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McMafia is a BBC eight-part drama series created by Hossein Amini and James Watkins and directed by James Watkins.
It was inspired by the non- fiction book, McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Crime Underworld (2008) by journalist Misha Glenny.
It stars James Norton as Alex Godman, the English-raised son of Russian mafia exiles, who 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.
It is co-produced by the BBC, AMC and Cuba Pictures. Broadcast on BBC One started on 1 January 2018. Episode 1 and 2 were co-produced by The Film House
