Scripted series · Netflix
Big Mistakes
Partners in disorganized crime.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Dan Levy
Nicky Dardano
8 eps
Laurie Metcalf
Linda Dardano
8 eps
Taylor Ortega
Morgan Dardano
8 eps
Abby Quinn
Natalie
8 eps
Jack Innanen
Max
8 eps
Boran Kuzum
Yusuf
8 eps
Jacob Gutierrez
Tareq
6 eps
John Noble Barrack
Kevin
4 eps
Robert Funaro
Rocco
3 eps
Patsy Meck
Rose
3 eps
Guy Nardulli
GIO
3 eps
Darren Goldstein
Tom Donaldson
2 eps
Onie Maceo Watlington
Mackenzie
1 eps
Frankie Montero
Victor
1 eps
James Ciccone
Peter Costa
1 eps
Lynne Koplitz
Diana
1 eps
Tanya Perez
Pam
1 eps
Andrea Ilene Shapiro
Jess
1 eps
Charlton Lamar
Bouncer
1 eps
Leah Curney
Mother Rancher
1 eps
Ava Aagaard
Arabella
1 eps
Anthony Belevtsov
Thug
2 eps
Alejandro Barrios
Heitor
1 eps
Renan Pacheco
Filipe
1 eps
Lori Funk
Town Official
1 eps
Maria Cabral
Isabel
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Big Mistakes actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Big Mistakes reads strongest on Humour, Tension and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Blackmailed into working for some very dangerous people, two deeply incapable siblings become the most disorganized duo in organized crime.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E03
Show Me the Money
Nicky and Morgan's success is short-lived when they're coerced into a "friendship" with Yusuf's boss. Linda reconsiders her run for mayor.
- Directed by Adam Bernstein
- Written by Etan Frankel
S01E04
Weakness Always Exposes Itself
Nicky and Tareq share their feelings, while Morgan and Max get personal at couple's therapy. A surprise guest adds extra spice to a family dinner.
- Directed by Adam Bernstein
- Written by Erin Levy
S01E02
I Will Do ANYTHING to Survive
A dangerous ultimatum from Yusuf forces Morgan and Nicky to run interference at an already chaotic family funeral.
- Directed by Dean Holland
S01E01
Get Your Nonna a Necklace
Tasked with buying a sentimental gift for their dying grandmother, bickering siblings Nicky and Morgan commit a minor crime with major consequences.
- Directed by Dean Holland
- Written by Rachel Sennott, Dan Levy
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
Get Your Nonna a Necklace
- Directed by Dean Holland
- Written by Rachel Sennott, Dan Levy
S01E03
Show Me the Money
- Directed by Adam Bernstein
- Written by Etan Frankel
S01E04
Weakness Always Exposes Itself
- Directed by Adam Bernstein
- Written by Erin Levy
S01E06
You F-ck with My Family, You F-ck with Me
- Directed by Colin Bucksey
- Written by Dan Levy
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Rachel SennottExecutive Producer
- Anne-Marie McGinteeExecutive Producer
- Russ HammondsProducer
- Dan LevyExecutive Producer
- Timothy GreenbergExecutive Producer
- Meredith Mills-CavalluzzoProducer
Writing
- Rachel SennottWriter
- Dan LevyWriter
- Timothy GreenbergWriter
- Etan FrankelWriter
- Erin LevyWriter
Direction
- Adam BernsteinDirector
- Iain B. MacDonaldDirector
- Dean HollandDirector
- Colin BuckseyDirector
Music
- PeachesOriginal Music Composer
- Nora Kroll-RosenbaumOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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