# Gangland Undercover
**Gangland Undercover** is a Canadian factual drama series that fictionalizes the story of Charles Falco, a meth dealer who became an informant for US law enforcement and spent three years inside the Vagos, one of the most dangerous outlaw motorcycle gangs in the United States.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland_undercover) It aired on History, with a first season premiering on February 24, 2015, and a second season following in 2016 or 2017 depending on the market; the series concluded after two seasons and 14 episodes.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland_undercover) • [2](https://www.mymovierack.com/gangland-undercover/season/) • [3](https://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie-20495/critiques/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Fact-based docudrama series, TV-14 rating, episodes of about 43 minutes[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland_undercover) • [4](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/gangland-undercover) |
| Subject | Charles Falco, a meth dealer who infiltrated the Vagos biker gang as an ATF informant for three years[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland_undercover) |
| Origin | Based on Falco's 2013 memoir *Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws: My Infiltration of America's Deadliest Biker Gangs*[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland_undercover) • [5](https://www.cadebordedepotins.com/2015/04/critiques-series-gangland-undercover-mini-series-bilan.html) |
| Premise | Falco took the undercover assignment to avoid a prison sentence of more than 20 years on drug charges[4](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/gangland-undercover) |
| Episodes | Season 1: 6 episodes (February 2015); Season 2: 8 episodes[2](https://www.mymovierack.com/gangland-undercover/season/) |
| Creator and stars | Created by Stephen Kemp; starring Damon Runyan, Ian Matthews, and Ari Cohen[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4341996/) |
| Reception | IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from about 4,200 user votes[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4341996/ratings/) |
## Premise and source material
The series retells the account of Charles Falco, who was arrested on drug charges and given an ultimatum: serve more than 20 years in prison, or go undercover inside one of America's most notorious motorcycle gangs.[4](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/gangland-undercover) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4341996/) According to the series synopsis, Falco spent three years inside the Vagos gang, working with law enforcement, and the assignment evolved from a way to escape a long sentence into what the synopsis calls a quest for justice.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland_undercover)
The show draws on Falco's memoir, *Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws*, which he wrote in 2013, along with documented historical research into gang rivalries.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland_undercover) • [5](https://www.cadebordedepotins.com/2015/04/critiques-series-gangland-undercover-mini-series-bilan.html) It belongs to the docudrama strand of true crime television, dramatizing real events rather than presenting them as pure documentary, and it takes its title from *Gangland*, the History documentary series that ran from 2007 to 2010 and covered American gangs.[8](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland) • [9](https://gazmag.hu/en/magazine/7-10)
## Season one
Season one aired in February 2015 and consists of six episodes.[2](https://www.mymovierack.com/gangland-undercover/season/) It follows Falco's infiltration of the Vagos, depicting the gang's initiation rites, hierarchical codes, and power struggles, material that reviewers noted gave the drama a documentary-like texture.[3](https://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie-20495/critiques/) At intervals, the main character appears on screen to discuss the events just shown, a device several viewers singled out as the show's most distinctive feature.[10](https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2103467/gangland-undercover)
## Season two
Season two, listed as eight episodes, picks up the story after the conclusion of Operation 22 Green, the enforcement action against the Vagos.[2](https://www.mymovierack.com/gangland-undercover/season/) • [11](https://www.history.com/shows/gangland-undercover) Nearly two years after the arrests, Falco is living under an assumed identity in an unfamiliar Virginian town when he agrees to join a new undercover operation, this time targeting the Mongols gang.[11](https://www.history.com/shows/gangland-undercover) He is paired with an undercover cop known as Bullet, and together they recruit a team of confidential informants to infiltrate the Mongols and other biker gangs, including the Outlaws, the Pagans, and the Merciless Souls.[11](https://www.history.com/shows/gangland-undercover)
The season's storylines include faked murders, armed confrontations, misjudged drug deals, and gunpoint polygraph examinations, and it culminates at a large Fourth of July Outlaws rally where Falco and his team face what the official synopsis calls the ultimate moment of truth.[11](https://www.history.com/shows/gangland-undercover) Sources differ on when this season first aired: Rotten Tomatoes lists September 2016, while MyMovieRack lists March 2017 with eight episodes.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland_undercover) • [2](https://www.mymovierack.com/gangland-undercover/season/)
## Reception and availability
On IMDb the series holds a rating of 8.0/10 based on roughly 4,200 votes, with individual episode scores between 7.9 and 8.4.[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4341996/ratings/) Rotten Tomatoes reports an audience score of 87% from fewer than 50 ratings, with no published critics' reviews.[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland_undercover) French-language reviews were mixed: one praised the series as an effective thriller grounded in a true story with a documentary feel, while another faulted its heavy voice-over narration and rated it 3 out of 10.[3](https://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie-20495/critiques/) • [5](https://www.cadebordedepotins.com/2015/04/critiques-series-gangland-undercover-mini-series-bilan.html)
The series is available for streaming on History, Hulu, and Disney+ (seasons 1 and 2), and can be purchased on Amazon Video, the Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home.[4](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/gangland-undercover) • [1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland_undercover)
## References
1. [Gangland Undercover, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland_undercover)
2. [Gangland Undercover: List of All Seasons, MyMovieRack](https://www.mymovierack.com/gangland-undercover/season/)
3. [Critiques de la série Gangland Undercover, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/series/ficheserie-20495/critiques/)
4. [Gangland Undercover – streaming tv show online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/gangland-undercover)
5. [Critiques Séries : Gangland Undercover. Mini-series. BILAN.](https://www.cadebordedepotins.com/2015/04/critiques-series-gangland-undercover-mini-series-bilan.html)
6. [Gangland Undercover (TV Series 2015–2016), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4341996/)
7. [Gangland Undercover – Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4341996/ratings/)
8. [Gangland, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/gangland)
9. [Gazmag magazine article on Gangland and Gangland Undercover](https://gazmag.hu/en/magazine/7-10)
10. [Gangland Undercover, Digital Spy forums](https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2103467/gangland-undercover)
11. [Watch Gangland Undercover Full Episodes, Video & More, HISTORY](https://www.history.com/shows/gangland-undercover)
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