A satire of America featuring a capitalist trying to avoid ruin, the hero of Tom Wolfe’s A Man in Full is Charlie Croker of Altanta whose plantation and skyscraper face repossession by banks for non-repayment of a loan.

The new mini-series of the book on Netflix stars Jeff Daniels as Croke as he attempt to defend his financial empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace.

If you want to watch the new show, but don’t subscribe to Netflix, you can borrow a Roku streaming device and use our subscription or, better yet, read the book!