Imma Tataranni - Sostituto procuratore

Imma Tataranni - Sostituto procuratore is an Italian mystery comedy-drama produced for RAI 1 and set in the ancient cave city of Matera, in the southern region of Basilicata. Adapted from the bestselling novels of Mariolina Venezia, the series follows Imma Tataranni, a deputy public prosecutor who is brilliant, blunt, and utterly incapable of letting an injustice slide. Sharp-tongued and stubborn, she charges through her investigations with a fierce sense of right and wrong, an eye-catching wardrobe, and a refusal to be charmed or intimidated by the powerful people she so often crosses.

Each case sends Imma deep into the secrets of her community, where small-town loyalties, old grudges, and hidden wrongdoing tangle together against the dramatic backdrop of Matera's stone districts. She works closely with the earnest young Carabinieri marshal Ippazio Calogiuri, whose quiet admiration for his demanding superior adds a current of tension to their partnership, while her loyal assistant keeps the prosecutor's office running. Imma's relentlessness wins results but also makes her plenty of enemies, and the show balances its mysteries with a warm, often comic affection for its characters.

Just as central as the casework is Imma's crowded home life. Her devoted, patient husband Pietro holds the household together, their teenage daughter keeps them on their toes, and a constant swirl of relatives and local personalities supplies both comedy and heart. Anchored by Vanessa Scalera's award-nominated lead performance, Imma Tataranni became a beloved fixture of Italian primetime, prizing character, humor, and regional color over graphic content as it follows one unforgettable prosecutor who is as exasperating as she is impossible not to root for.