You may or may not know this, but there’s a new Tom Hardy gangster show on Paramount+ this weekend. Not only that, but it co-stars none other than Pierce Brosnan, Dame Helen Mirren, and Joanne Froggott (aka Anna from Downton Abbey). Oh! And it’s co-written by Tony-winning writer Jez Butterworth and directed by Guy Ritchie! The new Tom Hardy show is called MobLand and if you like action, violence, British accents, and dirty jokes, you’re going to want to watch!
MobLand was originally intended to be a spin-off of Ray Donovan called The Donovans. It would track the family’s rise to underworld power. However, while developing the show, creator and showrunner Ronan Bennett switched tact. Now, the show follows modern day fixer Harry Da Souza (Tom Hardy) as he uses his many useful skills to contain problems for the powerful Harrigan crime family in London.
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