Television series
McMafia
McMafia follows a London-born banker pulled into his Russian family's criminal empire after a personal tragedy. It's a taut, globe-trotting thriller about complicity and corruption, where the real danger isn't explosions but inexorable pressure. For anyone who loved the moral murkiness of Breaking Bad but wants something sleeker and darker.
Should you watch it?
Watch it if you love slow-burning, morally tangled thrillers where the menace comes from ordinary business deals and family loyalty, and where every reasonable choice pulls a little harder toward trouble.
Skip it if you want a brisk crime show with clear heroes and villains, since its pacing is deliberate and its scenes talky and sprawling across many countries.
What it asks of you: Sixty-minute episodes that need steady attention across a full run, with long stretches of quiet scheming and dialogue rather than quick payoffs.
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