The Story Behind The Show... It's "Mrs. Doubtfire" meets "Goodfellas." 

In the 1990's, Tony Finelli, an Italian-American from New York (Mark Janicello) was a star in Europe. Tony found fame playing the KinG of Rock and Roll in "ELVIS: The Musical" and turned that initial success into an international singing career.

In 1997, Tony's manager Jürgen, was contacted by an Italian Concert Promoter representing "Mr. Big," (Godfather of the Gambaretto Mafia Family), supposedly regarding a big concert in Sicily, where Tony was to have performed. This promoter was actually an undercover Agent working for the German CIA, leading a secret sting operation to arrest Mr. Big, who was under investigation in Germany for both tax evasaion and money laundering.

Tony and Jürgen were faced with the choice of either going to prison for Mr. Big or watching both of their families get murdered by the mob. Aftr taking the fall for the Mafia Boss and spending 15 years in jail for a crime they didn't commit, Tony and Jürgen return to Tony's home in Berlin. Unbeknownst to Tony, in the intervening years, his wife Tina had divorced him and turned his villa into a boarding house.

In order to be near his children, Tony Finelli takes the job as superintendent in his own villa, so he can rebuild both his life and career and reconnect with his (now grown) daughters, Lola and Lena.

The Series begins on the day Tony and Jürgen get out of prison.

"The Finellis" is a new American Sitcom, being produced in Berlin for the international TV Market. It is a unique mix of family drama, comedy, music and animation.

Cast: 

Tony Finelli: Mark Janicello
Jürgen Drahtseil: Timo Merkhoffer
Tina Finelli: TBA
Lola Finelli: Stefanie Sekler
Lena Finelli: Gabriela Burkhardt
Bea Finelli: Karin Rasenack
Pete Finelli: Klaus Hoser
Nonna D'Agostino: Trish Osmond
Mr. Big: Erwin Broederbauer
Fat Louis: TBA
Jimmy Pooch: TBA
Mike Richards: Ricky Watson
Ebra Richards: TBA
Agent Schmitt: Dietmar Wunder
Little Lola: TBA 
Little Lena: TBA

Filming on location in Berlin, Germany in Summer 2017

Worldwide Distribution: HG Distribution, Montreal.

Executive Producer: Mark Janicello
Producers: Barbara Langbein, Melanie Langbein, Boris Schmidt, Beate Schmidt-Varga, Erika Steindl, Marie Luise Berrang
Associate Producers: Konrad Kaubisch and Uli Payr

Written and Created by: Mark Janicello
Directed by: Joris Hermans
Animation by: 908Video.de 
Cartoon Character Design: Brad Parquette
Music: Ulf Weidmann
Cinematography: Igor Andreevski 
Editing: TBA
Art Direction: TBA
Costume Design: Barbara Langbein 
Production Design: TBA
Makeup: TBA
Sound: Slobodan Bajic
Stylist: Lucca Richter

For more information go to: www.markjanicello.org