The show that just had its pilot episode on Sunday on The Movie Network has too often been compared to the HBO hit drama 'The Sopranos'. And yet, quite from the very beginning, anyone can realize that we are talking about completely different series.

'Brotherhood' focuses on the biblical story of Cain and Abel, of the clash between brother versus brother and the too finely drawn distinction between good and evil. The story revolves around Mike Caffee (Jason Isaac) and his younger sibling, Tommy Caffee (Jason Clarke).

Tommy is a state representative in the Irish-American Providence, R.I. who feels responsible for everything that goes wrong in his community and whose spirit of self-sacrifice is so exaggerated that, at one point, he begins to grow apart from his wife (Annabeth Gish) and his three daughters, just to be able to spend more time solving all the problems.

Mike just returns home from a self-imposed exile in an unmentioned location and, being exactly the opposite of his brother and no stranger to the crime world, he starts off in his unlawful career as a mobster. One can easily guess that, some time during the 11-weeks show, the brothers' paths will definitely cross.

Although both series, 'Brotherhood' and 'The Sopranos' seem to be almost identical, there is one major element that clearly separates them. The latter, although dealing with a serious plot such as that of the organized crime, still includes many funny moments that make it somehow more commercial and not so violent. On the other side, 'Brotherhood' is an entirely bleak, serious and grim show. It is, from the very beginning, violent and depicting totally anti-social behaviors.

To make a long story short, it surely seems to be the ideal show to watch this summer.