McMafia | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Created by | Hossein Amini James Watkins |
Based on | McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld by Misha Glenny[1] |
Directed by | James Watkins |
Starring | |
Composers | Tom Hodge Franz Kirmann |
Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Nick Marston Dixie Linder Ben Hall Robyn Slovo Matthew Read Hossein Amini James Watkins Misha Glenny |
Producer | Paul Ritchie |
Production company | Cuba Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One (UK) AMC (USA) |
Release | 1 January 11 February 2018 | –
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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. The series was canceled after one season.[5][6]