78%User score 78 percent
The Octopus
1984 · Drama · Crime
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32 votes
The story of Saverio Barone, a young prosecutor who in the early nineties became the protagonist of the “caccia alla Mafia” (Mafia-hunt) immediately following the Capaci and Via D'Amelio bombings. Inspired by the true story of the anti-Mafia magistrate Alfonso Sabella.
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Season list for The Hunter
Francesco Montanari
Saverio Barone
Miriam Dalmazio
Giada Stranzi
Francesco Foti
Carlo Mazza
Roberto Citran
Andrea Elia
Nicola Rignanese
Capitano Bonanno
Marco Rossetti
Leonardo Zaza
David Coco
Leoluca Bagarella
Paolo Briguglia
Tony Calvaruso
Edoardo Pesce
Giovanni Brusca
Alessio Praticò
Enzo Salvatore Brusca
Dario Aita
Pasquale Di Filippo
Daniela Marra
Monica Calvaruso
Roberta Caronia
Vincenzina Marchese
Paolo Ricca
Vito Vitale
Marcello Mazzarella
Bernardo Provenzano
Gaetano Bruno
Pietro Aglieri
Francesca Inaudi
Francesca Lagoglio
Giancarlo Commare
Bruno Calì
Chiara Russo
Aurora Mazza
Giuseppe Lo Piccolo
Fifetto
Janko
May 12, 2026
Rarely has a TV series kept me this hooked and consistently entertained throughout all its seasons like "Il Cacciatore - The Hunter". Usually, even great shows have weaker phases at some point, but here the tension stays on a really high level from beginning to end. The anti-mafia prosecutor Saverio Barone, played by Francesco Montanari, is portrayed in a very complex and nuanced way. He’s definitely not an easy char…
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May 14, 2026
Rarely has a TV series kept me this hooked and consistently entertained throughout all its seasons like "Il Cacciatore - The Hunter". Usually, even great shows have weaker phases at some point, but here the tension stays on a really high level from beginning to end. The anti-mafia prosecutor Saverio Barone, played by Francesco Montanari, is portrayed in a very complex and nuanced way. He's definitely not an easy char…
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