1992 (TV series)

1992
Genre Drama
Political drama
Political thriller
Created by Stefano Accorsi
Alessandro Fabbri
Ludovica Rampoldi
Stefano Sardo
Starring See actors
Country of origin Italy
Original language(s) Italian
No. of seasons 1-in production
No. of episodes 10
Production
Executive producer(s) Mario Gianani
Lorenzo Mieli
Editor(s) Wildside
Sky Italia
La7
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 60 minutes
Distributor Sky Italia
Release
Original network Sky Atlantic
Sky Cinema
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format 5.1-channel surround sound
Original release March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)
External links
Website

1992 is an Italian political drama television series created by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi, Stefano Sardo and based on an idea by Stefano Accorsi. The first season, comprising ten episodes, premiered on March 24, 2015, on pay-tv Sky Italia channels Sky Atlantic and Sky Cinema 1.

Set in Rome, Milan and different Italian cities, the TV series offers a thrilling story following six people whose lives are intertwined with the rapidly changing political landscape in the early 1990s, during which Italy was gripped by the Clean Hands investigation into political corruption. Subsequently, this led to the termination of the First Republican Party as well as the termination of several other Italian parties. This controversial period in Italy resulted in the suicide of various political figures.[1]

The series has been compared to House of Cards, The Sopranos, and The West Wing.[2][3]

Series synopses

Season 1 (2015)

In the winter of 1991-92, the political change is blowing in Italy. The year of the Clean Hands has begun, a major criminal investigation set up by the Milan District Attorney. Leonardo Notte (Stefano Accorsi) is the pivotal point in this intricate power-play, a slick, brilliant advertising man who believes only in himself, and who'll be in the front row when a new savior steps into the arena.

The biggest fish caught so far is Michele Mainaghi (Tommaso Ragno), a mighty Milanese entrepreneur whose pharmaceutical firm sold tainted blood that infected many innocent citizens. This is how Luca Pastore (Domenico Diele) contracted AIDS. The young cop, part of the Mani Pulite team led by Antonio di Pietro, now seeks revenge and goes on to meet Rocco Venturi (Alessandro Roja) another police officer with a dark side. The married man Mainaghi has another problem: his ravishingly beautiful mistress Veronica Castello (Miriam Leone), who wants a career on national TV. After he falls out of grace, she falls back on her one-time lover Leonardo Notte, who is haunted by a secret from his past. Bibi Mainaghi (Tea Falco) is the spoiled daughter of a wealthy industrial tycoon at the center of the country’s system of corrupt political and business cronies.

In this simmering cauldron of corruption, one apparently upright person is on the rise, Pietro Bosco (Guido Caprino), a Gulf War veteran, a solid mass of rough-hewn man endowed less with brains than with brawn: he leaps into a fight and saves the life of a man who turns out to be one of the leaders of the new party Lega Nord. Before anyone notices, Pietro becomes the Lega Nord's poster-boy for bravery and a candidate for Parliament. Not only that: the beautiful Veronica believes he could be useful to boost her TV career, but falls in love with him, and the two begin planning a life together. But this togetherness has a price, and Pietro has to betray his friends and his convictions if he wants to continue his political career and, most of all, build a family with Veronica.

Episodes

Series 1 (2015)

No. in
series
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11Giuseppe GagliardiMarch 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)
Politician Mario Chiesa’s arrest ignites a nationwide scandal: Italy’s Tangentopoli. As the political fallout spreads across the country, we follow the intertwining lives and ambitions of six main characters.
22Giuseppe GagliardiMarch 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)
Showgirl Veronica’s tv career is on the verge of a major breakthrough, but the Tangentopoli affair seems to stop her in her track. Pietro, a Gulf war veteran, takes on the challenge of politics.
33Giuseppe GagliardiMarch 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
Luca, a policeman, obtains the revenge he is seeking, but justice is another matter. Advertising man Leo finds himself under the threat of blackmail: someone has dug out some murky truth about his past.
44Giuseppe GagliardiMarch 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
A new chance comes up for Veronica: her dreams again seem within reach. Bibi is confronted with a responsibility she had so far managed to elude.
55Giuseppe GagliardiApril 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)
All main characters are faced with a major reboot in their lives: some have to take a step back to get started anew, whereas others suddenly get more than they had even dared to hope for.
66Giuseppe GagliardiApril 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)
Luca gets close to Bibi’s projects for the powerful Mainaghi holding company. Leo undertakes a risky rise to power. In the background, the country is shaken by a new, devastating Mafia attack.
77Giuseppe GagliardiApril 14, 2015 (2015-04-14)
In apparent summer calm, the old political establishment is hard at work on a major counterattack. Meanwhile, the main characters have to face the uneasy consequences of their ambitions.
88Giuseppe GagliardiApril 14, 2015 (2015-04-14)
As prosecutor Di Pietro finds out, a spy hides within his Mani Pulite ("Clean Hands") investigation team. Leo is close to fulfilling his political hopes and dreams, but he undergoes a crisis of faith.
99Giuseppe GagliardiApril 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)
Luca is ready to put everything at risk to get his revenge: his position within the Mani Pulite ("Clean Hands") task force is compromised. Pietro has to renege on his own self to save his relationship with Veronica.
1010Giuseppe GagliardiApril 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)
Di Pietro and the Mani Pulite team involve Prime minister Bettino Craxi as a prime suspect in their investigation. Our six main characters are confronted with extreme choices. It all builds up to a final judgement day: he who is willing to pay the most terrible price will win.

Main cast and characters

Other characters:

Reception

Italy Ratings

TV Season Season Date Timeslot Episode Viewers
on Sky Italia TV
2015 1 March 24, 2015 9.10 PM 1 723,000[4]
10.05 PM 2 617,000[4]
March 31, 2015 9.10 PM 3 545,000[5]
10.05 PM 4 456,000[5]
April 7, 2015 9.10 PM 5
10.05 PM 6
April 14, 2015 9.10 PM 7
10.05 PM 8
April 21, 2015 9.10 PM 9
10.05 PM 10

Foreign countries

As of March 24, 2015 1992 was also being broadcast in Austria, United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland. The TV series will be distributed in France, Spain and Scandinavia coming soon.[6]

Other media

Soundtracks Season 1

Song Artist(s)
Above the clouds Paul Weller
All that she wants Ace of Base
Daydream Smashing Pumpkins
Everybody hurts R.E.M.
Found love Double Dee
Gypsy woman Crystal Waters
I nearly lost you Screaming Trees
Killer Seal
Movin' on up Primal Scream
Nightswimming R.E.M.
Non amarmi Aleandro Baldi feat. Francesca Alotta
Please don't go Double You
Set adrift on memory bliss PM Dawn
Taillights fade Buffalo Tom
The concept Teenage Fanclub
(Trhu) The gates of the big fruit Urban Dance Squad
Waiting for the miracle Leonard Cohen
Washer Slint

References

  1. "‘1992’ receives warm welcome". Nordic Noir. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  2. Mark Jones, Jonathan Wright, John Robinson, Graeme Virtue, Hannah J Davies and Andrew Mueller. "Tuesday’s best TV". The Guardian. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  3. Peter White. "Sky Arts acquires Italian political thriller". Broadcast Now. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Davide Maggio. "Ascolti satellite di martedì 24 marzo 2015: 1992 parte con 670.000 spettatori". davidemaggio.it. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Androkronos Maggio. "Tv: '1992' si conferma al top degli ascolti Sky, con nuovo record permanenza". androkronos.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  6. Andrea Scrosati. "Stasera la prima di #1992LaSerie. Da domani in onda in italia su @SkyAtlanticHD e in uk, ger e a breve francia, spagna, scandinavia". Twitter. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
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