McMafia (2018): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch McMafia in Persian?

McMafia streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It is available with Persian subtitles. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 2018 crime series from United Kingdom. The series is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.

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The son of exiled Russian mobsters has spent his whole life running from the family trade, until the family trade comes looking for him.

What is McMafia about?

Alex Godman grew up in London, the English-raised son of parents who fled Russia's criminal underworld a generation earlier. He has built a clean, legitimate finance career and a settled life with his partner, deliberately keeping his family's past at arm's length. That distance collapses when a relative's murder pulls him back into contact with the world his parents tried to escape, and Alex finds himself drawn deeper into a global network of organized crime that spans London, Moscow, Mumbai and beyond. What begins as an attempt to protect his family becomes a slow transformation, as the skills that made him successful in business turn out to be exactly what the criminal world wants from him.

About the cast

James Norton leads as Alex Godman, with Juliet Rylance as his partner Rebecca. David Strathairn, Merab Ninidze and Aleksey Serebryakov appear across the show's web of international criminal and business figures.

Context & significance

Directed by James H. Watkins and drawing loosely on Misha Glenny's nonfiction book of the same name, McMafia moves between London boardrooms, Moscow backrooms and criminal networks stretched across continents. The 2018 series was noted for treating organized crime as a globalized business, following money and influence across borders rather than staying inside one country's underworld, and for its slow-burn approach to Alex's transformation.

Watching McMafia on Ktime

McMafia is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login; the page itself is open to browse without signing in. K-Time offers both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles for the series, alongside a Farsi-first interface designed for Persian-speaking viewers.

Cast & crew

McMafia is a 2018 crime series from United Kingdom. It was directed by James H. Watkins. The cast is led by James Norton, David Strathairn, Juliet Rylance. Episodes run about 55 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.

Director

James H. Watkins

Cast

James Norton, David Strathairn, Juliet Rylance, Merab Ninidze, Aleksey Serebryakov, Mariya Shukshina, Oshri Cohen, Kirill Pirogov

Country

United Kingdom

Year

2018

Runtime

55 min

Genre

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Frequently asked questions

When did McMafia come out?

The series was released in 2018, directed by James H. Watkins.

Who plays Alex Godman?

James Norton plays Alex Godman, with Juliet Rylance as Rebecca.

Is McMafia based on a true story?

It draws loosely on Misha Glenny's nonfiction book of the same name, though the plot itself is fictional.

Does McMafia have Persian dubbing or subtitles on K-Time?

Yes, K-Time offers both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles for the series.

What year was McMafia made?

McMafia was released in 2018 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.