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Jan 3, 2018 · And perhaps the most disturbing thing about the show is that it’s based on the real-life world of corporate corruption, inspired by the 2008 book McMafia: Seriously Organised Crime by journalist and broadcaster Misha Glenny.
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This means that the plot of McMafia – banker Alex Godman (Norton) gets swept into the world of organised crime while trying to protect his family – is fictional.
- Huw Fullerton
Mar 12, 2018 · While the action at the center of McMafia is fictional — the criminal descent of the fictional Alex Godman — the world in which Godman finds himself is based on a true story.
- Jack O'keeffe
Feb 9, 2018 · Yes and no - the show is based on a non-fiction book by journalist Misha Glenny, which explores the globalisation of organised crime and its rise through the decades.
McMafia was inspired by journalist Misha Glenny's non-fiction book McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld, published in 2008. The series took a few stories from Glenny's book, which documents various mafia organisations thriving around the world today.
Drama McMafia, first broadcast on the BBC and then on AMC in the US, tells the gripping story of modern day organised crime, corruption and money laundering. While the series is fictitious, it is based on a non-fiction book by Global Witness’ Advisory Board member, Misha Glenny (pictured above left), which features a number of our investigations.
Jan 12, 2018 · A Netherlands-based drug trafficking group is thought to have hidden cocaine and heroin among legitimate cargoes from South America. The owners of the cargoes were oblivious to the plan.
