Series like The Making of The Mob

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   Godfather of Harlem

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   2019 · Crime · Drama

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   Loosely based on infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early 1960s returned from ten years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy attempts to regain his piece of Harlem.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared theme: mobster
   • a closely matched era

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   The Black Donnellys

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   2007 · 60 min · Crime · Drama

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   Meet the Donnelly brothers: Tommy, Jimmy, Kevin and Sean. There is nothing these four Irish brothers wouldn't do to protect each other, and for them that means lying, cheating, stealing and, occasionally, calling the cops. Narrated by wannabe gangster Joey "Ice Cream," this gritty series bears witness to the Donnelly brothers' sudden involvement in organized crime, focusing on how they go from boys to mobsters, and showing how their new life affects their relationships with friends, family and lovers.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared theme: new york city

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   Kin

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   2021 · Crime · Drama

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   The lives of a Dublin family embroiled in a gangland war and the consequences of their choices.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   Sons of Liberty

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   2015 · 86 min · Drama

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   A radical group of young men band together in secrecy to change the course of history and make America a nation.

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   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Fear City: New York vs The Mafia

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   2020 · 60 min · Crime · Documentary

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   New York City in the 1970s was ruled with a bloody fist by five mafia families, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.

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   • shared themes: mafia and new york city

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   Giri/Haji

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   2019 · Crime · Drama

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   Family duty sends a lawman to London to look for his mob-assassin brother as a yakuza war threatens to engulf Tokyo. Trust is even tougher to find.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared themes: gangster and mafia
   • a closely matched era

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   Trust

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   2018 · Crime · Drama

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   The trials and triumphs of one of the wealthiest and unhappiest families of the United States, the Gettys. Originally planned to be told over multiple seasons and spanning the twentieth century, the series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty oil fortune, by the Italian mafia in Rome.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared theme: mafia
   • a closely matched era

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   Mob City

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   2013 · Drama

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   Based on the real-life accounts of the cops and gangsters of 1940's Los Angeles, this is the seductive story of the violent crime underbelly of America's most glamorous city and those who wanted to control it.

   Why it connects

   • shared themes: mafia and mobster
   • substantial genre overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Mysteries & Scandals

   Strong story similarity

   2018 · 43 min · Crime · Documentary · Reality

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   A true crime series investigating Hollywood's most intriguing criminals, murders and cases of corruption, exploring infamous headlines that captured the nation's attention using archival footage, new interviews and stylized depictions of past events.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • a closely matched era

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    Kaleidoscope

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    2023 · Crime · Drama

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    A master thief and his crew attempt an epic and elaborate heist worth $7 billion dollars — but betrayal, greed and other threats undermine their plans.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap

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