Paramount+’s new crime drama, “MobLand” starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren revolves around a British crime family in London.
Mirren and Brosnan play mob bosses Maeve and Conrad Harrigan who employ Harry Da Souza (Hardy) as a fixer for their shady dealings.
The show was produced by Guy Ritchie, and comes after his 2024 Netflix series “The Gentlemen,” which is a spinoff of his 2019 movie of the same name starring Matthew McConaughey.
Here’s what to know about “MobLand.”
‘MobLand’ is about warring crime families
Like any good story about London’s criminal underworld, “MobLand” revolves around rival criminal gangs.
The synopsis for the show reads: “Power is up for grabs as the Harrigans and Stevensons, two warring London crime families, clash in a kill-or-be-killed battle that threatens to topple empires and ruin lives.
“Caught in the crossfire is Harry Da Souza, the street-smart ‘fixer’ as dangerous as he is handsome, who knows too well where loyalties lie when opposing forces collide. As kingdom goes up against kingdom, lines will be crossed — and the only saving grace is a bet-your-life guarantee: family above everything.”
The show was originally meant to be a spinoff from “Ray Donovan,” a long-running crime drama series on Showtime that starred Liev Schreiber. But Ritchie later reworked it into an original story, Variety reported.
Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan lead the ‘MobLand’ cast
Hardy, Mirren, and Brosnan lead a talented cast of British actors including Paddy Considine as Kevin Harrigan, the Harrigan family heir, while “Sherlock” star Lara Pulver plays his wife, Bella.
“Downton Abbey” actor Joanne Froggatt plays Jan Da Souza, the wife of Hardy’s character, and Geoff Bell plays Richie, the leader of the Stevenson gang warring with the Harrigans.
“MobLand” is a reunion of sorts for Hardy and Ritchie, who worked together on 2008’s crime thriller, “Rock ‘N’ Rolla,” in which a group of gangsters cross paths with a Russian billionaire.
“MobLand” premieres on Paramount+ on March 30. The whole season drops at once, so audiences will be able to binge-watch it.
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