ROME – Netflix has inked a deal to produce its first original Italian series, the 10-episode “Suburra,” about ties between mob and politics in contempo Rome.

The first Italo production from Netflix is being produced by Cattleya, the prominent Italo shingle behind internationally exported TV hits, including Sky Italia’s “Gomorrah” and “Romanzo Criminale” (“Crime Novel”) skeins. Interestingly, Cattleya is producing “Suburra” in collaboration with Italian public service broadcaster Rai.

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