Money can make everything harder, especially when there is a lot of it. But when a German countess, a group of hot Italians, an oddball with a moustache, or a German shepherd who inherited $400 million are involved, the cash is the easiest part of the story to understand.

The first part of the brand-new four-part documentary series, in both English and Italian, is about a German doctor who earned a lot of money in the 1980s by selling drugs. He gave his wife, who was a countess, and one‘s son a comfortable and easy life. But when their depressed son killed himself, leaving behind a $400 million fortune, the only person who could claim it was family dog, a German shepherd decided to name Gunther.

The countess left her empire to a family friend named Maurizio Mian. Mian is an Italian celebrity who is known for having loose ties to a mafia and a group of devoted followers. Gunther’s Millions tells the story of Mian’s adventures over the last 30 years, from establishing offshore bank accounts to buying Madonna’s old real estate to running elaborate social experiments with boy bands and bikinis, all while Gunther’s chaotic dog empire kept an eye on him.

Mian is an Italian businessman and the heir to a pharmaceutical company. He is also the CEO of a Gunther Corporation, which was named after the German shepherd he loved. Mian has used a huge queue of Gunthers as that of the face of his companies, investments, properties, and other business ventures over the…