“The Good Mothers” is a new British-Italian crime drama series that is streaming on Disney+.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the new series.
- The Good Mothers is a 2023 British-Italian crime drama streaming television series
- It is directed by Julian Jarrold and Elisa Amoruso
- Adapted from the eponymous novel by Alex Perry, which is based on true events
- The series depicts how the three courageous women inside the notorious Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia worked with newly minted female prosecutor, to bring down the criminal empire
- It had its international premiere at 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in Berlinale Series on 21 February 2023
- First 2 episodes out of 6 were screened
- It won the Berlinale Series Award in the festival
- The first time by any series
- The Good Mothers will be available for streaming on 5 April 2023 internationally on Disney+
- It is streaming on Hulu in the United States
- Series set in 2010, begins with the disappearance of Lea Garofalo, who, together with her daughter Denise, had decided to end the ‘Ndrangheta mafia
- In Calabria, Anna Colace, a public prosecutor committed against the criminal clans, develops a new strategy to crush the power of the gangs
- She is influencing the female members to collaborate
- Thus undermine the organization’s power structure
- A strategy that puts women in front, and betray their families, in the hope of better future for themselves and their children
- On 15 April 2021, Disney+ confirmed the production of its ‘Star Original’ series The Good Mothers
- This Italian mafia series was part of Disney+ and Star’s first European originals productions
- Marco Minniti of Asbury Movies reviewing the 2 episodes of the series stated that it was “unpleasant exercise” to review part of the series
- Minniti praised the screenplay, editing and performances
- He concluded, “For a more complete evaluation, there is a month and a half to wait, but the premises, at the moment, seem more than good”
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