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a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people
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The show, which starts in 1977 in Naples, follows Pietro Savastano – a tough city kid from a poor neighborhood – who is set to enter the criminal underworld as a means of survival.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 June 2026
The shooters in the deadly K Street massacre moved within the complex orbit of criminal gangs and their offshoots that make up Sacramento’s underworld, an expert on the capital city’s gang culture testified Monday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
As the stories converge over the course of the season, Demie’s Maddy Perez and Sweeney’s Cassie Howard also become wrapped up in his underworld.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 June 2026
Deep Cover sees Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed play a trio of improv actors recruited by the police to infiltrate a gang in London’s criminal underworld.
—Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 June 2026
The shooters in the deadly K Street massacre moved within the complex orbit of criminal gangs and their offshoots that make up Sacramento’s underworld, an expert on the capital city’s gang culture testified Monday.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
As the stories converge over the course of the season, Demie’s Maddy Perez and Sweeney’s Cassie Howard also become wrapped up in his underworld.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 June 2026
Deep Cover sees Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed play a trio of improv actors recruited by the police to infiltrate a gang in London’s criminal underworld.
—Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
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“Underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underworld. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld 
1
: the place of the souls of the dead
2
: the side of the earth opposite to one
3
: the world of organized crime
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