The BBC is returning to McMafia. BBC One has renewed the James Norton fronted drama a second season. No word on the size of the order for season two, which is expected to air in 2019. AMC co-produced the series for the U.S. market. 
The BBC is entering the world of organised crime. BBC One has given the green-light to McMafia, an ambitious "event" thriller series set in the complex world of organised crime which hails from Hossein Amini, James Watkins and Cuba Pictures - the production division of leading literary and talent agency Curtis Brown. BBC Worldwide has inked a first look deal with Cuba Pictures, the production division of leading literary and talent agency Curtis Brown.