Brotherhood

Brotherhood is a Showtime original television series about the Caffee brothers, Tommy (Jason Clarke), who is a politician, and Michael (Jason Isaacs) who is a criminal involved with the mob. Theiir Irish-American family lives in Providence, Rhode Island and the polarity of their lifestyles causes problems for them and all who are close to them. The show begins when Michael returns to “The Hill,” a neighborhood in Providence, after local mob figure Patty Mullin dies. Michael emerges from seven years of hiding and resumes his criminal way of life, and the other people in the mob try to use Michael to blackmail Tommy, which backfires as Tommy has no regard for his brother. Michael manages to fend for himself, but the friction between the brothers remains the same. As Michael navigates the world of conterfeiting, blackmail, and mob politics, Tommy avoids association to remain secure in his career, but not all of his actions are morally sound either. Meanwhile, they are both dealing with family issues as well, such as Tommy's wife Eileen (Annabeth Gish) and her suspected infidelity and drug use, their manipulative mother Rose (Fionnula Flanagan), and Tommy's daughter Mary Rose (Fiona Erickson), whose actions could endanger her father's career. When their father Neil returns to town, the brothers have to join together to protect both of their livelihoods, but will they be able to put their differences behind them? MORE