. Backed up by her brother, Jean-Michel Paoli, she learns how to assert herself in a very violent world and becomes a respected, but also hated, woman in a world of men, murder and criminality.
According to several media sources, the character Sandra is an adaptation of the current life of the Corsican widow Sandra Casanova-Germani whose brother Jean-Luc Germani is the most wanted man in France. The series contains violence and political schemes.
Season 1 (2006-2007)
Director : Louis Choquette
Producer : Nicole Collet
Assistant producer : Serge Moati
Screenwriter : Stéphanie Benson
Music composer : Cyril Morin
Episodes broadcast:
1 and 2: 12 December 2006
3 and 4: 19 December 2006
5 and 6: 26 December 2006
7 and 8: 2 January 2007
Main characters :
Hélène Fillières : Sandra Paoli
Thierry Neuvic : Jean-Michel Paoli
Other recurring characters
Phareelle Onoyan : Carmen Paoli
Fabrizio Rongione : Rémi Andréani
Pierre-Marie Mosconi : Mattei
Caroline Baehr : Marie-Luce Paoli
Guy Cimino : Hyacinthe Leandri Paoli
Erick Desmarestz : Président Larcher
Patrick Dell'Isola : Commissaire Rocca
Marisa Berenson : Caterina Paoli
Daniel Duval : François Paoli
Season 2 (2008)
Director : Éric Rochant
Producer : Nicole Collet
Assistant producer : Serge Moati
Screenwriters : Pierre Leccia and Éric Rochant
Music composer : Marco Prince
Episodes broadcast:
1 and 2: 17 November 2008
3 and 4: 24 November 2008
5 and 6: 1 December 2008
7 and 8: 8 December 2008
Main characters :
Hélène Fillières : Sandra Paoli
Thierry Neuvic : Jean-Michel Paoli
Éric Fraticelli : Antoine "Tony" Campana
Frédéric Graziani : Joseph Emmanuel Frédéric "Manu" Mordiconi
Other recurring characters
Phareelle Onoyan : Carmen Paoli
Jean-Pierre Kalfon : Toussaint Scaglia
Caroline Baehr : Marie-Luce Paoli
Fabrizio Rongione : Rémi Andréani
Guy Cimino : Hyacinthe Leandri
Jean-François Stévenin : Coco Casanova
Season 3 (2010)
Director : Éric Rochant
Producer : Nicole Collet
Assistant producer : Serge Moati
Screenwriters : Pierre Leccia and Éric Rochant
Music composer: Pierre Gambini
Music supervisor : Pascal Mayer
Episodes broadcast:
1 and 2: 22 November 2010
3 and 4: 29 November 2010
5 and 6: 6 December 2010
7 and 8: 13 December 2010
Main characters :
Hélène Fillières : Sandra Paoli
Thierry Neuvic : Jean-Michel Paoli
Éric Fraticelli : Antoine "Tony" Campana
Frédéric Graziani : Joseph Emmanuel Frédéric "Manu" Mordiconi
Other recurring characters
Phareelle Onoyan : Carmen Paoli
JoeyStarr : Moktar
Lionel Tavera : Poli
Reda Kateb : Nader
Michel Ferracci (new role) : André Luciani
Daniel Delorme : The mayor
Season 4 (2012)
Director : Pierre Leccia
Producer : Nicole Collet
Assistant producer : Serge Moati
Music composer: Pierre Gambini
Music supervisor : Pascal Mayer
Episodes broadcast:
1 and 2: 19 March 2012
3 and 4: 26 March 2012
5 and 6: 2 April 2012
7 and 8: 9 April 2012
Main characters :
Hélène Fillières : Sandra Paoli
Éric Fraticelli : Antoine "Tony" Campana
Frédéric Graziani : Joseph Emmanuel Frédéric "Manu" Mordiconi
Other recurring characters
Phareelle Onoyan : Carmen Paoli
Jean-Pierre Kalfon : Toussaint Scaglia
Lionel Tavera : Poli
Jean-François Perrone : Jean Santini
Philippe Nahon : Jules Acquaviva
Jérôme Robart : Sebastien Acquaviva
Renan Carteaux : Son of game house owner
Stefano Accorsi : Enzo Manfredi
Season 5 - Mafiosa - L'ultime saison (2014)
Director : Pierre Leccia
Episodes broadcast:
1 and 2: 14 April 2014
3 and 4: 21 April 2014
5 and 6: 28 April 2014
7 and 8: 5 May 2014
Main characters :
Hélène Fillières : Sandra Paoli
Éric Fraticelli : Antoine "Tony" Campana
Philippe Corticchiato : Joseph Emmanuel Frédéric "Manu" Mordiconi
Recurring characters
Phareelle Onoyan : Carmen Paoli
Bruno Magne : Daniel Colombani
