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ZeroZeroZero
2020 · TV series · 55 min episodes · 1 season
Created by Leonardo Fasoli, Mauricio Katz, Stefano Sollima
Based on the book of the same name by bestselling author Roberto Saviano, ZeroZeroZero is an unforgettable exploration of the inner workings of the global cocaine trade.
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My two favorite hidden gems are Patriot and ZeroZeroZero. They also did Outer Range, A Hero (movie), Red Oaks, Good Omens, and Mozart in the Jungle.
The Boys and Invincible are both excellent, but more “mainstream” shows.
I've never heard of crash and burn I'll check it out!
Waiting on stranger things to end
I enjoyed Breaking Bad, Narcos, Battlestar, and some of the game of thrones seasons.
If you liked Narcos you might also like ZeroZeroZero. It's a miniseries on Amazon with really high production value.
Fascinating.
A prosecutor in the region put it like this: “Anyone who thinks that the criminal organisations are the same as they were before – structured like a pyramid, managing every aspect of the business – well, they’re wrong. It’s not like that any more. It’s a lot more like in the TV series ZeroZeroZero, where everyone has to form alliances and each group takes on certain things. They’re not cartels, they’re service providers: it’s the Uberisation of organised crime.” Because of this, there’s also no division of territory. “It’s not possible to make a map, like they’ve done, for example, with Mexico,” he says. “Instead, you’d have to make a diagram that reflects the division of labour, the different roles and activities of each organisation.”
I started watching it, but I gave up after a few episodes. It's not bad at all, but it somehow just feels 'small'. It's probably budget related. I may give it a try again in the future, or pick up the book on which it's based.
On the other hand, I enjoyed ZeroZeroZero [0], which is based on a book by the same author, Roberto Saviano [1].
Links:
[0]: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8332438/
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Saviano
Amazon has a series (that I think was originally an Italian show) called ZeroZeroZero that tracks a shipment of cocaine from Mexico on its way to Italy. Not a bad show, with some good music (sounds like a Reznor/Ross soundtrack, but it's not), but it is a very slow burn. Eight episodes, but it probably should have been 5 or 6 max.
Coincidentally, one of the criminal elements in the show are the "Vampires".