The new squad
The new squad
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The new squad

7.5 / 10
2008
3 seasons
84 episodes
CrimeDramaMysteryAction & Adventure

In the heart of Naples, the Spaccanapoli Police Station is established to combat crime in the most affected areas. It is led by Deputy Commissioner Paola Ricci, a law-abiding officer who often clashes with Sergio Vitale, the impulsive and direct leader of the "Falchi" (Falchi). The Squad must confront crime but also its own vulnerabilities.

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Cast

Seasons

  • Ciro De Rosa was a hero / One centimeter at a time

    1.Ciro De Rosa was a hero / One centimeter at a time

    12-03-200893m

    The new Spaccanapoli Police Station is being inaugurated on the site of a former drug dealing hub, the same site where Officer Ciro De Rosa was killed by the Camorra. Vitale, caug...

  • With my informants / There's always another way

    2.With my informants / There's always another way

    19-03-200896m

    Deputy Commissioner Paola Ricci hunts down Vitale's informants to determine whether the inspector actually received a tip from one of them that led him accidentally to the crime bo...

  • How much does a child cost / My father's gun

    3.How much does a child cost / My father's gun

    26-03-200896m

    After discovering that Vitale had been secretly investigating the murder of police officer Ciro De Rosa, Deputy Commissioner Paola Ricci decides to intervene: she forces Chief Insp...

  • Man in the box / Stopping a war

    4.Man in the box / Stopping a war

    02-04-200899m

    A man's body is found in a wooden box inside a garage. Initial tests reveal that the victim died of starvation, in terrible conditions. Walter approaches the case with anguish, ref...

  • Do it for Sergio / This time it's personal

    5.Do it for Sergio / This time it's personal

    09-04-2008105m

    Fusco asks Vitale to dispose of a body to protect Isabella Iovine, but Sergio refuses. The deputy commissioner then involves Sorrentino, who falls for the trick. Meanwhile, Ricci s...

  • He who makes a mistake pays / It's fear that keeps us together

    6.He who makes a mistake pays / It's fear that keeps us together

    26-03-2008101m

    While an internal investigation into the leak, commissioned by Ricci, is underway at the police station, Sergio receives a phone call from his colleague Alberto Lenzi: Elisa Scotto...

  • Always knowing everything / Perfect mechanism

    7.Always knowing everything / Perfect mechanism

    23-04-200899m

    A shipment of drugs laced with atropine triggers tragic events: a man kills his dog, a boy commits suicide, a mother threatens her son. Vitale investigates to stop the massacre. Me...

  • Trust me, I'll fix this / Desperate times call for desperate measures

    8.Trust me, I'll fix this / Desperate times call for desperate measures

    30-04-2008108m

    The Falchis are keeping watch on the Sansone clan's drug dealing hub, but the Camorra members remain vigilant. Vitale discovers that the tape containing evidence of De Rosa's corru...

  • We frame Profeta / Trojan horse

    9.We frame Profeta / Trojan horse

    14-05-200897m

    Boss Luigi Profeta, preoccupied with planning his sister Lucia's wedding, seems uninterested in the drug dealing hub run by the Sansone clan in his neighborhood. Vitale confronts h...

  • I don't see, I don't hear, I don't speak... / Was it worth it?

    10.I don't see, I don't hear, I don't speak... / Was it worth it?

    21-05-200899m

    Ciccone investigates the death of a student attacked in a bar by a small-time delinquent incapable of following the rules. Witnesses remain silent, and no one finds the courage to...

  • Dirty laundry / Losing your head

    11.Dirty laundry / Losing your head

    28-05-2008103m

    Gaetano Sansone doesn't show up for his wife's funeral, but a young man records the ceremony on behalf of the clan. Discovered, he is placed under surveillance by Vitale, Sorrentin...

  • Tell me he's not dead / He's one of the gang

    12.Tell me he's not dead / He's one of the gang

    27-08-2008116m

    Days have passed, and there's no sign of Salvatore Sciacca. At the Spaccanapoli police station, everyone is busy searching, but there's no clue. Only one thing is certain: the Sici...

  • Putting patches / It hurts too much

    13.Putting patches / It hurts too much

    03-09-2008111m

    Isabella Iovine has returned to Naples, and Ricci mobilizes the team to find her. Vito Sorrentino, involved in her illicit dealings, fears her arrest will compromise him. Meanwhile...

  • All his father / I won't leave you alone

    14.All his father / I won't leave you alone

    10-09-2008107m

    Isabella Iovine's death threatens to expose the secret surrounding Ciro De Rosa. A furious Sannino demands to meet Ricci. Teresa Bertoni seeks refuge at the deputy commissioner's h...

  • Every murder has a cost / A hard day

    15.Every murder has a cost / A hard day

    17-09-2008115m

    A woman is found dead, and suspicion falls on a plumber with a criminal record, but a detail points Ciccone to the right path. Meanwhile, Ricci, Vitale, and Battiston try to get Sa...

  • A kind of lottery / This is the truth

    16.A kind of lottery / This is the truth

    24-09-2008102m

    During a theft investigation, Spaccanapoli police find the body of an elderly man hidden by his wife, revealing an illicit trafficking ring in cemetery niches. Ricci launches an in...

  • Trustworthy subjects / It can't always go wrong

    17.Trustworthy subjects / It can't always go wrong

    01-10-2008112m

    Inspector Vitale takes a huge risk: in a seedy hotel, Vicky and Francesco find one of his informants stabbing his wife's lover. To avoid arrest, the man threatens to reveal the sec...

  • I want Marfella / Something between us two

    18.I want Marfella / Something between us two

    08-10-2008113m

    The Spaccanapoli police are close to arresting crime boss Luigi Profeta thanks to a key witness. Meanwhile, Profeta threatens Vitale with revealing compromising information about S...

  • We are a team / Betraying Vitale

    19.We are a team / Betraying Vitale

    15-10-2008105m

    Vitale's investigative methods raise suspicions among the officers at the Spaccanapoli police station: many no longer trust him, Battiston first and foremost. But the team has no t...

  • Your regrets / Framing a cop

    20.Your regrets / Framing a cop

    22-10-2008109m

    A murder shakes the Chinese community, but no one speaks up. The body is found with a bunch of gladioli: a clear sign of mafia revenge. Meanwhile, Vitale and Sorrentino investigate...

  • I shot a man / A reason is found

    21.I shot a man / A reason is found

    29-10-2008105m

    Vicky and Silla hear gunshots coming from an isolated villa. Inside, a body. A young man flees armed: Vicky shoots him in self-defense. This is just the beginning. Vitale and Sorre...

  • Under blackmail / The good name of Ciro De Rosa

    22.Under blackmail / The good name of Ciro De Rosa

    05-11-2008116m

    The daughter of a Secondigliano Camorra boss is found dead. Her distraught father refuses police help and seeks revenge. The investigation leads to the Professor, Luigi Profeta's c...

  • Ep 23

    23.Dimmi che non è morto

    27-08-200850m
  • Ep 24

    24.È uno del gruppo

    27-08-200850m
  • Ep 25

    25.Mettere toppe

    03-09-200850m
  • Ep 26

    26.Fa troppo male

    03-09-200850m
  • Ep 27

    27.Tutto suo padre

    10-09-200850m
  • Ep 28

    28.Non ti lascio da solo

    10-09-200850m
  • Ep 29

    29.Ogni omicidio ha un costo

    17-09-200850m
  • Ep 30

    30.Una giornata pesante

    17-09-200850m
  • Ep 31

    31.Una specie di lotteria

    24-09-200850m
  • Ep 32

    32.È questa la verità

    24-09-200850m
  • Ep 33

    33.Soggetti di fiducia

    01-10-200850m
  • Ep 34

    34.Non può andare sempre male

    01-10-200850m
  • Ep 35

    35.Voglio Marfella

    08-10-200850m
  • Ep 36

    36.Una cosa tra noi due

    08-10-200850m
  • Ep 37

    37.Siamo una squadra

    15-10-200850m
  • Ep 38

    38.Tradire Vitale

    15-10-200850m
  • Ep 39

    39.I tuoi rimorsi

    22-10-200850m
  • Ep 40

    40.Incastrare un poliziotto

    22-10-200850m
  • Ep 41

    41.Ho sparato a un uomo

    29-10-200850m
  • Ep 42

    42.Un motivo si trova

    29-10-200850m
  • Ep 43

    43.Sotto ricatto

    05-11-200850m
  • Ep 44

    44.Il buon nome di Ciro De Rosa

    05-11-200850m

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