Series synopsis
Mad Dogs is a comedy crime drama mystery television series that premiered on Prime Video on January 15, 2015. It ended on January 22, 2016. It was created by Cris Cole, Shawn Ryan. It stars Steve Zahn, María Botto, Billy Zane and Romany Malco.
Mad Dogs is a British black comedy and psychological thriller television series created by Cris Cole that began airing on Sky1 on 10 February 2011. It is produced by Left Bank Pictures, and co-produced by Palma Pictures. The series stars John Simm, Marc Warren, Max Beesley, and Philip Glenister as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo. However, after Alvo is murdered, the group find themselves caught u ...
Premise
Mad Dogs is a British black comedy and psychological thriller television series created by Cris Cole that began airing on Sky1 on 10 February 2011. It is produced by Left Bank Pictures, and co-produced by Palma Pictures. The series stars John Simm, Marc Warren, Max Beesley, and Philip Glenister as four long-time and middle-aged friends getting together in a villa in Majorca to celebrate the early retirement of their friend Alvo. However, after Alvo is murdered, the group find themselves caught up in the world of crime and police corruption.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Steve Zahn as Cobi
- María Botto as Sophia Moreno
- Billy Zane as Milo
- Romany Malco as Gus
- Michael Imperioli as Lex
- Ben Chaplin as Joel
- Athena Karkanis as Sophia
- Juan Botta as Hugo
Supporting cast
- Afemo Omilami as Captain Churchill
- Leonardo Castro Sitiriche as Ruben
Guest cast
- Juan Botta as Hugo
- Afemo Omilami as Captain Churchill
- Leonardo Castro Sitiriche as Ruben
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | January 12, 2012 | June 25, 2013 |
| Season 1 | 10 | January 15, 2015 | January 22, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 4 | January 19, 2012 | February 9, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 4 | June 4, 2013 | June 25, 2013 |
| Season 4 | 2 | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Trouble in Paradise - Making Mad Dogs The cast and crew members talk about the success of the show. |
January 12, 2012 |
| 2 |
Behind The Madness The cast and crew members talk about the success of the show. |
June 25, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot When a group of underachieving 40-something friends gather in Belize to celebrate the early retirement of an old friend, a series of wild events unfold, exposing dark secrets, deception and even murder. |
January 15, 2015 |
| 2 |
Xtabai The guys scramble to find the missing yacht, but an unexpected encounter with a pair of Swedish drug dealers and a mysterious duffel bag tied to a cartel complicates their quest. |
January 22, 2016 |
| 3 |
Well With only a few hours until their deadline to return the boat is up, the guys struggle to stay on top of escalating complications including a local police investigation, their friend's corpse, and the return of the murderous Cat. |
January 22, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The four life-long friends continue their holiday from hell, when a sighting of Dominic heading towards the villa stops them in their tracks as they prepare to drive off and leave Quinn behind. |
January 19, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The nightmare continues to unfold. Woody, Quinn, Baxter and Rick cover their tracks by heading to a remote village, only for strange forces to come into play... |
January 26, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The boys finds themselves unable to catch a break. They attempt to undo the damage they've unwittingly done and a race against the clock ends up pushing them to breaking point. |
February 2, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Having been collared by the law at the end of the last series, the new run begins with the unlucky quartet banged up in a dilapidated prison, where they face various forms of interrogation. |
June 4, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A couple of years later and the group of friends have all made fresh starts under fake identities. A reunion is planned and Baxter discovers some key information. |
June 11, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The friends attempt to discover if they're in the clear, before meeting a contact on the other side of South Africa with the assistance of a familiar face. |
June 18, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Woody, Quinn, Baxter and Rick have finally made their way back to the UK, although being home is anything but sweet. Picking up where they left off is not an option and, depressed and directionless, the boys feel out of place, no more so than at Baxter’s daughter’s wedding – where a scuffle breaks out. Rick, however, has a solution that could pocket them two million euros apiece and turn everything around. Of course, nothing ever goes according to plan for these four. |
December 28, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Woody, Quinn, Baxter and Rick hope that their problems will soon be over for good. |
December 29, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 15, 2015 |
| Last aired | January 22, 2016 |
| Runtime | 56 minutes |
| Status | canceled |