it hasn't been said here yet but Blocco 181 will be back for a season 2 in march ! of this year!!The series has changed title, it's now Gangs of Milano - Le nuove storie del Blocco (Gangs of Milan - New stories from the Block). There will be new main characters but rest assured, Bea, Ludo and Mahdi will be back too!
Here's what I gleaned from a GQ article : (translated with Deepl from Italian)
“new stories in the shadow of the Block will intersect with the narrative of sentimental, familial, sexual and criminal emancipation already at the heart of Block 181."
Bea (Laura Osma) is at a crossroads, torn between her role as Segundera within the “pandilleros” and her feelings for Mahdi (Andrea Dodero), alone and at the mercy of the void left by the departure of Rizzo (Alessio Praticò), with new responsibilities to think about. Meanwhile, Ludo (Alessandro Piavani) is coming to terms with an increasingly heavy and pressing guilt that has alienated him from his friends. By the time the trio reunites, each of them will have much to ponder about the bond that unites them, salvific and intoxicating at first, but now complicated to manage and carry on. To deny that there is an invisible and unbreakable thread between Bea, Mahdi and Ludo seems foolish, not least because together the three are stronger. And it is this that will drive them to stand united front once again and face everything that comes before them."
(I already miss Mahdi's hair cut :'( )
There will be a new gang, with these guys:
I'm not sure where it'll end up but I'm very glad to get them back on my screen! I'll admit last time, I did skip some of the drug stories 'cause I didn't care much for Snake (sorryyy), so I don't think I'll be following the new gang's storyline closely.
It'll be in streaming on Sky Italia and Now in *gestures vaguely* March. There hasn't been an actual date shared publicly yet. I can't say for sure if it'll be available elsewhere right away but it was quite quickly available in Germany last time, then the UK. I will try and post about ways to watch it for people who struggle :)