Plot Synopsis

Using re-enactments, first-person interviews, archival footage, and recently declassified files, INSIDE THE AMERICAN MOB goes behind the scenes of the American mob to chronicle the real-life mobsters who would do anything to protect their family and the authorities fighting to bring them down. Each hour examines a pivotal time frame, beginning with 1970 and leading up to present day, unveiling the little-known yet crucial escapades, capers and cadavers that truly compose the history of the mob. Mobsters step forward to offer untold stories -- some speaking on camera for the first time -- and to expose the tricks to staying alive, while revealing the true meaning of La Cosa Nostra. Exclusive television interviews include Jimmy Calandra, a gritty member of the Bath Avenue Crew that terrorized the streets of Brooklyn in the late 1990s, who reveals on camera for the first time what it was like to be a Bonanno associate; and "Fat Sal," a former mobster with the Gambino crime family. FBI agents, informants and police who helped take down La Cosa Nostra through grueling and dangerous undercover operations also step forward to tell their story firsthand, providing a rare look at what it takes to infiltrate the inner workings of a lucrative and cold-blooded empire. Plus, Joe Pistone, an FBI legend who, in the most intense undercover operation of its time, infiltrated the Mafia under the name Donnie Brasco, opens up in detail about his close relationships with members of the Mafia. Additional interviews include: Michael Franzese, a former mobster with the Colombo crime family; Sal Polisi, a former associate of the Colombo and Gambino crime families; Lindley DeVecchio, the former head of the FBI squad responsible for surveillance of the Colombo crime family; and Bruce Mouw, the former FBI supervising agent responsible for bringing down Gotti.
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Season 2 of INSIDE THE AMERICAN MOB premiered on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 from 9-11pm ET/PT, as National Geographic Channel debuted back-to-back new episodes to the open the new season:

"Becoming Boss" (9pm): In the '70s John Gotti fights to become boss; in the '80s Whitey Bulger terrorizes Boston.

"Going Undercover" (10pm): In 1978 Joe Pistone joins the FBI; Detective Steve O'Donnell spies on the Patriarcas.