Best dark & gritty Italian web series on Netflix in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

16 web series on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.8. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

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   1. Suburra: Blood on Rome (2017)

   Web series · Italian · 3 seasons · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.9 (18.3K votes)

   MatureVisually stunningTwistyCold & detached

   In 2008, a fight over land in a seaside town near Rome spirals into a deadly battle between organized crime, corrupt politicians and the Vatican.

   Netflix
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   2. Everything Calls for Salvation (2022)

   Web series · Italian · 2 seasons · Drama · IMDb 7.5 (2.6K votes)

   Slow-burnDialogue-drivenDark & gritty

   A young man spends a week in a psychiatric ward, where he meets five other patients and must contend with research-happy doctors and cynical nurses.

   Netflix
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   3. The Trial (2019)

   Web series · Italian · 1 season · Crime, Drama · IMDb 7.2 (4.7K votes)

   Cold & detachedDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature

   The murder of a teen girl impacts a public prosecutor linked to the victim, a lawyer seeking a career-making case and a suspect who says she's innocent.

   Netflix
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   4. Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi (2022)

   Web series · Italian · 1 season · Documentary · IMDb 7.1 (6.5K votes)

   Cold & detachedTwistyEdge-of-seatDark & gritty

   Rome, 1983. After leaving a music lesson, 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi vanishes — embroiling the Vatican in a decades-long mystery.

   Netflix
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   5. SanPa: Sins of the Savior (2020)

   Web series · Italian · 1 season · A · Documentary · IMDb 7.7 (1.9K votes)

   Dark & grittyDialogue-drivenSerious

   Amidst a heroin crisis, Vincenzo Muccioli cared for the addicted, earning him fierce public devotion — even as charges of violence began to mount.

   Netflix
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   6. Baby (2018)

   Web series · Italian · 3 seasons · Drama · IMDb 6.9 (16.1K votes)

   MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedSerious

   Fed up with their families and classmates, two teen girls from a wealthy part of Rome are drawn to the city's underworld and start leading double lives.

   Netflix
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   7. The Sea Beyond (2020)

   Web series · Italian · 6 seasons · Drama, Crime · IMDb 7.3 (2.4K votes)

   MatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seatSerious

   Naples. Still an organized crime stronghold. For the inmates at the Juvenile Detention Centre, time and space are interrupted. Taken away from their families and friends, they now have the opportunity to understand who they have been, who they are, who they want to be.

   Netflix
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   8. The Yara Gambirasio Case: Beyond Reasonable Doubt (2024)

   Web series · Italian · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Documentary · IMDb 6.8 (2.1K votes)

   Cold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & grittyMature

   This docuseries digs into the disappearance of 13-year-old Yara and the disconcerting investigation that shattered the peace of a small Italian town.

   Netflix
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   9. Suburræterna (2023)

   Web series · Italian · 1 season · A · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.5 (2.2K votes)

   MatureCold & detachedVisually stunningDark & gritty

   While chaos rules over Rome, established alliances are at risk as tensions rise with emerging criminal clans. The world of "Suburra" takes a new turn.

   Netflix
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    10. Public Disorder (2025)

    Web series · Italian · 1 season · A · Action & Adventure, Crime · IMDb 6.5 (1.6K votes)

    MatureDark & grittyVisually stunningCold & detached

    Following the fateful aftermath of a demonstration, tensions rise within a riot squad that struggles to separate work from personal life.

    Netflix
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    11. Vendetta: Truth, Lies and the Mafia (2021)

    Web series · Italian · 1 season · Documentary · IMDb 6.7 (388 votes)

    Cold & detachedTwistyDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

    Sicily boasts a bold "Anti-Mafia" coalition. But what happens when those trying to bring down organized crime are accused of being criminals themselves?

    Netflix
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    12. The Monster of Florence (2025)

    Web series · Italian · 1 season · A · Crime, Mystery · IMDb 6.4 (7.7K votes)

    Cold & detachedMatureTwistyDark & gritty

    As a serial killer targets couples and strikes terror in Italy, authorities explore a case from 1968 that may be key to finding The Monster of Florence.

    Netflix
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    13. Sara - Woman in the Shadows (2025)

    Web series · Italian · 1 season · U/A 16+ · Mystery, Drama · IMDb 6.3 (2.4K votes)

    Edge-of-seatDark & grittyCold & detachedSerious

    The suspicious death of her son pushes a former secret agent back into action, investigating a series of crimes that grows increasingly sinister.

    Netflix
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    14. Paparazzi King (2026)

    Web series · Italian · 1 season · Documentary · IMDb 6.2 (425 votes)

    MatureCold & detachedDark & gritty

    Explore the life and career of paparazzi king Fabrizio Corona, reflecting Italy's recent history of scandals and social change.

    Netflix
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    15. Start Up, Fall Down: From Billionaire to Convict (2025)

    Web series · Italian · 1 season · Documentary, Crime · IMDb 5.6 (473 votes)

    Cold & detachedMatureDark & grittyDialogue-driven

    One of Milan's most exclusive parties takes a dark turn when a woman reports sexual assault. This documentary chronicles the investigation that followed.

    Netflix
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    16. Brigands: The Quest for Gold (2024)

    Web series · Italian · 1 season · A · Drama · IMDb 5.6 (892 votes)

    Visually stunningEdge-of-seatStraightforwardSerious

    In the 19th century, when the southern lands of Italy are bandit territory, Filomena escapes her wealthy but sad life to lead a risky treasure hunt.

    Netflix