“…Particularly, these new cable network shows are not centered around classic morally good heroes, but feature anti-heroes or even criminals as (main) characters. These morally ambiguous characters [MACs] (Daalmans, Hijmans, & Wester, 2016;Krakowiak & Tsay-Vogel, 2011;Krakowiak & Oliver, 2012;Shafer & Raney, 2012) often behave in immoral ways, even though they also have redeeming qualities that differentiate them from traditional villains (Eden, Grizzard, & Lewis, 2011;Krakowiak & Tsay-Vogel, 2011). The Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano, the protagonist in the American crime drama television series The Sopranos (HBO, 1999(HBO, -2007, is a notable example of a MAC.…”