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Название: МакМафия
Оригинальное название: McMafia
Год выпуска: 2018-...
Жанр: Триллер, драма, криминал
Выпущено: Великобритания, США, American Movie Classics (AMC), BBC Television Centre, Cuba Pictures, Twickenham Film Studios
Режиссёр: Джеймс Уоткинс
В ролях: Джеймс Нортон, Мария Шукшина, Алексей Серебряков, Мераб Нинидзе, Кайу Блат, Мария Машкова, Дэвид Стрэтэйрн, Фэй Марсей, Джульет Райлэнс, Кирилл Пирогов, Давид Денсик, Ошри Коэн, Анна Леванова, Карел Роден, Селин Абрахамс, Софья Лебедева, Елена Лядова, Данила Козловский

Алекс Гудман, сын русских эмигрантов, пытается выйти из тени своей бывшей мафиозной семейки и создать личный бизнес и семью с подругой Ребеккой. Но прошлое семьи даёт о себе знать, и Алекс вынужден внедриться в преступный мир, чтобы защитить тех, кого любит.

В основе сюжета лежит книга британского журналиста Миши Гленни «МакМафия: Серьёзно организованная преступность»,
изданная в 2008 году.

Alex Godman
Educated at a boarding school in the UK, and at 33 years old the CEO and manager of a hedge fund that bears his name, Alex Godman would be the first to admit he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Yet to dismiss him as another privileged, first-generation Russian making his fortune in London would be a mistake – behind his implacable façade, Alex is intelligent, determined, loyal and preternaturally talented at anything he turns his hand to. Though he comes from a wealthy, loving family and has been afforded many opportunities, his success is entirely personal, as he has always sought to forge his own path.
As an inhabitant of the UK and the US but with roots in Russia, Alex is proud of his heritage yet simultaneously holds it at arm’s length – he is from everywhere and nowhere, caught between worlds.

Boris Godman
Boris, the beloved and larger-than-life uncle to Alex, continuously plays with fire. After being exiled from Russia and following his brother Dmitri to England, he’s living a new life, but he is still heavily involved in criminal activity. He views the people who banished him and his brother as thieves who robbed them of their lives in Moscow. Boris fondly sees Alex as the son he never had, and the only person he’ll help without conditions. His intentions to help his family, however, sometimes have dire consequences.

Dmitri Godman
The patriarch of the Godman family and a former mobster of considerable influence, Dmitri Godman is now something of a ship adrift at sea. Exiled from his beloved Russia and stripped of his power, he has struggled to adapt to the new and quieter life and society of London. More and more, his warm, loving sensibilities are undercut by a lingering depression and prodigious consumption of vodka, as he yearns to return home with his family to a better time and place that no longer exists.

Katya Godman
The sister of Alex, Katya seems to have it all, including an affluent and loving family. Yet, beneath the successful façade, Katya leads a wayward life, with little direction, her days and nights filled with heavy partying. Ever pragmatic and supportive, Katya wants the best for her family, even if that means supporting those who have betrayed her trust in the past.

Oksana Godman
The beautiful mother to Alex and Katya, the self-professed market girl has come a long way from her humble upbringing. Oksana is married to Dmitri, who has treated her like a princess. She has turned a blind eye to his criminal activity – she’s living a glamorous life with the only things she’s ever wanted: Alex, Katya, Chanel and Dior. With more and more chaos in the family, Oksana’s suspicions begin to grow and her patience for her husband begins to wane.

Semiyon Kleiman
Semiyon Kleiman is, by all appearances, a legitimate businessman and a well-connected, upstanding member of society. A Russian exile turned Israeli citizen in his mid-sixties, who built his fortune in the shipping and entertainment industries, Semiyon’s connections stretch further than Israeli society, into the world of international crime. Wily and persuasive, he’s much more prone to use words and crafty strategy to achieve his goals than violence, but his goals remain criminal nonetheless. Stripped of his assets and expelled by Vadim Kalyagin and the Russian government, he seeks far-reaching revenge on those who have done him wrong.
A discreet and private man, his demeanor is gentle and harmless, but the twinkle in his eye betrays deeper secrets.

Vadim Kalyagin
A veteran of the Afghan War and a former KGB officer, Vadim Kalyagin is as dangerous as they come. Intelligent, cunning, ruthless and unafraid to get his hands dirty when necessary, he presides over an international criminal empire that would stand powerfully enough on its own, but when combined with the protection and patronage of the Russian state, is as formidable as it is profitable. Though he has thrived in post-Communist Russia, he has a bitter disregard for the globalized world he operates in, finding himself trapped, a prisoner of his own success.

Сeриaл МaкМaфия был oтменен после того, как Би-би-си решило, что сериал о "русской семье" будет "неуместен" на фоне украинского кризиса.