Fascinating Trailer for Netflix's Docuseries FEAR CITY: NEW YORK VS. THE MAFIA
I remember my dad telling me horror stories of his trips to New York City during the 1970s. During that time city was like a horror crime thriller as it was filled with police corruption, a financial crisis, high murder rates, and more. It was a time when New York City was controlled by organized crime and there were five mafia families who ruled it.
Netflix has released the first documentary for a three-episode documentary series titled Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia, and it takes a deep dive into one of New York City’s darkest eras. This show looks like it’s going to tell a fascinating story filled with stories that most of us have probably never heard before. Hell, the thing will feature unheard secret FBI tapes!
The series was executive produced by The Imposter and American Animals director Bart Layton, and it was directed by Sam Hobkinson. Here’s the official synopsis:
Throughout the 1970s and ’80s, the “Five Families” of the New York mafia — Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese and Luccese — held a powerful, and seemingly insurmountable, grip on the city. In this three-part docuseries from RAW (Don’t F**K With Cats) and Brillstein Entertainment, award-winning documentarian Sam Hobkinson details the incredible story of the history-making organized crime investigation and prosecution case brought against New York’s most formidable mob bosses. Through interviews with dozens of law enforcement officials, ex-mafia associates and others, FEAR CITY: NEW YORK vs. THE MAFIA sheds light on how the mafia’s control of unions, high-rise construction and other industries netted billions for organized crime. Previously unheard surveillance recordings, news footage and archival material alongside new interviews and reenactments paint a shocking and captivating portrait of this “Golden Era of the Mob.”
Fear City: New York vs. The Mafia hits Netflix on July 22, 2020.
