Omerta (TV series)
| Omerta | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Luc Dionne |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canadian Broadcast Corporation |
| Release | January 1996 – April 1999 |
Omertà or Omertà, The Code of Silence is a Quebec television series of 11 forty-five-minute episodes, created by Luc Dionne and aired from January to April 1996 on Radio-Canada. In France, the series aired on France 3 in 1998.
A second season, titled Omertà II – The Code of Silence, had 14 forty-five minute episodes and was broadcast between September and December 1997 on Radio-Canada.
A third season, titled Omerta, The Last Men of Honor, had 13 episodes and was broadcast from January to April 1999, on Radio-Canada.
In 2012 Dionne produced and released a feature film sequel to the series. The film won the Billet d'or at the 15th Jutra Awards as the top-grossing Quebec film of 2012.