Aranyélet

Main cast

• Szabolcs Thuróczy as Attila Miklósi, an entrepreneur making a living from various crime-related activities
• Eszter Ónodi as Janka Miklósi, Attila's wife
• Renátó Olasz as Márk Miklósi, Janka and Attila's son
• Laura Döbrösi as Mira Miklósi, Janka and Attila's daughter
• Zsolt Anger as Endre Hollós, Attila's old-time friend and business partner in crime
• Zsolt Végh (season 2-present) as Ferenc Gál, former partner and friend of Attila and Endre

Recurring cast

• Tamás Lengyel as Tibor Miklósi, Attila's brother
• Béla Mészáros as Zsolt Komáromi, police officer
• Éva Vándor as Klári, the Miklósis' neighbour
• Sándor Lukács as Ambrus, Klári's husband
• Franciska Farkas as "Oszi", Mira's friend

Critical reception

Aranyélet has received widespread critical acclaim and has been praised by many critics as the greatest Hungarian television show of all time. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 9/10, making it the highest rated television series produced by HBO Europe.

After the first season, IGN Hungary wrote "Aranyélet is not just the best Hungarian television series ever made, but it is also one of HBO's best thrillers. It is characterized by steadily high-quality acting and creative work, a great plot and perfect way of storytelling, not to mention the unforgattable characters, who are defined by our problems, our narrow-mindedness, and our country. Be very proud of them." Player.hu wrote "Without doubt, HBO's original crime family drama seems to be the best Hungarian series, every actor is a perfect choice, it looks good, and tells the story in an excellent way. What's more, it is quite addictive."

The second season met with positive critical reception as well, IGN Hungary described the season as "more exciting, crazier, darker, has more plot twists, but it is more human than the first season. In conclusion despite the exaggerations and being too action-packed sometimes, it is still a masterpiece, which makes our expectations even higher for the next round."