# Rocco Schiavone

Rocco Schiavone (also known as Rocco Schiavone: Ice Cold Murders) is an Italian crime drama television series broadcast on Rai 2. It was first aired on 9 November 2016. The series is based on the books by Antonio Manzini.

## Premise

Rocco Schiavone is a widowed detective superintendent who has recently been transferred from his beloved Rome to Aosta in the Italian Alps for disciplinary reasons. While hating his new posting, Schiavone investigates crimes that disrupt the peaceful Aosta Valley, although he sometimes resorts to questionable methods when doing so. His wife, who died almost ten years ago, is always present in his mind. He often sees her in other women and when he is home alone, he takes comfort in hearing her sound advice regarding various cases and the ethical issues they may pose.

## Cast

* Marco Giallini as Rocco Schiavone
* Ernesto D'Argenio as Italo Pierron
* Massimiliano Caprara as Michele Deruta
* Christian Ginepro as Domenico D'Intino
* Gino Nardella as Ugo Casella
* Filippo Dini as Maurizio Baldi
* Massimo Olcese as Andrea Costa
* Isabella Ragonese as Marina
* Mirko Frezza as Furio Lattanzi
* Massimo Reale as Alberto Fumagalli
* Tullio Sorrentino as Fabrizio "Brizio" Marchetti
* Claudia Vismara as Caterina Rispoli
* Alberto Lo Porto as Antonio Scipioni
* Anna Ferzetti as Adele Talamonti
* Sargis Galstyan as Omar Shai

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Originally released |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Network |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 November 2016 (2016-11-09) | 7 December 2016 (2016-12-07) | Rai 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 October 2018 (2018-10-17) | 7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) | Rai 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) | 23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) | Rai 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) | 24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) | Rai 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) | 19 April 2023 (2023-04-19) | Rai 2 |

### Season 1

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Black Slope" (Pista nera) | 105 min | 9 November 2016 (2016-11-09) |
| 2 | 2 | "Adam's Rib" (La costola di Adamo) | 108 min | 11 November 2016 (2016-11-11) |
| 3 | 3 | "Castor and Pollux" (Castore e Polluce) | 96 min | 18 November 2016 (2016-11-18) |
| 4 | 4 | "Out of Season" (Non è stagione) | 96 min | 23 November 2016 (2016-11-23) |
| 5 | 5 | "It Was in May" (Era di maggio) | 97 min | 30 November 2016 (2016-11-30) |
| 6 | 6 | "Spring Cleaning" (Pulizie di primavera) | 95 min | 7 December 2016 (2016-12-07) |

### Season 2

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
| 7 | 1 | "7.7.2007" | 111 min | 17 October 2018 (2018-10-17) |
| 8 | 2 | "The Whole Truth" (Tutta la verità) | 101 min | 24 October 2018 (2018-10-24) |
| 9 | 3 | "Dust and Shadow" (Pulvis et Umbra) | 98 min | 31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) |
| 10 | 4 | "Before the Rooster Crows" (Prima che il gallo canti) | 108 min | 7 November 2018 (2018-11-07) |

### Season 3

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
| 11 | 1 | "Life Goes On" (La vita va avanti) | 97 min | 2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) |
| 12 | 2 | "The Tramp" (L'accattone) | 100 min | 9 October 2019 (2019-10-09) |
| 13 | 3 | "Après la boule passe" | 101 min | 16 October 2019 (2019-10-16) |
| 14 | 4 | "Faites vos jeux" | 94 min | 23 October 2019 (2019-10-23) |

### Season 4

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
| 15 | 1 | "Rien ne va plus" | 105 min | 17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) |
| 16 | 2 | "Ah Love, Love" (Ah l'amore, l'amore) | 102 min | 24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) |

### Season 5

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Duration | Original release date |
| 17 | 1 | "The Journey Continues" (Il viaggio continua) | 98 min | 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) |
| 18 | 2 | "Who Leaves and Who Stays" (Chi parte e chi resta) | 102 min | 12 April 2023 (2023-04-12) |
| 19 | 3 | "Points of View" (Punti di vista) | 102 min | 14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) |
| 20 | 4 | "Old Acquaintances" (Vecchie conoscenze) | 96 min | 19 April 2023 (2023-04-19) |

## Production

The series is filmed in various parts of the Aosta Valley, including Aosta, the Skyway Monte Bianco, and Pila.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
| 2023 | Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie | Best Crime Series | Rocco Schiavone | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Nastri d'Argento Grandi Serie | Best Actor | Marco Giallini | Nominated | |