Followers of the VH1 collection Mob Wives have been delighted when MTV introduced a brand new collection, Made in Staten Island. The present would function the kids of a few of the girls featured on Mob Wives, together with Karen Gravano and her daughter, Karina Seabrook.
When Made in Staten Island mysteriously disappeared from the air after just a few episodes, followers puzzled what occurred. Right here’s how Made in Staten Island grew to become Households of the Mafia.
‘Made in Staten Island’ solely ran for 3 episodes
In 2019, MTV premiered a brand new collection referred to as Made in Staten Island. The collection adopted the younger adults of a number of households who had ties to the mafia and legal exercise, together with Seabrook, Dennie Augustine, and twins Taylor and Joe O’Toole.
The Staten Island group was dissatisfied within the present’s illustration of the island, claiming it “[was] constructed on the premise that youngsters from Staten Island all develop up surrounded by the mafia of their lives; that is removed from the reality.” The group requested that the present change its identify or be faraway from MTV altogether.
MTV stopped airing the collection after three episodes however returned in April 2020 with Households of the Mafia. The newly named collection has the identical focus as Made in Staten Island — younger adults with connections to notorious mafiosos — however with out point out of the situation.
Was ‘Made in Staten Island’ canceled?
After solely airing three episodes, MTV eliminated Made in Staten Island from the air. Gravano spoke out concerning the collection on The Wiseguyz Present podcast, addressing the rumors that it had been canceled.
“We’re working. We weren’t canceled,” Gravano defined. “We simply had a few issues come up and felt we wished so as to add extra layers to the present, so we’re nonetheless engaged on it. We’ll undoubtedly be again.”
And again they got here, within the type of a brand new collection titled Households of the Mafia.
‘Households of the Mafia’ is in scorching water
Spyglass Media Group (previously the Weinstein Firm) owns the VH1 collection Mob Wives, which ran from 2011 to 2016. The collection adopted Gravano and lots of different girls with ties to the mafia together with Drita D’Avanzo, Renee Graziano, Ramona Rizzo, and Angela “Large Ang” Raiola.
As a result of Households of the Mafia options a few of the similar girls, themes, and tales as Mob Wives, MTV was despatched a cease-and-desist for copyright infringement.
MTV nor Spyglass have commented on the authorized matter. “Mob Wives centered on the ladies,” Gravano informed Web page Six. “[Households of the Mafia] focuses on the dad and mom elevating their youngsters. It’s a multigenerational present that basically comes full circle while you see the struggles the dad and mom come from and wanting the children to do higher and study from their errors.”
The primary season of Households of the Mafia is simply six episodes. Whether or not or not that is as a result of authorized situation is unclear.
Will there be a ‘Households of the Mafia’ Season 2?
As of proper now, MTV hasn’t confirmed a second season of Households of the Mafia. Contemplating the copyright infringement case in opposition to the collection and the impression the coronavirus (COVID-19) has had on the manufacturing of many exhibits, it’s doubtless that it is going to be a while till we discover out whether or not or not the collection will return for Season 2.