McMafia

TV Series
2018
16
1h

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

18K

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Alex Godman has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of his family's past. But when a murder unearths their past, Alex is drawn into the criminal underworld where he must confront his ... Read allAlex Godman has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of his family's past. But when a murder unearths their past, Alex is drawn into the criminal underworld where he must confront his values to protect those he loves.Alex Godman has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of his family's past. But when a murder unearths their past, Alex is drawn into the criminal underworld where he must confront his values to protect those he loves.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

18K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,762

159

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

Episodes16

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TopTop-rated2 seasons2018

• 2018

Merab Ninidze

Vadim Kalyagin

• 2018

Kirill Pirogov

Ilya Fedorov…

• 2018

Igor Pokrajac

Vadim's Bodyguard…

• 2018

Juliet Rylance

Rebecca Harper

• 2018

Oshri Cohen

Joseph

• 2018

Faye Marsay

Katya Godman

• 2018

Aleksey Serebryakov

Dmitri Godman

• 2018

Mariya Shukshina

Oksana Godman

• 2018

David Strathairn

Semiyon Kleiman

• 2018

Sofya Lebedeva

Lyudmilla Nikolayeva

• 2018

Yuval Scharf

Tanya

• 2018

Clifford Samuel

Femi

• 2018

Anna Levanova

Natasha Kalyagina…

• 2018

Evgeni Golan

Marat

• 2018

Kemi-Bo Jacobs

Karin

• 2018

Caio Blat

Antonio Mendez

• 2018

Masha Mashkova

Masha

• 2018

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9ghate-omkar

Worth the watch

Story takes time to evolve but boy does it evolve. It gives a new direction to globalization of crime and how mafia work together. Love the characters and this show will definitely become a hit

rene-08896

Stylish Subtle Thriller

This is an excellent piece of drama if one likes subtle intrigue with a dark sombre looming menace.

I have seen episode 1. The acting is professional, as is the director's lead, but most importantly the story is not only plausible but current. What do the world's real super villains want and need - a banker who will do their work, and this young man has fallen right into it through no fault of his own

So no bang bang shoot 'em up, though a bit of blood and guts. If you liked the "The Game" with Brian Cox and Tom Hughes you will love this.

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9dwmckone5873

Great Show! Horrible title!

I wasn't expecting much from this. I hadn't heard anything about it and really expected it to just be a low-budget stinker. I really like shows and movies about organized crime so I gave it a shot. I was very wrong. First, don't listen to the reviews saying it's too slow. It's not. It has plenty of thrilling moments. The story is very well written and tells a story of organized crime on a GRAND scale, taking you all over the world. The acting is very good and the cinematography is gorgeous! This series is not like a James Bond flick. It actually reminds me more of THE NIGHT MANAGER starring Tom Hiddleston. I highly recommend!

10captram

From the reviews, it is either love it or hate it.

After watching 7 episodes, I have to say it is very well done. Gets better with every episode, and I noticed a trend with the bad reviewers, which is most only watched the one episode. They don't realize most slow shows get better over time...because they build up the climax for the ending.

All I can say is their lost.

9philfeeley

Reviewers miss the point

This is a great show, illustrating how crime has gone global, just like capitalism. One reviewer didn't like it because some villains were Russian. Did he even watch the show? There are criminals from Israel, India, Pakistan, Mexico and Czech Republic. Just because there are no Americans yet (they may yet show up), doesn't mean it's unfairly portraying Russians as criminals.

Did anyone else notice that this is based on a very good NON-fiction book by Misha Glenny, a reporter who does excellent work? Just because the producers made it into a drama doesn't take anything away from the veracity of the story.

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McMafia is a book by Misha Glenny about global crime written ten years ago. Many crimes/scams of the book have been included in the television series but it is the Russian chapters that formed the basis for the programme. Certain characters are based on real people and real events. The name McMafia refers to the way criminal syndicates would 'lend' the use of their name to smaller criminal gangs for a fee (such as a small Russian gang using the 'chechyn mafia' name to make intimidation and extortion easier because of the Chechyn mob's feared reputation) This is where the 'franchising' idea like that of McDonald's relates to 'McMafia'.