McMafia

McMafia

An international crime drama from the writer of Drive

7.0

TV Show

Russia, United Kingdom
English, Russian
Crime, Drama, Thriller
2018
JAMES H. WATKINS, JAMES WATKINS
Aleksandr Dyachenko, Aleksey Serebryakov, Anna Levanova
452 min

What it's about

Alex, a legitimate businessman, tries to evade his family's dark past. However, a murder exposes his family's mafia ties and he has to enter the world of crime to protect his loved ones.

The take

James Norton plays a Russian-British banker who has stayed away from his family’s links to organized crime. When his fund is threatened, he accepts a shady investor recommended by his uncle, which introduces him to the world of international crime as a money launderer.

It’s very well-made, and successfully juggles many stories at once. However, its weakness might ironically be that the main storyline, as well as Norton’s character, are less interesting than a lot of the other stories that are going on.

The series is written by Hossein Amini, who also wrote the script for Drive.

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