Netflix · 22 July 2020 · Docuseries · 3 episodes
Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia
This three-part series examines the federal investigation and prosecution of New York’s Mafia families in the 1970s and 1980s. It centers on FBI agents, investigators, prosecutors and people connected to organized crime.[The Mob Museum] [The Guardian]
Interviewees
20 publicly named · coverage checked 8 November 2026
Showing 20 of 20
John AliteMob insider interviewee
Michael FranzeseMob insider interviewee- Jim KosslerInvestigator interviewee
- John JoyceInvestigator interviewee
- Lin DeVecchioInvestigator interviewee
- Joe CantamessaInvestigator interviewee
Rudy GiulianiInterviewee- John SavareseProsecutor interviewee
Michael ChertoffProsecutor interviewee- Joseph F. O’BrienInvestigator interviewee
- Gil ChildersProsecutor interviewee
Curtis SliwaInterviewee
G. Robert BlakeyInterviewee- Ronald GoldstockInterviewee
- Bruce MouwInvestigator interviewee
Frank O'HaraInterviewee- Marilyn LuchtInvestigator interviewee
- Charlotte LangInvestigator interviewee
- Tom FrenchInvestigator interviewee
- Pat MarshallInvestigator interviewee
The series uses archival recordings and material. Archival-only historical figures are not included as interviewees.[Above the Law] [The Mob Museum]
How this list was compiled. Compiled from Netflix reporting and cast listings, with The Mob Museum and The Guardian for the series context. The episodes and end credits have not been checked frame by frame, so brief appearances named only on screen may be missing. Spotted a missing name? Tell us.
Timeline
2020-07-22
Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia released on Netflix[The Mob Museum] [The Guardian]
Episodes
- Episode 1
- Episode 2
- Episode 3
Episode titles are omitted because they were not confirmed by the cited listings.
Credits
- Director
- Sam Hobkinson[Above the Law]
Related documentaries
Sources
- Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia — Netflix, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.Official production sourceHigh reliability
- Netflix’s ‘Fear City’ reveals how FBI, prosecutors built the Mafia Commission case — The Mob Museum, published 2020-08-10. Accessed 2026-11-08.Reference workMedium reliability
- ‘Fear City’: Netflix Series Puts The Lawyers Who Took Down The Mob In The Spotlight — Above the Law, published 2020-07-22. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationMedium reliability
- Fear City: Netflix docuseries recounts a time when the mob ruled New York — The Guardian, published 2020-07-22. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationHigh reliability
- Fear City: New York vs the Mafia — Full Cast & Crew — TV Guide, publication date not recorded. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationMedium reliability
- How Netflix’s new mafia documentary failed — Vox, published 2020-07-22. Accessed 2026-11-08.News organisationHigh reliability
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