âGomorrahâ Is Back, as Bloody (and Gripping) as Ever The crime series is so popular in its native Italy that it has filtered into language and culture. Some critics decry its portrayal of Naples, while others praise its realism and universal themes. Marco DâAmore and Salvatore Esposito in Season 3 of âGomorrah.âCredit...Gianni Fiorito/HBO Max Jan. 29, 2021 ROME â A few minutes into the third season of âGomorrah,â the highly popular Italian television series about organized crime in Naples, which began streaming on HBO Max this month, the showâs brooding protagonist muses on the recent death of his father.