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| name = McMafia |
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| image = McMafia titlecard.JPG |
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| genre = [[Crime drama]] |
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| creator = [[Hossein Amini]]<br /> [[James Watkins (director)|James Watkins]] |
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| creator = [[Hossein Amini]]<br /> [[James Watkins (director)|James Watkins]] |
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| based_on = ''McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld''<br />by <br>[[Misha Glenny]]<ref name=goodreads /> |
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* [[Aleksei Serebryakov (actor)|Aleksey Serebryakov]] |
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* [[Aleksei Serebryakov (actor)|Aleksey Serebryakov]] |
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* [[Maria Shukshina]] |
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* Angel Woodland |
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* Sofia Lebedeva |
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* [[Caio Blat]] |
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| composer = Tom Hodge<br />Franz Kirmann |
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| composer = Tom Hodge<br />Franz Kirmann |
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| executive_producer = Nick Marston<br/>Dixie Linder<br/>Ben Hall<br/>Robyn Slovo<br/> Matthew Read<br/>Hossein Amini<br/>James Watkins<br/>Misha Glenny |
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| executive_producer = Nick Marston<br/>Dixie Linder<br/>Ben Hall<br/>Robyn Slovo<br/> Matthew Read<br/>Hossein Amini<br/>James Watkins<br/>Misha Glenny |
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| producer = Paul Ritchie |
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| company = [[Cuba Pictures]] |
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| distributor = [[BBC Worldwide]] (UK)<br/>[[AMC Networks]] (U.S.) |
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'''''McMafia''''' is a British [[crime drama]] television series created by [[Hossein Amini]] and [[James Watkins (director)|James Watkins]], and directed by Watkins. It is inspired by the book ''McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld'' by journalist [[Misha Glenny]] (2008).<ref name=goodreads>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1906500.McMafia|title=McMafia|website=Goodreads|access-date=2018-02-26}}</ref> The series stars [[James Norton (actor)|James Norton]] as Alex Godman, the British-raised son of a [[Russian mafia]] boss living in [[London]] whose father is trying to escape from the world of organised crime. It is co-produced by [[BBC]], [[AMC Networks]], and [[Cuba Pictures]].<ref name="bbc2217">{{cite web|title=First look image released for BBC One's McMafia |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/mcmafia-first-look|website=[[BBC|BBC Media Centre]]|date=2 February 2017|access-date=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bryant|first1=Adam|title=AMC Releases First Photo From Upcoming Series McMafia|url=http://www.amc.com/talk/2017/02/amc-releases-first-photo-from-upcoming-series-mcmafia|access-date=22 May 2017|website=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]}}</ref> It premiered in the United Kingdom on [[BBC One]] on 1 January 2018,<ref name=BBCpremiere>{{cite web|last1=Munn|first1=Patrick|title=BBC One Sets Premiere Date For 'McMafia'|url=https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2017/12/bbc-one-sets-premiere-date-mcmafia/|website=TVWise|date=6 December 2017|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> and in the United States on [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] on 26 February 2018.<ref name=AMCpremiere>{{cite web|last1=Haring|first1=Bruce|title=AMC Sets 'McMafia' Premiere, Season Starts For 'Fear,' 'Badlands,' and 'James Cameron's Sci-Fi Story' – TCA|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/amc-sets-mcmafia-premiere-season-starts-for-three-returning-programs-1202242733/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 13, 2018|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amc.com/shows/mcmafia|title=McMafia|website=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]|date=2018|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref> |
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'''''McMafia''''' is a British [[crime drama]] television series created by [[Hossein Amini]] and [[James Watkins (director)|James Watkins]], and directed by Watkins. It is inspired by the book ''[[McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld]]'' by journalist [[Misha Glenny]] (2008).<ref name=goodreads>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1906500.McMafia|title=McMafia|website=Goodreads|access-date=2018-02-26}}</ref> The series stars [[James Norton (actor)|James Norton]] as Alex Godman, the British-raised son of a [[Russian mafia]] boss living in [[London]] whose father is trying to escape from the world of organised crime. It is co-produced by [[BBC]], [[AMC Networks]], and [[Cuba Pictures]].<ref name="bbc2217">{{cite web|title=First look image released for BBC One's McMafia |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/mcmafia-first-look|website=[[BBC|BBC Media Centre]]|date=2 February 2017|access-date=22 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bryant|first1=Adam|title=AMC Releases First Photo From Upcoming Series McMafia|url=http://www.amc.com/talk/2017/02/amc-releases-first-photo-from-upcoming-series-mcmafia|access-date=22 May 2017|website=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107030403/http://www.amc.com/talk/2017/02/amc-releases-first-photo-from-upcoming-series-mcmafia|url-status=dead}}</ref> It premiered in the United Kingdom on [[BBC One]] on 1 January 2018,<ref name=BBCpremiere>{{cite web|last1=Munn|first1=Patrick|title=BBC One Sets Premiere Date For 'McMafia'|url=https://www.tvwise.co.uk/2017/12/bbc-one-sets-premiere-date-mcmafia/|website=TVWise|date=6 December 2017|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref> and in the United States on [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] on 26 February 2018.<ref name=AMCpremiere>{{cite web|last1=Haring|first1=Bruce|title=AMC Sets 'McMafia' Premiere, Season Starts For 'Fear,' 'Badlands,' and 'James Cameron's Sci-Fi Story' – TCA|url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/amc-sets-mcmafia-premiere-season-starts-for-three-returning-programs-1202242733/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 13, 2018|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amc.com/shows/mcmafia|title=McMafia|website=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]|date=2018|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref> |
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[[BBC One ]] recommissioned the programme for an eight- chapter second season.<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/mcmafia-renewed-second-season-bbc-one-1202380138/|title='McMafia' Renewed For Second Season By BBC One|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 1, 2018|access-date=May 2, 2018}}</ref> |
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* [[David Dencik]] as Boris Godman, Alex's uncle |
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* [[David Dencik]] as Boris Godman, Alex's uncle |
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* [[Oshri Cohen]] as Joseph, Israeli bodyguard |
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* [[Oshri Cohen]] as Joseph, Israeli bodyguard |
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* Sofia Lebedeva as Lyudmilla Nikolayeva, beauty therapist |
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* [[Sofia Lebedeva]] as Lyudmilla Nikolayeva, beauty therapist |
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* [[Caio Blat]] as Antonio Mendez |
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* [[Caio Blat]] as Antonio Mendez |
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* [[Kirill Pirogov]] as Ilya Fedorov |
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* [[Kirill Pirogov]] as Ilya Fedorov |
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* [[Anna Levanova]] as Natasha |
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* [[Clifford Samuel]] as Femi |
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* Maria Mashkova as Masha |
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* [[Maria Mashkova]] as Masha |
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* Kemi-Bo Jacobs as Karin |
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* [[Atul Kale]] as Benny Chopra |
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* [[Alexander Dyachenko (actor)|Alexander Dyachenko]] as Oleg |
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* [[Alexander Dyachenko (actor)|Alexander Dyachenko]] as Oleg |
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* [[Fernando Cayo]] as Guillermo Alegre |
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*Sofia Lebedeva as Lyudmila |
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* [[Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina]] as Vadim Kalyagin's mother |
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''McMafia'' was inspired by journalist [[Misha Glenny]]'s non-fiction book ''McMafia: Seriously Organised Crime'', published in 2008. The series took a few stories from Glenny's book, which documents various mafia organisations thriving around the world today. The series was created by [[Hossein Amini]] and [[James Watkins (director)|James Watkins]], and is a co-production of the BBC, AMC, and Cuba Pictures, in association with [[Twickenham Studios]].<ref name="hr4517">{{cite news|last1=Szalai|first1=Georg|title=MIPTV: 'Drive' Writer and 'McMafia' Author on Teaming Up for BBC/AMC Series|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/miptv-drive-writer-mcmafia-author-teaming-up-bbc-amc-series-989664|access-date=22 May 2017|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=5 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> |
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''McMafia'' was inspired by journalist [[Misha Glenny]]'s non-fiction book ''McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld'', published in 2008. The series took a few stories from Glenny's book, which documents various mafia organisations thriving around the world today. The series was created by [[Hossein Amini]] and [[James Watkins (director)|James Watkins]], and is a co-production of the BBC, AMC, and Cuba Pictures, in association with [[Twickenham Studios]].<ref name="hr4517">{{cite news|last1=Szalai|first1=Georg|title=MIPTV: 'Drive' Writer and 'McMafia' Author on Teaming Up for BBC/AMC Series|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/miptv-drive-writer-mcmafia-author-teaming-up-bbc-amc-series-989664|access-date=22 May 2017|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=5 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> |
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The BBC announced the series in October 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=BBC One announces McMafia, brand new thriller series by Hossein Amini & James Watkins|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/mcmafia|access-date=22 May 2017|work=BBC|date=21 October 2015}}</ref> In April 2016, it was announced that [[James Norton (actor)|James Norton]] had been cast in the lead role of Alex Godman and that co-creator Watkins would direct all eight episodes. Additional casting, including [[Maria Shukshina]] and [[Aleksei Serebryakov (actor)|Aleksey Serebryakov]] as Alex's parents, and [[David Strathairn]] as a shady Israeli businessman, was announced in November 2016.<ref name="bbc1115">{{cite news|title=Further casting announced for epic new BBC One drama McMafia| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/mcmafia-further-casting|work=BBC|date=15 November 2016}}</ref> In addition to Amini and Watkins, [[David Farr (theatre director)|David Farr]], [[Peter Harness]], and [[Laurence Coriat]] co-wrote the series.<ref name="bbc52217">{{cite news|title=Brazilian star Caio Blat to star in brand new BBC series McMafia alongside James Norton and Juliet Rylance| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/worldwide/2017/mcmafia-cast|access-date=22 May 2017| work=BBC |date=20 March 2017}}</ref> |
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The BBC announced the series in October 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=BBC One announces McMafia, brand new thriller series by Hossein Amini & James Watkins|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/mcmafia|access-date=22 May 2017|work=BBC|date=21 October 2015}}</ref> In April 2016, it was announced that [[James Norton (actor)|James Norton]] had been cast in the lead role of Alex Godman and that co-creator Watkins would direct all eight episodes. Additional casting, including [[Maria Shukshina]] and [[Aleksei Serebryakov (actor)|Aleksey Serebryakov]] as Alex's parents, and [[David Strathairn]] as a shady Israeli businessman, was announced in November 2016.<ref name="bbc1115">{{cite news|title=Further casting announced for epic new BBC One drama McMafia| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/mcmafia-further-casting|work=BBC|date=15 November 2016}}</ref> In addition to Amini and Watkins, [[David Farr (theatre director)|David Farr]], [[Peter Harness]], and [[Laurence Coriat]] co-wrote the series.<ref name="bbc52217">{{cite news|title=Brazilian star Caio Blat to star in brand new BBC series McMafia alongside James Norton and Juliet Rylance| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/worldwide/2017/mcmafia-cast|access-date=22 May 2017| work=BBC |date=20 March 2017}}</ref> |
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Filming locations included [[London]], [[Zagreb]], [[Split, Croatia|Split]], [[Opatija]], [[Qatar]], [[Mumbai]], [[Prague]], [[Cairo]], [[Belgrade]], [[Belize]], [[Istanbul]], [[Moscow]] and [[Tel Aviv]].<ref name="hr4517"/><ref name="bbc52217"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hamad|first1=Marwa|title=Dubai in new BBC gangster series 'McMafia'|url=http://gulfnews.com/leisure/television/dubai-in-new-bbc-gangster-series-mcmafia-1.1988074|access-date=22 May 2017|work=GulfNews|date=4 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="McMafia" se do prosinca snima u Zagrebu|url=http://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/celebrity/mcmafia-se-do-prosinca-snima-u-zagrebu---476651.html|access-date=22 May 2017|work=Dnevnik|date=15 May 2017|language=hr-HR}}</ref> The budget was several million pounds per episode.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Foster|first1=Patrick|title=James Norton to play another Russian in big-budget BBC drama McMafia| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/03/james-norton-to-play-another-russian-in-big-budget-bbc-drama-mcm/| access-date= 22 May 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=3 August 2016}}</ref> |
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Filming locations included [[London]], [[Zagreb]], [[Split, Croatia|Split]], [[Opatija]], [[Primošten]], [[Qatar]], [[Mumbai]], [[Prague]], [[Cairo]], [[Belgrade]], [[Belize]], [[Istanbul]], [[Moscow]] and [[Tel Aviv]].<ref name="hr4517"/><ref name="bbc52217"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hamad|first1=Marwa|title=Dubai in new BBC gangster series 'McMafia'|url=http://gulfnews.com/leisure/television/dubai-in-new-bbc-gangster-series-mcmafia-1.1988074|access-date=22 May 2017|work=GulfNews|date=4 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title="McMafia" se do prosinca snima u Zagrebu|url=http://dnevnik.hr/showbuzz/celebrity/mcmafia-se-do-prosinca-snima-u-zagrebu---476651.html|access-date=22 May 2017|work=Dnevnik|date=15 May 2017|language=hr-HR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Vuka|first=Petra|date=2021-05-08|title=Znate li koji su sve svjetski filmovi i serije snimani upravo u Hrvatskoj? Neki od njih snimaju se i sada|url=https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/znate-li-koji-su-sve-svjetski-filmovi-i-serije-snimani-upravo-u-hrvatskoj-neki-od-njih-snimaju-se-i-sada-1490737|access-date=2021-09-29|website=[[Večernji list]]|language=hr}}</ref> The budget was several million pounds per episode.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Foster|first1=Patrick|title=James Norton to play another Russian in big-budget BBC drama McMafia| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/03/james-norton-to-play-another-russian-in-big-budget-bbc-drama-mcm/| access-date= 22 May 2017|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=3 August 2016}}</ref> |
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| ShortSummary = Alex confesses to his family his mafia entanglements. His hospitalised fiancée, Rebecca, has lost Alex's baby and disowns him. His father insists on protecting the family using old Russian contacts, leading to two outcomes. First, Alex meets Vadim and Semiyon in Istanbul to sue for peace with Vadim. Alex nevertheless does not trust Vadim and forges an alliance with Antonio and his Mexican mafioso colleague. Secondly, hitmen targeting Vadim in Russia accidentally kill Vadim's cherished daughter Natasha instead. |
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''McMafia'' has an approval rating of 71% on [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 38 reviews, and an average rating of 6.7/10.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mcmafia/s01 | title=McMafia - Rotten Tomatoes | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> |
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[[Lucy Mangan]], writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'' said that the show was "beautifully put together" and described the script as "a cut above average".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jan/01/mcmafia-review-james-norton-russia-corruption-bbc|title=McMafia review – James Norton caught in a twisted web of international crime {{!}} Lucy Mangan|last=Mangan|first=Lucy|date=2018-01-01|work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-01-12|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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[[Lucy Mangan]], writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'' said that the show was "beautifully put together" and described the script as "a cut above average".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/jan/01/mcmafia-review-james-norton-russia-corruption-bbc|title=McMafia review – James Norton caught in a twisted web of international crime {{!}} Lucy Mangan|last=Mangan|first=Lucy|date=2018-01-01|work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-01-12|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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==Planned second series== |
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In March 2022, it was reported that the planned second series had been cancelled,<ref name="[[The Guardian]]">{{cite news|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/showbiz-tv/bbc-quietly-axe-mcmafia-after-23319278|title=BBC 'quietly axe' McMafia after just one season|last=Rodger|first=James|date=8 March 2022|work=[[Birmingham Mail|BirminghamLive]]|access-date=8 March 2022}}</ref> but author and executive producer Misha Glenny immediately denied the report on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glenny |first=Misha |date=1 July 2022 |title=Twitter Reply by Author - July 2022 |url=https://twitter.com/mishaglenny/status/1542756166752681984 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref><ref name="[[Yahoo!]]">{{cite news|url=https://uk.style.yahoo.com/mcmafia-author-denies-season-two-103116613.html|title=McMafia author denies season two has been axed|date=9 March 2022|work=[[Yahoo!]]|access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref> |
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British crime drama television series
McMafia |
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Genre | Crime drama |
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Created by | Hossein Amini James Watkins |
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Based on | McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld by Misha Glenny[1] |
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Directed by | James Watkins |
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Starring | |
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Composers | Tom Hodge Franz Kirmann |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
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No. of series | 1 |
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No. of episodes | 8 |
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Executive producers | Nick Marston Dixie Linder Ben Hall Robyn Slovo Matthew Read Hossein Amini James Watkins Misha Glenny |
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Producer | Paul Ritchie |
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Production company | Cuba Pictures |
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Network | BBC One (UK) AMC (USA) |
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Release | 1 January (2018-01-01) – 11 February 2018 (2018-02-11) |
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McMafia is a British crime drama television series created by Hossein Amini and James Watkins, and directed by Watkins. It is inspired by the book McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld by journalist Misha Glenny (2008).[1] The series stars James Norton as Alex Godman, the British-raised son of a Russian mafia boss living in London whose father is trying to escape from the world of organised crime. It is co-produced by BBC, AMC Networks, and Cuba Pictures.[2][3] It premiered in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 1 January 2018,[4] and in the United States on AMC on 26 February 2018.[5][6]
- James Norton as Alex Godman
- David Strathairn as Semiyon Kleiman, Russian-Israeli businessman
- Juliet Rylance as Rebecca Harper, Alex's fiancée
- Merab Ninidze as Vadim Kalyagin, powerful member of the Russian mafia
- Aleksey Serebryakov as Dimitri Godman, Alex's father
- Maria Shukshina as Oksana Godman, Alex's mother
- Faye Marsay as Katya Godman, Alex's sister
- David Dencik as Boris Godman, Alex's uncle
- Oshri Cohen as Joseph, Israeli bodyguard
- Sofia Lebedeva as Lyudmilla Nikolayeva, beauty therapist
- Caio Blat as Antonio Mendez
- Kirill Pirogov as Ilya Fedorov
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Dilly Mahmood, Indian business partner
- Karel Roden as Karel Benes
McMafia was inspired by journalist Misha Glenny's non-fiction book McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld, published in 2008. The series took a few stories from Glenny's book, which documents various mafia organisations thriving around the world today. The series was created by Hossein Amini and James Watkins, and is a co-production of the BBC, AMC, and Cuba Pictures, in association with Twickenham Studios.[7]
The BBC announced the series in October 2015.[8] In April 2016, it was announced that James Norton had been cast in the lead role of Alex Godman and that co-creator Watkins would direct all eight episodes. Additional casting, including Maria Shukshina and Aleksey Serebryakov as Alex's parents, and David Strathairn as a shady Israeli businessman, was announced in November 2016.[9] In addition to Amini and Watkins, David Farr, Peter Harness, and Laurence Coriat co-wrote the series.[10]
Filming locations included London, Zagreb, Split, Opatija, Primošten, Qatar, Mumbai, Prague, Cairo, Belgrade, Belize, Istanbul, Moscow and Tel Aviv.[7][10][11][12][13] The budget was several million pounds per episode.[14]
McMafia has an approval rating of 71% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 38 reviews, and an average rating of 6.7/10.[15]
Lucy Mangan, writing for The Guardian said that the show was "beautifully put together" and described the script as "a cut above average".[16]
Planned second series
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In 2018, BBC One announced that it had recommissioned the programme for an eight-part second series.[17][18]
In March 2022, it was reported that the planned second series had been cancelled,[19] but author and executive producer Misha Glenny immediately denied the report on Twitter.[20][21]
- ^ a b "McMafia". Goodreads. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "First look image released for BBC One's McMafia". BBC Media Centre. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Bryant, Adam. "AMC Releases First Photo From Upcoming Series McMafia". AMC. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Munn, Patrick (6 December 2017). "BBC One Sets Premiere Date For 'McMafia'". TVWise. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Haring, Bruce (13 January 2018). "AMC Sets 'McMafia' Premiere, Season Starts For 'Fear,' 'Badlands,' and 'James Cameron's Sci-Fi Story' – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "McMafia". AMC. 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b Szalai, Georg (5 April 2017). "MIPTV: 'Drive' Writer and 'McMafia' Author on Teaming Up for BBC/AMC Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "BBC One announces McMafia, brand new thriller series by Hossein Amini & James Watkins". BBC. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Further casting announced for epic new BBC One drama McMafia". BBC. 15 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Brazilian star Caio Blat to star in brand new BBC series McMafia alongside James Norton and Juliet Rylance". BBC. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Hamad, Marwa (4 March 2017). "Dubai in new BBC gangster series 'McMafia'". GulfNews. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ ""McMafia" se do prosinca snima u Zagrebu". Dnevnik (in Croatian). 15 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Vuka, Petra (8 May 2021). "Znate li koji su sve svjetski filmovi i serije snimani upravo u Hrvatskoj? Neki od njih snimaju se i sada". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Foster, Patrick (3 August 2016). "James Norton to play another Russian in big-budget BBC drama McMafia". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "McMafia - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (1 January 2018). "McMafia review – James Norton caught in a twisted web of international crime | Lucy Mangan". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ White, Peter (1 May 2018). "'McMafia' Renewed For Second series By BBC One". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Harrison, Ellie (3 February 2021). "McMafia renewed for a second series on BBC1". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Rodger, James (8 March 2022). "BBC 'quietly axe' McMafia after just one season". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ Glenny, Misha (1 July 2022). "Twitter Reply by Author - July 2022". Twitter. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "McMafia author denies season two has been axed". Yahoo!. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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