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Fear City: New York vs the Mafia

2020 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · 65% critics

DocumentaryCrimeHistory

In 1970s New York, organized crime tightens its grip on everyday life as multiple powerful families control key industries through fear and violence. This docuseries follows the long, risky federal effort to gather evidence—often through surveillance and wiretaps—and build a case strong enough to challenge that control.

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Streaming on Netflix.

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Details
Original title
Fear City: New York vs The Mafia
Years
2020
Release date
2020-07-22
Network
Netflix
Language
English
Rated
TV-MA
Runtime
60 min
Max quality
UHD
Critic score
65/100
TMDB rating
6.8/10 (132 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a true-crime deep dive into investigations and takedowns, similar in spirit to Get Gotti or Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer; Not for you if you want nonstop action or a mob-life focus.

Pros: compelling real-life stakes; archival footage and tapes; balanced viewpoints | Cons: slow pacing at times; heavy on FBI procedures; limited new information

Themes

  • new york city
  • 1970s
  • wiretap
  • investigation
  • mafia
  • miniseries
  • true crime
  • 1980s

Cast & crew

Episodes1 season · 3 episodes

Season 13 episodes
  • S1E1Mob Rule48m
    Netflix
  • S1E2The Godfather Tapes44m
    Netflix
  • S1E3Judgment Day62m
    Netflix