{"id":6965,"date":"2016-11-16T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2016-11-16T13:29:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T18:29:01","slug":"amc-boards-bbc-worldwides-mcmafia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/amc-boards-bbc-worldwides-mcmafia\/","title":{"rendered":"AMC Boards BBC Worldwide&#8217;s McMafia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: AMC has inked a co-production deal with BBC Worldwide North America for Cuba Pictures&#8217; new original drama <em>McMafia<\/em>, commissioned by BBC One.<\/p>\n<p>The show, set in the world of organized crime, stars James Norton (<em>War &amp; Peace<\/em>) as lead character Alex Godman. The cast also includes David Strathairn, Juliet Rylance, Aleksey Serebryakov, Maria Shukshina and Faye Marsay. Made in association with Twickenham Studios, <em>McMafia<\/em> is created and written by Hossein Amini and James Watkins, who will direct all eight episodes. Production is under way on the drama, which is inspired by Misha Glenny\u2019s 2008 best-selling book of the same name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>McMafia<\/em> is simply one of those shows that comes along at exactly the right moment,\u201d said Joel Stillerman, the president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV. \u201cMisha Glenny\u2019s book reminds us that underneath the headlines of today what we used to think of as organized crime is something completely different. It\u2019s a global operation, with tentacles in every corner of our world. The creative team behind <em>McMafia <\/em>has brilliantly used the essence of this source material to write a compelling and relevant piece of television. This is a superbly talented cast, led by James Norton, and we are excited to watch them bring to life these complex and multi-dimensional characters. We are also thrilled to be in partnership with the BBC, and Cuba Pictures, on this epic drama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>McMafia<\/em> shares the ambition and sophistication of <em>The Godfather<\/em>, now for TV audiences,\u201d stated Matt Forde, executive VP of content production, sales and distribution at BBC Worldwide North America. \u201cThe fusion between AMC and BBC\u2014two names synonymous with quality\u2014and Cuba Pictures, one of the hottest indies in the U.K., is sure to deliver a first-class crime thriller on a massive scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nick Marston, CEO of Cuba Pictures, added, \u201cIt is tremendously exciting to be producing this series and\u00a0working with great partners, the BBC, AMC and BBC Worldwide. We want to make a show which can stand out from the crowd for its originality, character depth and contemporary resonance. Luckily, Hossein Amini, James Watkins and the top-class writing team, inspired by Misha Glenny\u2019s groundbreaking book, have delivered scripts of the first order. With James Watkins directing the whole series and James Norton heading a perfect cast, we couldn\u2019t be in better hands to realize the immense promise of this show.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: AMC has inked a co-production deal with BBC Worldwide North America for Cuba Pictures&#8217; new original drama McMafia, commissioned by BBC One.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":290,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[138,128,465,1489,1187],"class_list":["post-6965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories","tag-amc","tag-bbc-worldwide","tag-bbc-worldwide-north-america","tag-cuba-pictures","tag-mcmafia","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AMC Boards BBC Worldwide&#039;s McMafia - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/amc-boards-bbc-worldwides-mcmafia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AMC Boards BBC Worldwide&#039;s McMafia - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NEW YORK: AMC has inked a co-production deal with BBC Worldwide North America for Cuba Pictures&#039; new original drama McMafia, commissioned by BBC One.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/amc-boards-bbc-worldwides-mcmafia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-11-16T14:00:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-11-16T18:29:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mansha Daswani\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mansha Daswani\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/amc-boards-bbc-worldwides-mcmafia\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/amc-boards-bbc-worldwides-mcmafia\/\",\"name\":\"AMC Boards BBC Worldwide's McMafia - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-16T14:00:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-11-16T18:29:01+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/83da304c8bad8bfdb3edd7eb47cfe5ad\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/amc-boards-bbc-worldwides-mcmafia\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/amc-boards-bbc-worldwides-mcmafia\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/amc-boards-bbc-worldwides-mcmafia\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"AMC Boards BBC Worldwide&#8217;s McMafia\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/83da304c8bad8bfdb3edd7eb47cfe5ad\",\"name\":\"Mansha Daswani\",\"description\":\"Mansha Daswani is the editor-in-chief and associate publisher of World Screen. 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