6.9Bruno Testori rules San Michele prison with absolute authority, using fear and control to maintain order. As corruption and hidden alliances surface, his grip on power begins to crack, blurring the line between justice and tyranny.
The murder of Nicola Iaccarino, his closest friend and right-hand man, shakes Bruno’s world. Public prosecutor Laura Lombardo investigates, weaving a web of suspicions around Bruno, his methods and unscrupulous running of the prison. Bruno discovers that Miroslav Lackovic, his main ally in running the “dark side” of San Michele, planned to break out: he murdered Nicola. Before the end Lackovic dies too: another shock to the foundations of the kingdom.
The murder of Nicola Iaccarino, his closest friend and right-hand man, shakes Bruno’s world. Public prosecutor Laura Lombardo investigates, weaving a web of suspicions around Bruno, his methods and unscrupulous running of the prison. Bruno discovers that Miroslav Lackovic, his main ally in running the “dark side” of San Michele, planned to break out: he murdered Nicola. Before the end Lackovic dies too: another shock to the foundations of the kingdom.
Did Lackovic commit suicide or was he killed to avenge the murder of Iaccarino? Bruno discovers that his ally had converted to Islam and that a mystery is lurking in the Muslim community at San Michele. Laura, meanwhile, is relentless and questions Bruno’s faithful allies, the praetorians. Bruno takes refuge in cocaine: he never accepted the end of his marriage with Gloria after their daughter Adele’s illness. A disconcerting revelation takes us to the finale: Bruno is Lackovic’s murderer.
Did Lackovic commit suicide or was he killed to avenge the murder of Iaccarino? Bruno discovers that his ally had converted to Islam and that a mystery is lurking in the Muslim community at San Michele. Laura, meanwhile, is relentless and questions Bruno’s faithful allies, the praetorians. Bruno takes refuge in cocaine: he never accepted the end of his marriage with Gloria after their daughter Adele’s illness. A disconcerting revelation takes us to the finale: Bruno is Lackovic’s murderer.
Bruno infiltrates Farid into the Muslim community led by the charismatic imam Amir. Sonia, a young prison officer, always critical of Bruno’s methods, becomes the new commander: the clean face of San Michele to show to Lombardo. With the death of Lackovic, the junky inmates start going into cold turkey: a feud begins between the Slavs and Nigerians to control the drug trafficking. Bruno solves it by handing the heroin ring, a necessary evil to keep the prisoners under control, to his trusted inmate Aniello.
Bruno infiltrates Farid into the Muslim community led by the charismatic imam Amir. Sonia, a young prison officer, always critical of Bruno’s methods, becomes the new commander: the clean face of San Michele to show to Lombardo. With the death of Lackovic, the junky inmates start going into cold turkey: a feud begins between the Slavs and Nigerians to control the drug trafficking. Bruno solves it by handing the heroin ring, a necessary evil to keep the prisoners under control, to his trusted inmate Aniello.
Bruno temporarily empties the Islamic wing and fills it with spy micro-cameras. Laura has a trojan installed in Bruno’s phone to inquire on his entire life: past and present. In the Islamic wing Bruno finds a counterfeit book: it contains a message extolling the jihad. There could be a radicalizer among the inmates. Farid is given into the care of Aniello and becomes his pupil; but there’s something suspicious about him. Gloria distances herself from Bruno.
Bruno temporarily empties the Islamic wing and fills it with spy micro-cameras. Laura has a trojan installed in Bruno’s phone to inquire on his entire life: past and present. In the Islamic wing Bruno finds a counterfeit book: it contains a message extolling the jihad. There could be a radicalizer among the inmates. Farid is given into the care of Aniello and becomes his pupil; but there’s something suspicious about him. Gloria distances herself from Bruno.
Laura receives the data from the trojan in Bruno’s phone. His entire devastated life is there, but nothing to nail him. The corpse of a jihad leader killed in a raid is found in the Middle East: the date coincides with Lackovic’s attempted breakout. The cultural mediator Ibrahim, who helped Bruno decipher the message in the book, is killed. Bruno finds out the message was supposed to leave the prison and informs the secret services: there’s a jihadist cell at the prison. He also asks for the inquiry to be taken away from Lombardo.
Laura receives the data from the trojan in Bruno’s phone. His entire devastated life is there, but nothing to nail him. The corpse of a jihad leader killed in a raid is found in the Middle East: the date coincides with Lackovic’s attempted breakout. The cultural mediator Ibrahim, who helped Bruno decipher the message in the book, is killed. Bruno finds out the message was supposed to leave the prison and informs the secret services: there’s a jihadist cell at the prison. He also asks for the inquiry to be taken away from Lombardo.
The services infiltrate San Michele to identify the jihadist cell. Lombardo is relieved of her inquiry on Bruno, but she won’t give in and starts blandishing Sonia, who’s becoming increasingly compromised with the system governing the prison. The prosecutor now explicitly suspects Bruno of murdering Lackovic, and she doesn’t want him to get away with it. In his search for the radicalizer, Bruno seeks help from imam Amir. Farid secretly tampers with an air vent in the kitchen: is he planning an escape too?
The services infiltrate San Michele to identify the jihadist cell. Lombardo is relieved of her inquiry on Bruno, but she won’t give in and starts blandishing Sonia, who’s becoming increasingly compromised with the system governing the prison. The prosecutor now explicitly suspects Bruno of murdering Lackovic, and she doesn’t want him to get away with it. In his search for the radicalizer, Bruno seeks help from imam Amir. Farid secretly tampers with an air vent in the kitchen: is he planning an escape too?
Bruno isolates the Muslim wing and enrages the secret services. Adele finds out Gloria is having an affair with her oncologist and repairsto her father’s place. The Lackovic case: to Gloria, Bruno denies killing him, but he confesses to Sonia, who has to decide which side she’s on. The Muslims are getting restless, but Amir helps Bruno with the message in the counterfeit book: it’s from a speech by Al-Iraqi. Could one of his successors be an inmate of the prison? The one Lackovic tried to help escape? At the end, Amir is killed.
Bruno isolates the Muslim wing and enrages the secret services. Adele finds out Gloria is having an affair with her oncologist and repairsto her father’s place. The Lackovic case: to Gloria, Bruno denies killing him, but he confesses to Sonia, who has to decide which side she’s on. The Muslims are getting restless, but Amir helps Bruno with the message in the counterfeit book: it’s from a speech by Al-Iraqi. Could one of his successors be an inmate of the prison? The one Lackovic tried to help escape? At the end, Amir is killed.
Bruno has to find Amir’s killer; There’s an escape plan underway at San Michele. Sonia chooses to stand by Bruno, but Amir’s death triggers an insurgence among the Muslims that spreads throughout the prison. Amidst the chaos of the uprising, evidently created to favor the breakout, Bruno has a realization: Al-Iraqi’s successor is Bilal, Amir’s faithful servant, who was always in the shadows. Bruno manages to stop him and put down the insurgence, but before the end Laura Lombardo nails him: not for murder, but for cocaine use.
Bruno has to find Amir’s killer; There’s an escape plan underway at San Michele. Sonia chooses to stand by Bruno, but Amir’s death triggers an insurgence among the Muslims that spreads throughout the prison. Amidst the chaos of the uprising, evidently created to favor the breakout, Bruno has a realization: Al-Iraqi’s successor is Bilal, Amir’s faithful servant, who was always in the shadows. Bruno manages to stop him and put down the insurgence, but before the end Laura Lombardo nails him: not for murder, but for cocaine use.
Bruno Testori is the powerful and feared warden of San Michele prison, ruling his domain with absolute authority. As he maintains order through intimidation and control, hidden alliances, corruption, and personal obsessions begin to surface. When the balance of power inside the prison starts to crack, Testori is forced to confront the consequences of his methods and the fragile line between justice and tyranny.
2 Season
2021
Giuseppe Gagliardi
Luca Zingaretti
Isabella Ragonese
Paolo D Bovani
