Alex is all too aware of his family's roots in organized crime, which is why he's made it his mission not to take any of their help in building his hedge fund. But after the murder of his beloved uncle, Alex is forced to enter the world his family knows all too well. The question remains: Just how well suited for that world is Alex?

Cast and Creators Go Inside the Series Premiere

"It's not just about someone who goes from the light side to the dark side, it's... a more complex journey than that where there's something of a thrill about entering this world as well and something about his past which is reclaiming him," explains co-creator Hossein Amini.

Hear what else the cast and creators have to say about Alex's criminal instinct and how his family is the catalyst of all his problems.

Watch the Series Premiere available now, no login required, on amc.com and AMC apps for mobile, Fire TV, XBox One, Apple TV, Roku and Chromecast.

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