8.260 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestAlex arrives in Moscow ready to do business, but he's unaware of the devastation that Dmitri's actions have caused - and the danger that he faces. Alex must play the only card he has left to try and save himself, before facing a final showdown with Vadim.
Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian mafia exiles, has spent his life trying to escape the shadow of their past, building his own legitimate business and forging a life with his girlfriend Rebecca. But when a murder forces his family's past to return to threaten them, Alex is drawn into the criminal underworld and must confront his values to protect those he loves.
Acting
James Norton's slow corrosion from charming banker to hollowed-out operator.
Cinematography
Split-screen globe-hopping that makes crime feel depressingly efficient.
Direction
Watkins builds dread through silence, not violence.
Creators
James Watkins, Hossein Amini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Inspired by real Russian organized crime networks that exploited globalization and London's 'Londongrad' money-laundering ecosystem in the 2010s.
The title 'McMafia' was coined by journalist Misha Glenny, mocking how criminal enterprises adopted corporate franchising models.
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