No matter how old it gets, we still love to take a peek inside the world of organised crime, dons, and mafias. And to satiate your thirst for a crime thriller, BBC One is starting the new year with McMafia TV Series. The new series follows Alex Goldman as our reluctant gangster is drawn deeper and deeper into the world of organized crime with tentacles spread across continents. The series begins airing in the US on AMC in February 2018.
McMafia TV Series Cast
Hossein Amini and James Watkins create this thrilling view inside the world of organised crime based on the book by Misha Glenny. The eight-part series casts James Norton and Juliet Rylance in the lead roles.
McMafia (2017)
Developed By: Hossein Amini and James Watkins
Cast: James Norton, Juliet Rylance, David Strathairn, Faye Marsay, Aleksey Serebryakov, Maria Shukshina and Merab Ninidze
Network: BBC One, AMC
Air Date: 1st January 2018, 9 PM
McMafia TV Series Plot
As the English-raised son of Russian exiles with a mafia history, Alex has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of that criminal past, building his own legitimate business and forging a life with his girlfriend Rebecca (Juliet Rylance).
But when his family’s past returns to threaten them, Alex is forced to confront his values to protect those he loves. What starts out as a story of survival and revenge becomes an epic tale of a man’s struggle against the lures of corruption in the modern world and in himself.
McMafia is impressive and intimate, glamorous and gritty, global in scale and forensic in detail.
McMafia TV Series Trailer
Watch this exciting trailer of McMafia TV series and tell us if you are ready for the new crime adventure.
McMafia TV Series Review
McMafia TV series checks of all the essentials of a Mafia thriller. In the first episode itself it is clear that we are in for a Michael Corleone story as Alex must shed his clean image and join the muddy waters to ensure that his family is safe. It is good that the focus of the series is on strategies and counter strategies the mafia heads adopt rather than on an all-out street fight.
The cast performances are good and the tension gradually builds up as the show progresses. At the end what you get is a Godfather spread across international borders and a much larger scope where politics, diplomacy, and business are all intertwined with a lot more at stake.
McMafia TV Series Episodes
Can’t wait to explore Alex’s world? Here’s a quick peek inside McMafia TV series and the first episode.
Episode 1
Russian crime boss Vadim Kalyagin (Merab Ninidze) meets with his Indian associate Benny Chopra (Atul Kale) to discuss their control of Mumbai’s main port. As Vadim leaves the meeting, his vehicle is blown up by a car bomb. It’s not long before his allies have the name of the man believed to be behind the assassination attempt…
Alex Godman, a successful young hedge fund manager, joins his family at a charity gala – his father Dimitri (Aleksey Serebryakov), a depressed Russian exile, his socialite mother Oksana (Maria Shukshina), his beloved and larger-than-life uncle Boris (David Dencik), his wayward sister Katya (Faye Marsay), and his British girlfriend Rebecca (Juliet Rylance).
When his hedge fund comes under fire, following rumours that they’ve been trading in embargoed Russian stocks, investors start to withdraw their money in droves. Alex tries to find new clients, but struggles against the prejudices that stem from his Russian background.
When Alex approaches his uncle Boris for help he mentions a wealthy Israeli friend of his, a shipping magnate named Semiyon Kleiman (David Strathairn). Alex gratefully agrees to a meeting, but it soon becomes clear that Semiyon, his money and his intentions are not as legitimate as they first seemed…
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