# The Bad Guy (TV series)

The Bad Guy is a 2022 Italian crime drama television series directed by Giancarlo Fontana and Giuseppe G. Stasi. It was internationally released on Amazon Prime Video on 8 December 2022. The second season premiered on 4 December 2024.

## Premise

Nino Scotellaro is a Sicilian magistrate who spent his career targeting and prosecuting Cosa Nostra affiliates. When he is accused of having Mafia ties and imprisoned, he sets out on a plan of revenge.

## Cast
### Main

* Luigi Lo Cascio as Nino Scotellaro
* Claudia Pandolfi as Luvi Bray
* Vincenzo Pirrotta as Salvatore Tracina
* Selene Caramazza as Leonarda Scotellaro
* Giulia Maenza as Teresa Suro
* Antonio Catania as Mariano Suro
* Fabrizio Ferracane as Cataldo Silvio Maria Palamita
* Ivano Calafato as Vincenzuccio Tracina
* Alessandro Lui as Matteo Boccanera
* Antonio Zavatteri as Gianfranco Costardello
* Francesco Zenzola as Nicola Pizzilli
* Enrico Lo Verso as Ernesto Lanzardo
* Vittorio Magazzù as Domenico Cuore
* Souleymane Seye Ndiaye as Mario
* Ivan Giambirtone as Emanuele Grongo
* Mimmo Mignemi as Giuseppe Perchia "U' Seccu"
* Guia Jelo as Giusy Corifena
* Bebo Storti as Francesco Maria Mormora

### Recurring

* Vincenzo Alfieri as Mirko Carlini
* Anastasia Doaga as Katerina
* Barbara Tabita as Priscilla Suro
* Claudio Ciria as Francesco Zerro
* Alessio Ciria as Manfredi Zerro
* Luis Pan Venezia as Dwayne LeBlanc
* Paolo Macedonio as Biagio Sigano "Gaza"
* Federico Parlanti as Sigano's waiter
* Andrea Trovato as Luigi
* Dario Battaglia as Arturo
* Gabriele Cicirello as Amleto
* Nicoletta Carbonara as Nicola's wife
* Aurora Quattrocchi as Natalia
* Alfio Sorbello as Santino Cavalcanti
* Marco Ripoldi as Ercole Pagro
* Désirée Giorgetti as Ercole Pagro's wife
* Emma Trovarelli as Sofia Pagro
* Mario Pupella as Onofrio Dragonetto, capomandamento of Ciaculli
* Toni Pandolfo as Egidio Sciarrano, capomandamento of Cinisi
* Natale Russo as Lillo Donzella, capomandamento of Bocca di Falco
* Vincenzo Failla as the capodecina of Cinisi
* Alfredo Li Bassi as the capodecina of Calatafimi
* Giuseppe Lo Piccolo as the capodecina of Bocca di Falco
* Dario Tindaro Veca as the capodecina of Passo di Rigano
* Simone Bonelli as Mimì Starnace
* Marco Marelli as Paolo Bray's actor
* Antonella Liuzzi as Luvi Bray's actress
* Romina Caruana as Giusy Corifena's actress
* Renato Zappalà as Mr. Casà, Bray and Boccanera's client

### Guests

* Valentina Bendicenti as herself
* Enrico Mentana as himself
* Andrea Purgatori as himself
* Dalila Setti as herself
* Tess Masazza as a guide in Wowterworld
* Colapesce and Dimartino as the Wowterworld theme's singers
* Frank Matano as the stage director

## Episodes

| No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
| 1 | "The good magistrate" "Il magistrato buono" | 55 min | 8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) |
| 2 | "Moles" "Talpe" | 57 min | 8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) |
| 3 | "Tu quoque…" | 50 min | 8 December 2022 (2022-12-08) |
| 4 | "Nature can't be stopped" "La natura non si ferma" | 56 min | 15 December 2022 (2022-12-15) |
| 5 | "I saw a light" "Vitti 'a luce" | 47 min | 15 December 2022 (2022-12-15) |
| 6 | "At which moment in time" "/al·lor·quàn·do/" | 50 min | 15 December 2022 (2022-12-15) |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2023 | Ciak d'Oro Serie TV | Best Italian Series | The Bad Guy | Nominated |
| 2023 | Ciak d'Oro Serie TV | Most Innovative Series | The Bad Guy | Won |
| 2023 | Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie | Best Series | The Bad Guy | Nominated |
| 2023 | Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie | Best Actor | Luigi Lo Cascio | Nominated |
| 2023 | Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie | Best Actress | Claudia Pandolfi | Nominated |
| 2023 | Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie | Best Supporting Actress | Selene Caramazza | Nominated |