Kostas: New Italian Crime Drama Series Headed to the US

The new Italian crime drama, Kostas, now has a streaming home in the US.

Filmed adaptations of novels by authors of one country are often produced by companies in another, such as the German series Donna Leon’s Brunetti Mysteries, based on the works by American author Donna Leon; the French series Blood on the Docks, based on British crime writer Graham Hurley’s novels; and the Italian series Nero Wolfe, based on the mystery stories by American author Rex Stout.

Now we have another: Kostas, based on the popular “The Inspector Costas Haritos Mysteries” by Greek crime fiction author Petros Markaris (#ad). Set in Athens, Kostas stars Stefano Fresi (Murders at Barlume, The Name of the Rose) as Homicide Chief Kostas Charistos.

The first story in the series is adapted from Deadline in Athens, the first title in Markaris’s “Haritos” books. In the series opener, Kostas is on holiday with his family when he is called to investigate the discovery of a man’s corpse on the beach. It then becomes a situation of when it rains, it pours, as Kostas is also tasked with delving into the deaths of two Albanians. Theirs will not be the end of the body count.

Kostas premieres in the US as a four-episode binge on Monday, July 28, exclusively on Acorn TV and its digital channels, including Acorn TV on Prime Channels.

The cast also includes Francesca Inaudi (The Hunter), Blu Yoshimi (Bulletproof Heart), Marco Palvetti (Gomorrah), Maria Chiara Centorami (No Place Like Home), Jerry Mastrodomenico (The Alligator), Denis Fasolo (The Miracle), Giulio Tropea (The Catholic School), Daniele La Leggia (Don Matteo), Michele Rosiello (Swan Company), and Luigi Di Fiore (Rocco Schiavone).

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Deadline in Athens by Petros Markaris