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* AscendedExtra:
** Edoardo, due to his popularity with viewers. He's only a background character in the first half of season 1, but starts to get his own subplots in the second half. In season 2, he gets even more focus, replacing Ciro as the leader of the antagonists. In season 3, he has a more prominent role than everyone else, along with Carmine and Rosa.
** Other two members of Ciro's gang, Gaetano and Totò, start off as minor characters in season 1, but get characterization and backstory in season 2.
** Milos, another generic member of Ciro's gang, barely has any lines in the first two seasons. He's still a minor character in season 3, but we learn more about his backstory and love life.
** Rosa Ricci is introduced in the last two episodes of season 2. She's basically ''the'' female lead in season 3.
** Carmela is Edoardo's SatelliteLoveInterest in the first two seasons and doesn't appear very often. In season 3, she's far more prominent and fleshed out, and is the only character outside the prison who has ever got her own ADayInTheLimelight.
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** The MafiaPrincess Rosa Ricci goes from trying to kill Carmine [[spoiler: to falling in love with him and saving the life of Carmine's daughter. By the end of the season, she also found out that her father Don Salvatore tried to kill their close family friend Edoardo, causing a BrokenPedestal about her relationship with her father.]]
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** Season 2 has the trio of Edoardo, Pirucchio, and Totò. [[spoiler: Edoardo is the new leader of the gang after Ciro's death, Pirucchio seems the most evil of the three but has a HeelRealization in the season finale, and Totò seems the gang's PluckyComicRelief until it's revealed that he's the one who killed Nina, the main conflict of the season.]]

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** Season 2 has the trio of Edoardo, Pirucchio, Gaetano, and Totò. [[spoiler: Edoardo is the new leader of the gang after Ciro's death, Pirucchio Gaetano seems the most evil of the three but has a HeelRealization in the season finale, and Totò seems the gang's PluckyComicRelief until it's revealed that he's the one who killed Nina, the main conflict of the season.]]



** In season 3, Diego and the Di Meo brothers are purposely imprisoned because they were hired by Edoardo's criminal family, to give Edoardo [[{{Gangbangers}} more henchmen in prison]], after the latter loses his old allies Totò and Pirucchio [[spoiler: and Mimmo turns out to be a traitor.]]

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** In season 3, Diego and the Di Meo brothers are purposely imprisoned because they were hired by Edoardo's criminal family, to give Edoardo [[{{Gangbangers}} more henchmen in prison]], after the latter loses his old allies Totò and Pirucchio Gaetano, [[spoiler: and Mimmo turns out to be a traitor.]]



* GangOfBullies: Ciro, Edoardo, Pirucchio, Totò, and all the characters associated with them (including Pino in the first season). They like to bully Carmine and Filippo in season 1, and Sasà in season 2.

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* GangOfBullies: Ciro, Edoardo, Pirucchio, Gaetano, Totò, and all the characters associated with them (including Pino in the first season). They like to bully Carmine and Filippo in season 1, and Sasà in season 2.



** In the first two seasons, Pirucchio (Ciro's biggest YesMan) is a horrible person, and cruel enough to be one of the most prominent HateSink. [[spoiler: In the season 2 finale, he has a HeelRealization, realizes that the criminal life is not for him, makes peace with his parents, and turns him into TheAtoner. In season 3, he's very much a NiceGuy, but sadly he dies in the middle of the season.]]

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** In the first two seasons, Pirucchio Gaetano (Ciro's biggest YesMan) is a horrible person, and cruel enough to be one of the most prominent HateSink. [[spoiler: In the season 2 finale, he has a HeelRealization, realizes that the criminal life is not for him, makes peace with his parents, and turns him into TheAtoner. In season 3, he's very much a NiceGuy, but sadly he dies in the middle of the season.]]



** Mimmo is involved in the Camorra to have a better life, initially following the orders of [[spoiler: Wanda Di Salvo, who orders him to betray Edoardo and later try to kill Rosa. After killing Pirucchio in self defense, Mimmo feels extremely guilty, starting his gradual HeelRealization, and he ends up confessing the truth to Pirucchio's parents. He also tries to make peace with his own family, although his mother never forgave him for abandoning her.]]

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** Mimmo is involved in the Camorra to have a better life, initially following the orders of [[spoiler: Wanda Di Salvo, who orders him to betray Edoardo and later try to kill Rosa. After killing Pirucchio Gaetano in self defense, Mimmo feels extremely guilty, starting his gradual HeelRealization, and he ends up confessing the truth to Pirucchio's Gaetano's parents. He also tries to make peace with his own family, although his mother never forgave him for abandoning her.]]



* KillingInSelfDefense: [[spoiler: Mimmo kills Pirucchio, because he thought the latter was about to shoot him. He still feels extremely guilty about it, especially when he learns that Pirucchio never wanted to kill him for real, and his gun was unloaded.]]

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* KillingInSelfDefense: [[spoiler: Mimmo kills Pirucchio, Gaetano, because he thought the latter was about to shoot him. He still feels extremely guilty about it, especially when he learns that Pirucchio Gaetano never wanted to kill him for real, and his gun was unloaded.]]
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* HeelFaceTurn:
** Pino spends most of season 1 being an aggressive and violent bully who works for Ciro, with his only good trait being his love for dogs seen in a flashback. At the end of the season, Ciro turns against him while Filippo saves Pino's life. Starting in season 2, Pino becomes friends with Filippo and Carmine, is much more caring and affectionate (he even falls in love with a girl), and his violent AxCrazy side only shows up rarely.
** In the first two seasons, Pirucchio (Ciro's biggest YesMan) is a horrible person, and cruel enough to be one of the most prominent HateSink. [[spoiler: In the season 2 finale, he has a HeelRealization, realizes that the criminal life is not for him, makes peace with his parents, and turns him into TheAtoner. In season 3, he's very much a NiceGuy, but sadly he dies in the middle of the season.]]
** Totò is one of the hoodlums who follow Ciro and Edoardo, though he's more LaughablyEvil than anything else. [[spoiler: By the end of season 2, it's revealed that he's the one who killed Carmine's gilfriend Nina to avenge Ciro. He has a MyGodWhatHaveIDone breakdown, tearfully apologizes to Carmine, repeatedly saying that he doesn't want to be an evil person. He's PutOnABus after that.]]
** Mimmo is involved in the Camorra to have a better life, initially following the orders of [[spoiler: Wanda Di Salvo, who orders him to betray Edoardo and later try to kill Rosa. After killing Pirucchio in self defense, Mimmo feels extremely guilty, starting his gradual HeelRealization, and he ends up confessing the truth to Pirucchio's parents. He also tries to make peace with his own family, although his mother never forgave him for abandoning her.]]
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* GangOfBullies: Ciro, Edoardo, Pirucchio, Totò, and all the characters associated with them (including Pino in the first season). They like to bully Carmine and Filippo in season 1, and Sasà in season 2.
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** Viola is the only one of the inmates who fall into this. While most of them have done horrible things, they all have sympathetic traits, genuine bonds with other people, and CharacterDevelopment, even the most villainous ones. Except for Viola, whose only defining trait is being a sadistic creep who hates everyone and enjoys hurting people for no reason. While she's revealed to be [[spoiler: a tragic character because of her AbusiveParents, mental illness, and the way she's DrivenToSuicide]], she's the only inmate who is portrayed as irredeemably evil.

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** Viola is the only one of the inmates who fall falls into this. While most of them have done horrible things, they all have sympathetic traits, genuine bonds with other people, and CharacterDevelopment, even the most villainous ones. Except for Viola, whose only defining trait is being a sadistic creep who hates everyone and enjoys hurting people for no reason. While she's revealed to be [[spoiler: a tragic character because of her AbusiveParents, mental illness, and the way she's DrivenToSuicide]], she's the only inmate who is portrayed as irredeemably evil.
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* HateSink:
** Viola is the only one of the inmates who fall into this. While most of them have done horrible things, they all have sympathetic traits, genuine bonds with other people, and CharacterDevelopment, even the most villainous ones. Except for Viola, whose only defining trait is being a sadistic creep who hates everyone and enjoys hurting people for no reason. While she's revealed to be [[spoiler: a tragic character because of her AbusiveParents, mental illness, and the way she's DrivenToSuicide]], she's the only inmate who is portrayed as irredeemably evil.
** On the other hand, many secondary characters outside the prison are clearly meant to be hated. Among them, Gemma's boyfriend Fabio, Ciro's father, Gianni's father, Naditza's father, Beppe's brother, and Sasà's mother have no redeeming qualities. Carmine's mother mostly appears to be this, as she's a horrible mother and ruthless criminal, but she loves her son deep down, even if she thinks he's a disappointment.
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* BigBad:
** Season 1: Ciro. The main threat to the two protagonists Carmine and Filippo.
** Season 2 has the trio of Edoardo, Pirucchio, and Totò. [[spoiler: Edoardo is the new leader of the gang after Ciro's death, Pirucchio seems the most evil of the three but has a HeelRealization in the season finale, and Totò seems the gang's PluckyComicRelief until it's revealed that he's the one who killed Nina, the main conflict of the season.]]
** Season 3: A BigBadEnsemble of [[TheQueenpin Wanda Di Salvo]] and [[TheDon Don Salvatore Ricci]], even if these two actually work [[EvilVersusEvil against each other.]] They both want to take over Naples, and both provide most of the drama, [[spoiler: especially after their EnemyMine agreement.]]
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** In season 2, Rosa is purposely imprisoned to avenge the death of her brother Ciro, by killing Carmine. [[spoiler: But she ends up falling in love with him.]]


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* StarCrossedLovers: In season 3, Carmine Di Salvo and Rosa Ricci are in the classic ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' situation. The Di Salvo family and the Ricci family are the two most prominent Camorra FeudingFamilies in Naples, and Rosa's main goal was initially to kill Carmine [[spoiler: for being involved in the death of Rosa's beloved brother Ciro.]] After several episodes of BelligerentSexualTension, [[spoiler: they fall in love. Many characters point out to Carmine that it would be crazy for him to be in love a Ricci family member.]]
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* WillTheyOrWontThey:
** Filippo and Naditza have UnresolvedSexualTension for most of the first season. They get together at the end of season 1. [[spoiler: They fight and break up quite a few times, and end up with a MaybeEverAfter in season 3.]]
** Gianni and Gemma are also this in season 1, with Gianni being attracted to Gemma, and Gemma being still attracted to her abusive ex-boyfriend Fabio. They get together at the beginning of season 2, though their relationship is still troubled because of Fabio's interferences [[spoiler: They break up when Gemma is PutOnABus, as Gianni feels that she would never be happy with a boyfriend still in prison.]]
** Carmine and [[spoiler: Rosa]] spend most of season 3 with an obvious BelligerentSexualTension.

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* KillingInSelfDefense: [[spoiler: Mimmo kills Pirucchio, because he thought the latter was about to shoot him. He still feels extremely guilty about it, especially when he learns that Pirucchio never wanted to kill him for real, and his gun was unloaded.]]



* SympatheticMurderer: A few examples. Carmine ends up in prison for killing a criminal who was raping Carmine's girlfriend Nina.

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* SympatheticMurderer: A few examples. Carmine ends up in prison for killing a criminal who was raping Carmine's girlfriend Nina.
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** Season 3 introduces a trio of characters nicknamed Dobermann, Cucciolo, and Micciarella. Their real names are Diego, Luigi, and Raffaele.


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* OnlyFriend: Carmine and Filippo are this to each other in the first season (due to Filippo losing his old friends, while Carmine has always been an outcast aside from his gilfriend Nina). Starting in season 2, they also become friends with other inmates like Pino and Gianni.
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* OneSteveLimit: Averted, many characters have the same name or similar names.
** Pietro is the name of both Ciro's brother and Massimo's son.
** Rosa is the name of both Ciro's sister and Edoardo's mother. This is probably intentional since their families are very close.
** The name of Edoardo's son (born in season 2) is Ciro. Again, intentional since Ciro was also the name of Edoardo's friend [[spoiler: killed at the end of season 1.]]
** Carmine's surname is Di Salvo. Edoardo has a cousin named Salvo. The name of Ciro's father is Salvatore. Salvatore is also the real name of Sasà, who is OnlyKnownByHisNickname.
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* ButtMonkey:
** Carmine is loathed, insulted, and picked on by many characters who also want to kill him. His friend Filippo is also a huge ButtMonkey in the first few episodes, but he starts to get more respect later on.
** In season 2, Sasà is treated even worse than Carmine and Filippo, and that's saying a lot.
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** Viola spends three seasons being disturbingly cruel to everyone, and has seemingly no purpose other than being a HateSink. [[spoiler: In her last episode "L'età dell'innocenza", we learn that she grew up with an uncaring mother and a violent father, and she spent her childhood alone with an ImaginaryFriend. She's heavily implied to be mentally ill, and she also admits that she stopped having feelings since the first time her father whipped her. In her last scene, we see Paola hugging her and promising to help her, but Viola jumps to her death anyway.]]

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** Viola spends three seasons being disturbingly cruel to everyone, and has seemingly no purpose other than being a HateSink. [[spoiler: In her last episode "L'età dell'innocenza", we learn that she grew up with an uncaring mother and a violent father, and she spent her childhood alone with an ImaginaryFriend. She's heavily implied to be mentally ill, and she also admits that she stopped having feelings since the first time her father whipped her. In her last scene, we see Paola hugging her and promising to help her, but Viola jumps to her death anyway. The other characters are shocked by Viola's suicide, and Paola breaks down crying.]]
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** Viola spends three seasons being disturbingly cruel to everyone, and has seeminly no purpose other than being a HateSink. [[spoiler: In her last episode "L'età dell'innocenza", we learn that she grew up with an uncaring mother and a violent father, and she spent her childhood alone with an ImaginaryFriend. She's heavily implied to be mentally ill, and she also admits that she stopped having feelings since the first time her father whipped her. In her last scene, we see Paola hugging her and promising to help her, but Viola jumps to her death anyway.]]

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** Viola spends three seasons being disturbingly cruel to everyone, and has seeminly seemingly no purpose other than being a HateSink. [[spoiler: In her last episode "L'età dell'innocenza", we learn that she grew up with an uncaring mother and a violent father, and she spent her childhood alone with an ImaginaryFriend. She's heavily implied to be mentally ill, and she also admits that she stopped having feelings since the first time her father whipped her. In her last scene, we see Paola hugging her and promising to help her, but Viola jumps to her death anyway.]]

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* AlasPoorVillain: Ciro is the main villain of the first season. [[spoiler: In the season 1 finale, after Filippo stabs him to save Carmine, the mortally wounded Ciro tells Massimo "Tell my father I didn't suffer" before breaking down crying "I don't want to die", and then he dies in Massimo's arms.]]

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* AlasPoorVillain: AlasPoorVillain:
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Ciro is the main villain of the first season. [[spoiler: In the season 1 finale, after Filippo stabs him to save Carmine, the mortally wounded Ciro tells Massimo "Tell my father I didn't suffer" wasn't scared" before breaking down crying "I don't want to die", and then he dies in Massimo's arms.]]
** Viola spends three seasons being disturbingly cruel to everyone, and has seeminly no purpose other than being a HateSink. [[spoiler: In her last episode "L'età dell'innocenza", we learn that she grew up with an uncaring mother and a violent father, and she spent her childhood alone with an ImaginaryFriend. She's heavily implied to be mentally ill, and she also admits that she stopped having feelings since the first time her father whipped her. In her last scene, we see Paola hugging her and promising to help her, but Viola jumps to her death anyway.
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* InSeriesNickname: Quite a few.
** Carmine is nicknamed "Piecuro", meaning "sheep", only by the ones who hate him and consider him a coward.
** Filippo is called "Chiattillo", meaning "preppy rich boy" more often than not. While the nickname was initially given to him by the antagonists, it's often used even by his friend Carmine and by the adults.
** Pino is sometimes referred to as "Pino il Pazzo", meaning "Crazy Pino".
** Gianni is often called "Cardiotrap".
** Gaetano is known as "Pirucchio" meaning "louse", as he's the biggest YesMan to young boss Ciro. [[spoiler: After his HeelFaceTurn, he prefers to be called by his real name Gaetano, even saying "Pirucchio is dead".]]

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* CapturedOnPurpose: Mimmo is purposely imprisoned to help Edoardo escape. [[spoiler: Only that it's revealed to be a scam to actually ''kill'' him.]]

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* CapturedOnPurpose: CapturedOnPurpose:
** Naditza is purposely imprisoned to run away from her parents who want to force her into an ArrangedMarriage.
** In season 2,
Mimmo is purposely imprisoned to help Edoardo escape. [[spoiler: Only that it's revealed to be a scam to actually ''kill'' him.]]
** In season 3, Diego and the Di Meo brothers are purposely imprisoned because they were hired by Edoardo's criminal family, to give Edoardo [[{{Gangbangers}} more henchmen in prison]], after the latter loses his old allies Totò and Pirucchio [[spoiler: and Mimmo turns out to be a traitor.
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* EvilVersusEvil: The rivalry between the Camorra families and their associates, with the most prominent being the one between the Di Salvo family and the Ricci family.

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* AccidentalMurder: Filippo ends up in prison for accidentally murdering one of his friends. In the second season, [[spoiler: Cardiotrap involuntarily kills Fabio by pushing him over a balcony]]

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Filippo ends up in prison for accidentally murdering one of his friends. friends.
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** Gemma, caught between NiceGuy Gianni (Betty) and the violently abusive Fabio (Veronica).

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** Gemma, caught between NiceGuy Gianni Gianni/"Cardiotrap" (Betty) and the violently abusive Fabio (Veronica).


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** Sasà is another male example. He's an extremely rich student and has a relationship with the janitor's beautiful daughter Erika. Sasà's mother considers Erika a GoldDigger and doesn't want him to date her.
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* AbortedArc: Sasà has one of the main storylines in season 2 [[spoiler: and the season 2 finale has him admitting guilt in court for raping a girl, after denying it for many episodes.]] And then in season 3... [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome he disappears without explanation]]. There are rumors that the character was simply dropped because the writers realized that [[spoiler: a teenage boy guilty of rape]] was too dark even for this show (especially since Sasà looks much ''younger'' than the other protagonists), and he also didn't have any interesting dynamic or friendship with the other inmates, only with one of the guards.
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** Edoardo, caught between Carmela and Teresa. Carmela is seeminly the Betty (his long-time partner, who already knows Edoardo's family, they have a baby together) while Teresa is seemingly the Veronica (a new girl, very different from him, with whom he has a secret affair). However, Carmela has a Veronica-like personality, while Teresa has a Betty-like personality.

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** Edoardo, caught between Carmela and Teresa. Carmela is seeminly seemingly the Betty (his long-time partner, who already knows Edoardo's family, they have a baby together) while Teresa is seemingly the Veronica (a new girl, very different from him, with whom he has a secret affair). However, Carmela has a Veronica-like personality, while Teresa has a Betty-like personality.
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* BettyAndVeronica:
** Edoardo, caught between Carmela and Teresa. Carmela is seeminly the Betty (his long-time partner, who already knows Edoardo's family, they have a baby together) while Teresa is seemingly the Veronica (a new girl, very different from him, with whom he has a secret affair). However, Carmela has a Veronica-like personality, while Teresa has a Betty-like personality.
** Gemma, caught between NiceGuy Gianni (Betty) and the violently abusive Fabio (Veronica).
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** All the inmates are under 18 years old, and many of them belong to youth gangs, so they are ruthless and perfectly capable of murder, as they are raised this way by their families.

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** All the inmates are under 18 years old, and many of them belong to youth gangs, so they are ruthless and perfectly capable of murder, as they especially the ones who are raised this way by their families.families, such as Ciro and his gang.
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* TeensAreMonsters: All the inmates are under 18 years old, and many of them belong to youth gangs, so they are ruthless and perfectly capable of murder.

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All the inmates are under 18 years old, and many of them belong to youth gangs, so they are ruthless and perfectly capable of murder.murder, as they are raised this way by their families.
** Even the ones who are not part of criminal families can fall to this. Viola is the biggest example, since she's just cruel to everyone ForTheEvulz.
** At first sight, Sasà is just a rich, shy, and very young teenager (15 years old, to be exact) who is easily bullied by the other inmates. [[spoiler: Then it's revealed that he is in prison because he raped his girlfriend. At first he claims his innocence, but then he confesses the truth.]]

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* AssholeVictim: It's hard to feel compassion both for [[spoiler: Ciro]] and [[spoiler: Fabio]] when they die. Both have been extremely violent people, so it's more of a relief when they're no longer around.

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* AlasPoorVillain: Ciro is the main villain of the first season. [[spoiler: In the season 1 finale, after Filippo stabs him to save Carmine, the mortally wounded Ciro tells Massimo "Tell my father I didn't suffer" before breaking down crying "I don't want to die", and then he dies in Massimo's arms.]]
* AssholeVictim: It's hard to feel compassion both for [[spoiler: Ciro]] and [[spoiler: Fabio]] when they die. Both have been extremely violent people, so it's more of a relief when they're no longer around. [[spoiler: Downplayed in Ciro's case: while he was a bad guy, his death is portrayed in an AlasPoorVillain light, all his friends are deeply saddened by his death in the following season, and the character is also popular with the viewers.]]
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''Mare Fuori'' (eng: ''Sea Outside'') is an Italian TV series produced by Rai. It's set in a juvenile prison near the sea in Naples and it follows the personal stories of its prisoners and workers.

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''The Sea Beyond'' (IT: ''Mare Fuori'' (eng: ''Sea Outside'') [[note]]lit. "Sea Outside"[[/note]]) is an Italian TV series produced by Rai.Creator/{{RAI}}. It's set in a juvenile prison near the sea in Naples and it follows the personal stories of its prisoners and workers.
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''Mare Fuori'' (eng: ''Sea Outside'') is an Italian TV series produced by Rai. It's set in a juvenile prison near the sea in Naples and it follows the personal stories of its prisoners and workers.

A central theme of the show is the unlikely friendship between the two main characters: Carmine Di Salvo is the good-natured WhiteSheep of a dangerous [[TheMafia Camorra family]], while Filippo Ferrari is a privileged rich boy from Milan with the dream of becoming a piano player. Both are arrested in the first episode for accidental and/or unfair reasons. They quickly become easy targets for the other inmates, most of them being led by Ciro Ricci, the ruthless son of a Camorra boss who particularly hates Carmine.

Almost all the inmates get spotlight episodes with {{Flashback}}s explaining their background and the reason why they ended up arrested. We also learn a lot about the adults who work in the prison, especially the prison commander Massimo Esposito (who tries to be a father figure to Carmine) and the director [[DefrostingIceQueen Paola Vinci]].

It originally aired on [=RAI2=] in 2020; however, it became a major succes when it was brought on the platform Netflix in 2022. As for now, the show counts three seasons; a fourth one is being produced.

!''Mare fuori'' provides examples of:

* AccidentalMurder: Filippo ends up in prison for accidentally murdering one of his friends. In the second season, [[spoiler: Cardiotrap involuntarily kills Fabio by pushing him over a balcony]]
* AcidAttack: Fabio throws acid on Ambra's face, mistaking her for Gemma. She later seeks revenge by shooting him, and that's why she's imprisoned.
* AssholeVictim: It's hard to feel compassion both for [[spoiler: Ciro]] and [[spoiler: Fabio]] when they die. Both have been extremely violent people, so it's more of a relief when they're no longer around.
* AttackOnOneIsAnAttackOnAll: [[spoiler: When Ciro is killed (supposedly) by Carmine, all of his group seeks revenge on him]]. They seem to change idea after a while, though.
* CapturedOnPurpose: Mimmo is purposely imprisoned to help Edoardo escape. [[spoiler: Only that it's revealed to be a scam to actually ''kill'' him.]]
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: The theme song is sung by Matteo Paolillo, who plays Edoardo on the show.
* EvilRedhead: The redheaded Viola is one of the most sadistic and cruel characters, and loves to manipulate and torture people.
* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: While [[ShelteredAristocrat Filippo]] is one of the most sympathetic and heroic characters, he says "filthy gypsy" after the Romani girl Naditza steals his wallet and his watch, and it's the reason why she dislikes him initially. [[spoiler: They end up falling in love, though.]]
* SceneryPorn: Throughout every episode, there are many shots of the beautiful landscapes and coastline of Naples. As evidenced by the title and the opening, the "sea outside" represents a symbol of hope for the boys and the girls in prison.
* SympatheticMurderer: A few examples. Carmine ends up in prison for killing a criminal who was raping Carmine's girlfriend Nina.
* TeensAreMonsters: All the inmates are under 18 years old, and many of them belong to youth gangs, so they are ruthless and perfectly capable of murder.
* UptownGirl:
** Teresa (a student from one of the wealthiest neighborhoods of Naples) is romantically involved with Edoardo (a delinquent she meets while she's doing voluntary work in prison). [[spoiler: She doesn't know that he's already married.]]
** Gemma is implied to be well-off, and has a relationship with Gianni, who is from a poor family.
** Filippo is a male example. A rich boy in a relationship with Romani girl [[HotGypsyWoman Naditza]].
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