Inside the American Mob: Season 1

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National Geographic | Season Premiere Date: July 28, 2013

Summary: The six-part series explores the Mafia in the U.S. through reenactments, archival footage, and interviews with FBI agents, former mobsters, and informants.

Genre(s): Reality, News/Documentary, Documentary

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E9. Notorious Bosses
Air Date: August 10, 2022
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S1:E8. Going Undercover
Air Date: August 27, 2019
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S1:E7. Becoming Boss
Air Date: August 27, 2019

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Dorothy Rabinowitz

Jul 25, 2013

Hard as it may be to imagine, there is still drama in the subject of crime families. And National Geographic Channel's contribution, the six-part Inside the American Mob, is impressive on that score. Most of its persuasiveness derives from first-person reflections both by federal officials and by Mafios. Read full review

Linda Stasi

Jul 26, 2013

If you are a serious-minded man (or woman) who loves mob lore, you’ll be all over this like a really bad smell. Read full review

David Hiltbrand

Jul 25, 2013

This is a solid addition to a saga we find endlessly fascinating. Read full review

David Hinckley

Jul 25, 2013

We’ve seen so many mob documentaries and dramas that the whole subject sometimes seems cartoonish. Inside the American Mob does not. Read full review

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bn3043

Aug 2, 2013

So far this is a great mini series. What you come to expect of National Geographic. This mob show shows how the mob in america came to its demise. Once the FBI got inside it was the end of a long era.

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bitavk

Aug 22, 2013

Comprehensive and objective. The series tells you both sides of the story straight from the people that were involved. It's a good watch even if you aren't very interested in the subject.

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Tss5078

Feb 9, 2015

Mob documentaries are a dime a dozen and are almost always the same. They feature guys who wrote books about the mafia, talking about Al Capone and John Gotti, until now. Inside The American Mob was a long time in the making and for the first time really does give an accurate history andMob documentaries are a dime a dozen and are almost always the same. They feature guys who wrote books about the mafia, talking about Al Capone and John Gotti, until now. Inside The American Mob was a long time in the making and for the first time really does give an accurate history and inside look at organized crime. Two things made this mini-series different from the others, the first being, the people they interviewed. National Geographic sits down with actual detectives, informants, agents, and even current members, who live the mob life. They tell stories that haven't been told before and as it turns out a lot of things we've been told before weren't quite right. The second difference is that this documentary focuses on the timeline, going from the beginning of the five families, all the way up to today. Yes, they talk about Gotti and Donnie Brasco, but they also focus intently on the big names that came in between and weren't as infamous. I have an odd fascination with organized crime and I watch mob documentaries and films fairly often, and I usually don't learn too much or meet people I didn't already know about. Inside The American Mob was completely different, as each of the six episodes introduced me to thing I never would have imagined, told to me by the people who were actually there. National Geographic set out to film the definitive insiders guide to the mob and they succeeded.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 28, 2013
Season 1

71
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 28, 2013
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  S1:E9. Notorious Bosses
  Air Date: August 10, 2022
- tbd
  S1:E8. Going Undercover
  Air Date: August 27, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E7. Becoming Boss
  Air Date: August 27, 2019
- tbd
  S1:E6. End Game
  Air Date: August 25, 2013
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  S1:E5. Rise and Fall of Gotti
  Air Date: August 18, 2013
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  S1:E4. Taking Down the Mob
  Air Date: August 11, 2013
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  S1:E3. New York-Philly War
  Air Date: August 4, 2013
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  S1:E2. Operation Donnie Brasco
  Air Date: July 28, 2013
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  S1:E1. Stayin?' Alive In The '70s
  Air Date: July 28, 2013