Big Mistakes (review)

Published by Mason Oldridge, 5 May 2026

Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy co-creates, co-produces and leads the cast on Netflix’s new crime comedy series.

It follows dysfunctional siblings Nicky and Morgan as they find themselves in the world of organised crime after Morgan steals a necklace with more significance than she initially realised.

A good first impression is gotten during the shenanigans retrieving the necklace. A continuously snowballing situation is always a winning formula and this is exactly what happens when Nicky resorts to grave robbing his own grandmother.

The series is pleasingly fast-paced, consistently progressing as the siblings fall deeper and deeper into a dangerous world. 

Furthermore, the comedy is of significant quality, notably when everyone believes that Nicky’s fake mugging was a homophobic hate crime.

The acting also proves to be strong, with particular praise to Levy for his balance of humour and emotion and Laurie Metcalf for her brilliantly funny mothering role.

The comedy gives way to drama as the plot thickens and the seriousness escalates with an action-packed ending courtesy of the unexpected group shooting on the yacht. This is followed by the thrilling final twist in which it is revealed that Annette is the top boss in charge of the Italians, which perfectly ties the seemingly somewhat separate subplots of Morgan’s turbulent relationship with Max and Linda’s mayoral campaign with Natalie all together. The series ends with Nicky and Morgan fearing what they have gotten themselves involved in, similar to the ending of the first season of Breaking Bad. It also offers much potential for a future season too.

Although not the most original premise, the series delivers on plot, pacing, comedy and acting, making for an overall easy-watching yet eventful hit.

8/10