Big Mistakes is a 2026 American crime comedy television series for Netflix, created by Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott. Levy also acts as showrunner and leads the cast. The series premiered on April 9, 2026. In May 2026, the series was renewed for a second season.
Contents
Premise
The series is about two directionless siblings Nicky and Morgan who get blackmailed into the world of organized crime.
Cast
Main
Dan Levy as Nicky, an openly gay pastor
Taylor Ortega as Morgan, Nicky's sister
Abby Quinn as Natalie, Nicky and Morgan's younger sister
Laurie Metcalf as Linda, Nicky, Natalie, and Morgan's mother
Boran Kuzum as Yusuf
Jack Innanen as Max, Morgan's boyfriend
Recurring
Elizabeth Perkins as Annette, Max's mother
Jacob Gutierrez as Tareq, Nicky's boyfriend
Joe Barbara as Mike, Linda's ex-husband and Nicky, Natalie, and Morgan's father
Mark Ivanir as Ivan
Ilia Volok as Andrei
Production
Development
The series is from Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott and was picked up by Netflix in May 2025 as part of Levy's overall deal with the streaming service. Levy also acts as showrunner and leads the cast as well as serving as executive producer alongside Rachel Sennott and Anne-Marie McGintee for Not a Real Production Company. Executive producers also include Dean Holland who directed the first two episodes, Etan Frankel, and Timothy Greenberg. Erin Levy and Jacqui Rivera also served as co-executive producers. The series underwent multiple changes during its development. The comedy was originally created by Levy and Sennott as a starring vehicle for the duo as siblings, but Sennott's HBO comedy I Love LA was picked up to series, ruling her out. A casting search led to Taylor Ortega being cast in the sister role by early March 2025, while Laurie Metcalf had already been cast.
Casting
Alongside Levy, Ortega, and Metcalf, Jack Innanen, Boran Kuzum and Abby Quinn were cast. Elizabeth Perkins, Jacob Gutierrez, Joe Barbara, Josh Fadem, and Mark Ivanir appear in recurring roles.
Filming
Principal photography began in New Jersey in August 2025.
Release
The series premiered on April 9, 2026, on Netflix.
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 80%, based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott concoct a hilarious send-up of the classic family crime drama genre with witty verve, a stellar ensemble cast, and the assurance that Big Mistakes gets it right." On Metacritic, the series holds a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 23 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
