Aranyélet

I'm Hungarian, and I'm the guy who just isn't interested in Hungarian movies/series at all in general. I started watching it because my mother insisted it's good, and let me tell you, it's extremely good. It's captivating from the first 5 minutes. I have a flatmate who also doesnt like Hungarian stuff, but he came in the room while I started it, and he also watched a whole episode! It's just full of action, full of drama, full of twists. The acting is really good. The emotions come through. I enjoyed EVERY minute of it, there is no filler content, it's a ride all the way. I can seriously recommend it to anyone who likes action/drama. This is literally the first review I do ever I think, because it's just so damn good. I'm shocked how good it is. From the first to the last minute, no boring part, just straight to the point. Maximum satisfaction in 1 hour. This is the epitome of good series, oh my god. Just watch the first 5 minutes, I will put my hand in the fire if you are able to stop. I'm just shocked that I only heard about this not so long ago, and I'm extremely critical about Hungarian shows, but this just blows my mind how good it is.

Edit: Watched season 2 as well. It just gets even better. There were multiple really tense situations. If you live in Hungary you can relate to those well, so it hit home with me. The acting is just brilliant, they got some extremely authentic criminal figures. So again, I'm really hard to impress, but this series just wins the cake.

I'm also very proud of the show, as it sheds light on the corruption in politics in my country where freedom of press is heavily suppressed, media is bought up by oligarchs close to the ruling party, and as such, government propaganda is everywhere.

A big part of the show, in fact its main theme, is showing the lives of such a family, where the father has (and gets) ties to various political and financial characters which enables him to further increase the quality of life for his family members - wife and two kids.

It's displayed in a very entertaining way however, as the other part of the show is about character development, interpersonal relationships, etc.

Thanks to HBO the production quality is excellent and it stands its ground as an international program enjoyable by anyone in the world. Even the local streak (the corruption) can be easily understood by anyone and they can assimilate with it as corruption is in any country to various degrees.

The 3 seasons show drastic changes in the characters in every possible way. It's dramatic and exciting.

A side note: HBO GO allowed watching the full final series on the day of ep1 release, which is unique to HBO GO, as HBO itself shows one ep per week. It was a great touch and rewarding the fans of the series allowing them to binge-watch the final season in one go if they choose to.

I can only recommend it wholeheartedly. 10/10

If You want know what is the real life in Hungary, you have to see this serial. This film will be present how you can open the door to yours first million. The next mill will be automaticly.....

Probably the best Hungarian series I ever watched. Thanks for the creators who dare dream big after Terapia.

The visuals are great, most of the pictures are colorful but still clear. They recorded on several locations with different tones so every time you can lost a little bit searching smaller things from your own experiences.

The story sometimes slow but it is never boring. Characters are unique and the worst actor is at least good, Renato Olasz is great, Zoltán Seress is amazing.

I am looking forward the next seasons hopefully they can keep this high quality for a long time. This is the first time I can recommend a home show without doubt. I think it can even be compared with any good American dramas. 10/10

Honestly this is the best Hungarian siries of all time. I would like to recommend it to everybody to watch it! Great script, great acting, great directing, great directing of photography, great music, great everything.

Thank you for making it.