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Mafia

Journey into the underworld of American organized crime and the stories behind the rise and fall of the most notorious mobsters in history. From Charles “Lucky” Luciano and John Gotti, to Donnie Brasc... Read more

Ranked #1

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S3 Ep2: Al Capone (Part 2)

S3 Ep2: Al Capone (Part 2)

With his rivals wiped out, Capone had taken over the prohibition scene in Chicago. His love of the spotlight would soon ... Read more

23 Oct 2019

32mins

Ranked #2

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S1 Ep3: Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Part 1)

S1 Ep3: Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Part 1)

In the 1920s, at the height of prohibition, the intelligent, ruthless, and visionary, Charles “Lucky” Luciano forever tr... Read more

20 Feb 2018

47mins

Ranked #3

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S1 Ep4: Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Part 2)

S1 Ep4: Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Part 2)

The story continues about Charles “Lucky” Luciano, who made the Mob a highly sophisticated criminal empire. From night c... Read more

28 Feb 2018

50mins

Ranked #4

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S1 Ep6: John Gotti (Part 2)

S1 Ep6: John Gotti (Part 2)

When last we met John Gotti, he had taken the media by storm, posing for the camera as a glamorous mafioso. Meanwhile, h... Read more

14 Mar 2018

50mins

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Ranked #5

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S2 Ep9: Tony Spilotro (Part 1)

S2 Ep9: Tony Spilotro (Part 1)

Tony Spilotro, known as the Las Vegas enforcer, was a feared man whose job it was to make sure the mob's law was kept – ... Read more

22 Aug 2018

34mins

Ranked #6

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S1 Ep12: Dutch Schultz (Part 2)

S1 Ep12: Dutch Schultz (Part 2)

Dutch Schultz continues his feud with Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll. The reign of violence puts the mafia in a delicate positio... Read more

25 Apr 2018

33mins

Ranked #7

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S2 Ep1: Carmine Galante (Part 1)

S2 Ep1: Carmine Galante (Part 1)

Carmine Galante wanted to be  the "Boss of All Bosses," the head of the mafia, and would stop at nothing to reach his go... Read more

20 Jun 2018

32mins

Ranked #8

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S1 Ep11: Dutch Schultz (Part 1)

S1 Ep11: Dutch Schultz (Part 1)

Prohibition was a time that allowed those outside of the law to thrive, as rival bootlegging businesses were set up by m... Read more

18 Apr 2018

33mins

Ranked #9

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S1 Ep8: Donnie Brasco (Part 2)

S1 Ep8: Donnie Brasco (Part 2)

Joe Pistone continues his story of spending six years undercover as the gangster Donnie Brasco. With the help from the F... Read more

28 Mar 2018

49mins

Ranked #10

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S1 Ep9: Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Part 1)

S1 Ep9: Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Part 1)

When Charles Luciano organized the mob and decided that money didn't care what your ethnicity was, it was the chance for... Read more

4 Apr 2018

39mins

Ranked #11

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S2 Ep11: Joe Massino (Part 1)

S2 Ep11: Joe Massino (Part 1)

Joseph Massino was the legendary godfather of the Bonnano crime family, known as ‘The Last Don’ of a generation. And he ... Read more

5 Sep 2018

30mins

Ranked #12

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S3 Ep1: Al Capone (Part 1)

S3 Ep1: Al Capone (Part 1)

At the height of Prohibition, Al Capone made a killing selling illegal alcohol and by making a spectacle of the gangster... Read more

16 Oct 2019

37mins

Ranked #13

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S2 Ep7: Albert Anastasia (Part 1)

S2 Ep7: Albert Anastasia (Part 1)

Albert Anastasia was chosen by Lucky Luciano to be the head of Murder, Inc. where he violently enforced the modern Mafia... Read more

8 Aug 2018

29mins

Ranked #14

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S1 Ep10: Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Part 2)

S1 Ep10: Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Part 2)

From the poor streets of downtown New York, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel worked his way up through the mafia and through Holl... Read more

11 Apr 2018

41mins

Ranked #15

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S2 Ep5: Santo Trafficante (Part 1)

S2 Ep5: Santo Trafficante (Part 1)

Far from the big-name mob territories of New York and Chicago, the mafia scene in Tampa, Florida was of a smaller scale.... Read more

25 Jul 2018

24mins

Ranked #16

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S2 Ep10: Tony Spilotro (Part 2)

S2 Ep10: Tony Spilotro (Part 2)

Tony Spilotro had gotten away with murder for a long time - too long. The Las Vegas PD was finally ready to turn around ... Read more

29 Aug 2018

31mins

Ranked #17

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S2 Ep8: Albert Anastasia (Part 2)

S2 Ep8: Albert Anastasia (Part 2)

The mob’s merchant of death and family man, Albert Anastasia, continues as head of Murder Inc. But when the Commission d... Read more

15 Aug 2018

31mins

Ranked #18

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S2 Ep6: Santo Trafficante (Part 2)

S2 Ep6: Santo Trafficante (Part 2)

At the Warren Committee hearings, looking into the deaths of Fidel Castro and JFK, Santo Trafficante kept his lips seale... Read more

1 Aug 2018

29mins

Ranked #19

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S3 Ep5: Arnold Rothstein (Part 1)

S3 Ep5: Arnold Rothstein (Part 1)

Before the Mafia existed, at the turn of the century, there was Arnold Rothstein, known as The Brain. Rothstein would te... Read more

13 Nov 2019

37mins

Ranked #20

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S2 Ep2: Carmine Galante (Part 2)

S2 Ep2: Carmine Galante (Part 2)

Carmine Galante was released from prison on parole and immediately took over his mafia family and re-established his her... Read more

27 Jun 2018

31mins

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