Inspector Ricciardi (Italian: Il commissario Ricciardi) is an Italian crime drama television series based on the novels by Maurizio De Giovanni. It was first aired on Rai 1 on 25 January 2021.
Contents
Premise
The series takes place in Naples in the 1930s at the height of Fascist Italy. Police Commissioner Luigi Ricciardi holds a powerful secret: he can see the ghosts of people who have died violent deaths and listen to their last thoughts. This ability, inherited from his mother, is a great help in his work but is also a cause of unhappiness.
Cast
Main
Lino Guanciale as Luigi Alfredo Ricciardi
Antonio Milo as Raffaele Maione
Enrico Ianniello as Bruno Modo
Serena Iansiti as Livia Lucani
Maria Vera Ratti as Enrica Colombo
Mario Pirrello as Angelo Garzo
Peppe Servillo as Don Pierino Fava
Marco Palvetti as Falco
Nunzia Schiano as Rosa Vaglio
Fabrizia Sacchi as Lucia Caputo
Fiorenza D'Antonio as Bianca Palmieri di Roccaspina
Christoph Hülsen as Manfred Kaspar von Brauchitsch
Recurring
Adriano Falivene as Bambinella
Massimo De Matteo as Giulio Colombo
Susy Del Giudice as Maria Tritone
Roberto Giordano as Camarda
Veronica D'Elia as Nelide
Giovanni Allocca as Cesarano
Nicola Acunzo as Sebastiano Ponte
Episodes
Season 1
Season 1 premiered on 25 January 2021.
Season 2
Season 2 premiered on 6 March 2023.
Season 3
Season 3 premiered on 10 November 2025.
Production
The series was filmed in various locations around Naples, including the Teatro di San Carlo, the Museo di Capodimonte, Villa Pignatelli, the Royal Palace of Portici, Capua, Castel Volturno, and Nocera Inferiore.