The literary sources of Michael Mann’s psychologically layered films

In 1933, John Dillinger infiltrates Indiana State Penitentiary and assists in the jailbreak of his crew. Purvis shares Hoover’s belief in using modern methods to battle crime, ranging from cataloging fingerprints to tapping telephone lines. In between a series of bank robberies, Dillinger meets Billie Frechette at a restaurant and impresses her by buying her a fur coat.

In 1757, British Army Major Duncan Heyward arrives in Albany, New York during the French and Indian War. He is assigned to serve Colonel Edmund Munro, the commander of Fort William Henry in the Adirondack Mountains. A Mohawk named Magua is tasked with guiding Heyward, the two women, and a troop of British soldiers to the fort, but he is actually a Huron and leads them into an ambush.

Will Graham is a former FBI criminal profiler who has retired following a mental breakdown after being attacked by a cannibalistic serial killer, Dr. Hannibal Lecktor, whom he captured. Graham is approached at his Florida home by his former FBI superior Jack Crawford, who is seeking help with a new serial killer case.

Frank, a straightforward former convict and expert safecracker, intends to retire from the criminal realm after executing one last diamond heist. However, he soon realizes that making a clean getaway is more challenging than he had anticipated.

Set in the summer of 1957, amidst the glamour of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari faces a profound crisis. The looming threat of bankruptcy jeopardizes the factory he and his wife, Laura, painstakingly built from scratch a decade ago. Their turbulent marriage is further strained by the grief of losing their son, Dino. As Ferrari grapples with his emotions and the complexities of a relationship with Lina Lardi, his drivers’ fervent desire to triumph propels them to the brink during the perilous 1,000-mile race across Italy, the Mille Miglia.

Ahead of the invasion of Russia, a German battalion sets up a crucial outpost within an ancient Romanian castle. However, the soldiers’ concerns extend beyond the imminent arrival of Soviet forces. Unwittingly disturbing ancient runes within the stronghold, they unleash a formidable and seemingly unstoppable mystical force that becomes a source of terror.

Jake Adelstein, an American journalist, embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. This series chronicles Jake’s daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo, where nothing and no one is truly what or who they seem.