Madoff (miniseries)
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Ben Robbins |
| Written by | Ben Robbins |
| Directed by | Raymond De Felitta |
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| Composer(s) | Stephen Raynor Endelman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Cinematography | Frank DeMarco |
| Production company(s) | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
| Original release | February 3 – February 4, 2016 |
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Madoff is an American drama television miniseries, written by Ben Robbins, inspired by the book The Madoff Chronicles by Brian Ross about the Madoff investment scandal.
The miniseries is about the fraud scheme of Bernard Madoff, a former stockbroker, investment advisor, and financier. He is the former non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market,[1] and the admitted operator of a Ponzi scheme that is considered the largest financial fraud in U.S. history.[2] Madoff founded the Wall Street firm Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, and was its chairman.[3][4] He employed at the firm his brother Peter, as Senior Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer; Peter's daughter Shana Madoff, as the firm's rules and compliance officer and attorney; and his sons Andrew and Mark. In December 2008, Madoff's sons told authorities that their father had confessed to them that the asset management unit of his firm was a massive Ponzi scheme.[5][6][7] FBI agents arrested Madoff and charged him with securities fraud. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had previously conducted multiple investigations into Madoff's business practices, but had not uncovered the massive fraud.[8] In March 2009, Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 federal felonies and admitted to turning his wealth management business into a massive Ponzi scheme. The Madoff investment scandal defrauded thousands of investors of billions of dollars. The amount missing from client accounts, including fabricated gains, was almost $65 billion.[9] The SIPC trustee estimated actual losses to investors of $18 billion..[10] In June 2009, Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison, the maximum allowed.[11][12]
The miniseries aired over two nights, February 3 and 4, 2016, on ABC.[13]
Cast
Main
- Richard Dreyfuss as Bernie Madoff[14]
- Blythe Danner as Ruth Madoff[15]
- Peter Scolari as Peter Madoff[16][better source needed]
- Frank Whaley as Harry Markopolos[17]
- Michael Rispoli as Frank DiPascali[16][better source needed]
- Lewis Black as Gregory Perkins[16][better source needed]
- Tom Lipinski as Mark Madoff[18]
- Danny Deferrari as Andrew Madoff[19]
- Erin Cummings as Eleanor Squillari[20]
- Annie Heise
- Michael Bryan French as Blake North[16][better source needed]
- David Margulies
- Liz Larsen
- Jason Kravits
- Bruce Altman
- David Aaron Baker
- Charles Grodin as Carl Shapiro[21]
- Jamie Carroll as Shana Madoff
Other
- Lyne Renee[15] as Catherine Hooper
- Ben Dreyfuss as Young Bernie Madoff[16][better source needed]
- Stephen Gevedon as Bob Jaffe[19]
- Suzanne H. Smart as Annette Bongiorno[16][better source needed]
- Daniel Gerroll as Rene De La Villehuchet[16][better source needed]
Reception
The miniseries has received favorable reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it holds a 61/100 rating based on 25 reviews.[22] On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 68% based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Madoff boasts a knockout performance from Richard Dreyfuss, whose obvious enjoyment of the role helps make up for the miniseries' surplus of polish and overall lack of perspective."[23]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Millions to Billions" | February 3, 2016 | 7.08[24] |
| 2 | "Catch Me If You Cancer" | February 3, 2016 | 7.08[24] |
| 3 | "Redemptions" | February 4, 2016 | 6.70[25] |
| 4 | "Fallout" | February 4, 2016 | 6.70[25] |
References
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External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles lacking reliable references from February 2016
- Official website not in Wikidata
- American Broadcasting Company network shows
- English-language television programming
- Television series by ABC Studios
- Madoff investment scandal
- 2010s American television miniseries
- 2010s American television series
- 2016 American television series debuts
- 2016 American television series endings
- Films about con artists
