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Despite positive reviews and record-breaking numbers upon release, Dexter: Resurrection hasn't turned out to be the breakout revival that Showtime would've liked. At least not yet. The series serves as a sequel to the poorly received Dexter: New Blood from a few years ago, which itself was a continuation of the original Dexter. Having premiered in 2006, the series became a key part of the Golden Age of Television, where it competed for attention with Lost, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and eventually, Game of Thrones. Dexter almost singlehandedly kept Showtime running, and its popularity needs no further proof than the numbers it's delivering now, over a decade after its conclusion. In fact, the original Dexter is outperforming Dexter: Resurrection.

According to FlixPatrol, the new show was nowhere to be found on the Paramount+ top 10 charts on July 31, whereas the original show took the number 10 spot. On August 1, however, Resurrection jumped to the number three spot,...

Taylor Sheridan continues to dominate Paramount+'s viewership charts, but it has done so without claiming the streamer's number one spot. That honor goes to Tom Hardy's celebrated crime drama show with a 75% Rotten Tomatoes score that premiered in late March 2025.

Taylor Sheridan has four shows trending globally on Paramount+ – Yellowstone, 1923, Lioness, and Tulsa King. Yellowstone, one of the most popular shows of the 21st century, still impressively holds the number 2 spot on Paramount+ as of July 22, 2025.

1923, a Yellowstone prequel series that released its second season in February, currently ranks at #3. Lioness and Tulsa King, which both released their second seasons in Fall 2025, rank in the seventh and eighth spots, respectively. While Sheridan is all over the Paramount+ streaming board, Tom Hardy's MobLand is still #1.

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MobLand is not only surpassing four of Sheridan's best shows,...

Filmmaker Guy Ritchie and Tom Hardy teamed up several years ago in the 2008 crime film RocknRolla, but the duo’s latest endeavor, Paramount+’s MobLand, is proving to be an even bigger success. As of July 17, MobLand is the No. 1 show on Paramount+, per FlixPatrol. It’s ahead of Taylor Sheridan’s hits like Yellowstone and 1923, which rank in second and third place globally.

Cbr recently called MobLand, which stars Hardy as a professional “fixer,” named Harry Da Souza, one of the best new crime dramas on television.The show, in addition to Hardy, stars Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, and Paddy Considine. In MobLand, Harry is contracted by the Harrigan crime family, led by Brosnan’s character, Conrad Harrigan, and his wife, Maeve, played by Mirren, to try to keep the peace and avoid a gang war with the rival Stevenson crime family.

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Tom Hardy has struck gold with MobLand, a British crime saga that has stealthily scaled Paramount+’s global streaming ladder to claim the #2 spot as of July 11, 2025. And it’s surprisingly surpassing Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone, which sits at #3 (per Flixpatrol). This isn’t merely a case of star power; MobLand offers a gritty narrative of warring crime families, anchored by Hardy’s portrayal of Harry Da Souza, the fixer caught in the crossfire of the Harrigan dynasty.

Created by Ronan Bennett, whose fingerprints are familiar from the groundbreaking Top Boy, MobLand is a meticulously crafted story drawing on authentic, lived experiences of gang culture, far removed from the sprawling American ranch drama that dominates Paramount+.

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The show’s star-studded ensemble includes Pierce Brosnan as crime lord Conrad Harrigan, Helen Mirren as matriarch Maeve Harrigan,...

Tom Hardy's mob drama series, MobLand, continues to hold one of the top spots on Paramount+'s global streaming charts. The series, created by Ronan Bennett (Top Boy) and co-written by Jez Butterworth (The Agency), is quietly considered one of the best new original TV shows of 2025 by critics and audiences alike.

Hardy, who's still fresh off his star role in Gareth Evans' Netflix action thriller Havoc, stars in all ten episodes of Mobland as Harry De Souza, a street-smart "fixer" in the middle of a fight for power between two rival crime families. Veteran actors Pierce Brosnan and Helen Miran star alongside Hardy as two members of the revered Harrington family.

At the time of writing, in mid-July 2025, MobLand is back to being #1 on Paramount+'s global streaming charts today. Recently, it's been at #2 or below, but interest is back up after its season 2 renewal was announced. Also...

The animated sitcom South Park has currently reclaimed its spot at the top of Paramount Plus’ U.S. chart, overtaking MobLand. According to FlixPatrol‘s ranking, the long-running animated series is now the most-watched title on the platform. It has overtaken the streaming service’s recent breakout British crime hit. Starring Pierce Brosnan and Tom Hardy, MobLand currently holds a 75% Rotten Tomatoes score.

The shift came just weeks ahead of its long-anticipated season 27 premiere. MobLand has dropped to second place, while Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone sits in third place. As South Park runs its 27th season, its staying power is clear. But international fans aren’t celebrating as the show will disappear from Paramount+ outside the U.S.

South Park Dethroned Pierce Brosnan’s MobLand on Paramount+ A still from South Park | Credit: Comedy Central

After outpacing MobLand, South Park has staged a comeback in the Paramount+ chart. Boosted by...

Actor Tom Hardy, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in 2015’s The Revenant and is currently starring in Paramount+’s MobLand, starred in and co-created a 2017 period drama series that’s seeing a resurgence on the global charts. Per FlixPatrol, Taboo, as of July 5, sits in the ninth spot in the Top 10 TV Shows on iTunes. The series is also the Number 1 show on iTunes in France.

Taboo aired for just one season when it premiered in 2017 and focuses on James Keziah Delaney, played by Hardy, as he returns to London during the War of 1812 to rebuild his late father’s shipping empire. Hardy, who is known for movies like Venomand its sequels, Inception, and The Bikeriders, created Taboo with his father, Edward “Chips” Hardy, and Steven Knight, the award-winning creator of Peaky Blinders.

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The series boasts a 91% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Guy Ritchie's mob drama series MobLand is seeing new success on streaming following its season one finale. Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren rule over a London crime family with an iron fist in the Paramount+ series.

Per FlixPatrol, MobLand is ranking as Paramount+'s third most popular content for subscribers watching through Amazon in the U.S., nearly a month after its inaugural season wrapped on June 1. The series only trails long-running procedural Criminal Minds and Showtime's The Chi as of this writing and most recently leapfrogged two spots on the rankings to hit #3 in the U.S. MobLand's current ranking put it ahead of other notable Paramount+ streaming content, including the Taylor Sheridan-produced Landman, the current season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and even Top Gun: Maverick.

MobLand's streaming numbers got a boost in the immediate aftermath of the finale, when it finished only behind Criminal Minds,...

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If you loved the recently released British crime drama series, MobLand, then we have some good news for you as Paramount+ recently took to social media to announce that they have renewed the Tom Hardy crime drama series for a second season with Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren to return in their respective roles.

Created by Ronan Bennett, the crime drama series follows Harry Da Souza, a fixer working for the Harrigans, a London crime family, as they get into a war with a rival crime family. Now it’s up to Harry to make sure that the Harrigans win the war or at least get out of it alive.

MobLand ended its first season run just three weeks ago, and it proved extremely popular for Paramount+, and that’s why the streamer was quick to renew...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for MobLand Season 1.

It looks like Guy Ritchie, Ronan Bennett, and Jez Butterworth have been shaking the right hands (no wrong hand breaking necessary): MobLand is getting a Season 2! Just three weeks after the first season of Paramount+'s Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan led gangster drama ended its run quite literally on a knife's edge, the streamer took to its social channels today to confirm that fixer Harry Da Souza and his crime family associates will be returning to our screens for more shady dealings in the land of mobs. Check out the Instagram reveal below;

"They may have won the battle, but will they win the war?" reads the teasing tagline attached to the new season's announcement — and there's no prizes for guessing who the 'they' in question refers to. Season 1's explosive finale, 'The Beast In Me',...

After soaring to 26 million viewers to date, the Paramount+ original series Mobland, the #2 most-watched original series on the service, has been renewed for season two. The series, which spent five consecutive weeks in Nielsen’s most recent ranking of Top 10 SVOD Original Series, is executive produced by Guy Ritchie and marks his first TV series for Paramount+. Mobland was created and written by Ronan Bennett, executive produced by David C. Glasser (101 Studios) and written by Jez Butterworth. The series also marks Butterworth’s second hit TV series following The Agency: Central Intelligence, which is also ... Read more...

There's some extra exciting news to share with fans of the star-studded Paramount+ crime thriller series MobLand. The show, which was created by Ronan Bennett and comes from executive producer Guy Ritchie, premiered on the streamer in March 2025 and ended its 10-episode run earlier this month. But now we officially know that another season is on the way!

MobLand season 2 renewed at Paramount+

On Monday, June 23, 2025, Paramount+ made the long-awaited announcement that MobLand season 2 was renewed. While the streamer hasn't yet shared additional details about what to expect from the second season, including a production timeline or an episode count, we can assume that season 2 will follow suit with season 1 and again contain 10 all-new episodes.

However, with the announcement shared on social media, Paramount+ confirmed the returns of the show's three A-list stars. Tom Hardy, Piece Brosnan, and Helen Mirren will each be back in their roles as Harry Da Souza,...

Pierce Brosnan as Conrad Harrigan and Tom Hardy as Harry Da Souza in ‘MobLand’ (Photo Credit: Luke Varley/Paramount+)

Paramount+ has finally confirmed what everyone assumed would happen, officially announcing that MobLand has been renewed for season two. The series premiered in March 2025, but the streamer’s announcement didn’t include a target date for the debut of season two.

MobLand claimed the number two spot among most-watched original series streaming on Paramount+. Only Landman with Billy Bob Thornton drew in a larger audience. Season one starred Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, and Lara Pulver. The cast also includes Anson Boon, Mandeep Dhillon, Jasmine Jobson, Geoff Bell, Daniel Betts, Lisa Dwan, and Emily Barber.

“With over 26 million viewers and climbing, MobLand has become a resounding triumph driven by the creative brilliance of Guy [Ritchie], Jez [Butterworth], Ronan [Bennett], and David C. Glasser, and brought to life by the powerhouse performances by Tom,...

Paramount+ is bringing back its popular mob series for a second season. The announcement came not long after the first season finished streaming. The show features big-name stars like Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren, and is created by a team led by Guy Ritchie, Ronan Bennett, and Jez Butterworth.

Mob stories have always had a loyal following, and this one proved to be no different. The debut episode alone drew 26 million views within its first couple of months in English-speaking countries. It also took off quickly in other markets, making it the second biggest launch for an original Paramount+ series, just behind Landman.

The series became a regular on Nielsen’s Top 10 list for streaming originals, staying there for several weeks in a row. This strong performance led to the fast decision to continue the story with a second season.

Chris McCarthy from Paramount called the show a success.

Paramount+ has announced that MobLand will return for a second season. The news came just three weeks after the first season finished airing on the streaming service. The show features big names like Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren and is produced by a team including executive producer Guy Ritchie, along with Ronan Bennett and Jez Butterworth, who also wrote and executive produced the series.

According to internal streaming data shared by Paramount+, the series has been a major success. The first episode alone has been watched 26 million times within the first 70 days in the U.S. and other English-speaking countries.

The show also quickly gained viewers in non-English speaking markets after its later release there. This made MobLand the second most popular original series on Paramount+, just behind Landman. The show has consistently appeared in Nielsen’s Top 10 Streaming Originals charts for five weeks straight after the third episode aired.

After soaring to 26 million viewers to date, the Paramount+ original series Mobland, the #2 most-watched original series on the service, has been renewed for season two.

The series, which spent five consecutive weeks in Nielsen’s most recent ranking of Top 10 SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand) Original Series, is executive produced by Guy Ritchie and marks his first TV series for Paramount+.

Mobland was created and written by Ronan Bennett, executive produced by David C. Glasser (101 Studios), and written by Jez Butterworth. The series also marks Butterworth’s second hit TV series following The Agency: Central Intelligence, which is also on Paramount+.

The show’s impact continues a successful track record under Butterworth’s exclusive TV overall deal, which Chris McCarthy, Paramount Co-CEO and President and CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, signed him to for Paramount+ and Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios.

“With over 26 million viewers and climbing, Mobland has...

Paramount+ subscribers haven't seen the last of the Harrigans. The streamer has renewed MobLand for a second season.

The renewal comes three weeks after the crime drama's Season 1 finale. Despite keeping fans on the edge of their seats for almost a month, another season of MobLand never seemed in doubt, considering that the show has been a major streaming hit for Paramount+. Back in April, the streamer reported that MobLand had become its biggest global series launch ever, delivering 2.2 million views on premiere day. Ronan Bennett created MobLand, which was originally developed as an offshoot of Showtime's hit crime drama series Ray Donovan before being reconceived as a standalone project.

MobLand follows the Harrigans and Stevensons, two warring London crime families, who "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,...

MobLand season 2 has been renewed, following massive record-breaking viewership from season 1. Created by Ronan Bennett and executive produced by Guy Ritchie, the Paramount+ drama series explores feuding crime families, as Harry Da Souza tries to de-escalate a potentially calamitous war between them. Since premiering in March, the show has garnered praise and impressive viewership, and quickly became a streaming success. MobLand season 1 concluded on June 1 and features an ensemble cast, including Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Joanne Froggatt, Paddy Considine, and Helen Mirren.

Now, Paramount+ has officially renewed MobLand for season 2after reaching over 26 million global viewers. It also became the number two original series on Paramount+ and spent five back-to-back weeks on the Nielsen Top 10 SVOD Original Series chart. Co-CEO of Paramount Chris McCarthy praised those who worked on MobLand and explained that "we are elated to greenlight a second season." Read more of his comments below:

With more than 26 million viewers and climbing,...

The war isn't over — in fact, it’s just getting started. After weeks of speculation following a finale that left viewers stunned and star Pierce Brosnan happily clueless, MobLand has officially been renewed for a second season on Paramount+. The crime saga, executive produced by Guy Ritchie, has become one of the streaming service’s biggest hits to date, with Paramount+ confirming the show has racked up more than 26 million global viewers and counting. The network didn’t just stop at numbers — it made it official: MobLand is now the #2 original series ever on Paramount+, and spent five consecutive weeks in Nielsen’s Top 10 SVOD Originals rankings. Not bad for a show built on blood feuds, British grit, and prison chess matches.

Set across the UK and the U.S., MobLand chronicles a brutal turf war between two powerful crime families. The series stars Brosnan, Tom Hardy, and Helen Mirren,...

MobLand is pulling Paramount+ back in.

Paramount+ has renewed its hit series MobLand for a second season. MobLand is the number two original series ever on Paramount+, the streamer says, trailing only Landman.

MobLand has racked up more than 26 million global viewers, according to Paramount’s own data. Basically, they’re counting the number of views for episode one over its first 70 days of availability. The series has spent five consecutive weeks on Nielsen’s top 10 SVOD original series’ list.

Guy Ritchie executive produces MobLand, which was created by Ronan Bennett (Top Boy, The Day of the Jackal). Bennett also writes the series with Jez Butterworth (Ford v Ferrari, Spectre), who is under an exclusive TV overall deal with Paramount+ and Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios. David C. Glasser executive produces for 101 Studios.

MobLand stars Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren in a story about two mob families who...

You can’t keep the Harrigans down: Paramount+ has renewed MobLand for Season 2, TVLine has learned.

The drama hails from Guy Ritchie, Ronan Bennett and Jez Butterworth and stars Tom Hardy as Harry, a fixer for a sprawling crime family. Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren play the clan’s patriarch, Conrad, and matriarch, Maeve, respectively.

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Paramount+ has renewed the popular series “MobLand” for a second season, the streaming platform announced Monday. The show racked up more than 26 million viewers in its first season, making it the second most-watched series on the streamer.

“With more than 26 million viewers and climbing, ‘MobLand’ has become a resounding triumph – driven by the creative brilliance of Guy, Jez, Ronan and David Glasser, and brought to life by the powerhouse performances of Tom, Pierce, and Helen,” said Chris McCarthy, Co-CEO of Paramount and President of Showtime/MTV Entertainment. “We are elated to greenlight a second season of this global phenomenon, which has dominated both domestic and international charts and soared to #1 in the UK.”

“‘MobLand’ was one of those incredible moments where Chris McCarthy came to us with the vision of creating the next great mob series and, after traversing the UK countryside in a quest to land Guy Ritchie, we...

Paramount+ said Monday that it has handed a Season 2 renewal to breakout new drama MobLand, starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. The news, announced in a short video that you can watch below, comes three weeks after the series, from executive producer Guy Ritchie, creator, writer and exec producer Ronan Bennett, writer/exec producer Jez Butterworth, David C. Glasser’s 101 Studios and MTV Entertainment Studios, wrapped its freshman run on the streaming platform.

It was paced by the premiere episode, which has amassed 26 million views over the first 70 days in the U.S and other English-speaking markets, where MobLand premiered March 30, and the first nine days for non-English speaking territories, where the show debuted May 30, according to internal streaming data. That makes it the second biggest launch for a Paramount original series behind Landman, per internal global data for the first 90 days of release. Additionally, starting with...

Ballots for the 2025 Emmys have officially been released and voting is currently underway in all categories. For Best Drama Series Writing, there are 132 submissions, which means there will be six finalists for the category when nominations are announced July 15.

When it comes to writing, there are two strategic approaches when it comes to seeking a slot: submit one showcase episode or flood the zone. This year, as is often the case, practically all of the frontrunners are opting for the former tactic. This includes the incumbent winner Will Smith for Slow Horses, who is the only nominee from last year eligible again. He could win his second consecutive Emmy for the Season 4 finale, a shattering, suspenseful episode surrounding River Cartwright (Jack Lowden).

But what may stop Slow Horses in its tracks would be Severance, with "Cold Harbor," the Season 2 finale scripted by creator Dan Erickson. It's just as devastating, with...

This Emmy season, four starry Best Drama contenders put a spin on the venerable spy genre. Three newbies, “The Agency” (Paramount+/Showtime), “The Day of the Jackal” (Peacock), and “Black Doves” (Netflix) are already prepping their second seasons, while one established series, “Slow Horses” (AppleTV+) will premiere Season 5 on September 24.

“Slow Horses” Season 4 has already scored a number of critic and guild nominations, following nine Emmy Primetime nominations and one win (showrunner/writer Will Smith) for Season 3. Inevitably, while critically lauded and popular, in a competitive field, the new shows are playing catch-up with the already established “Slow Horses.” But this year, anything can happen.

Three of these shows are British, while the American “The Agency” just looks British: It’s set at the CIA London office, is written by the British Jez and John-Henry Butterworth, and stars Irish Michael Fassbender playing American and British actress Jodie Turner-Smith playing Sudanese.

In the 1971 novel “The Day of the Jackal” by Frederick Forsyth and the 1973 film adaptation by Fred Zinnemann, there was not much of a question about who the Jackal was: a remorseless assassin who had been hired to kill French president Charles de Gaulle. Either he was going to die or de Gaulle was.

But Peacock’s new TV version, created by Ronan Bennett, is different — partly because it’s a continuing series, so you expect its title character to survive, and partly because the Jackal is played by Eddie Redmayne, whose innate likability means that we’re bound to root for him at least some of the time.

Redmayne’s Jackal is meticulous and relentless, but one of the conceits of the show is that the British detective who’s out to get him, played by Lashana Lynch, is as remorseless as her target, and almost as willing to bend the rules.

MobLand may be one of the grittiest crime dramas on TV right now, but even its fate is up in the air. Nearly a month after the Season 1 finale dropped on Paramount+, the streamer has yet to confirm whether or not the series will be returning for a second season. Still, fans aren’t letting that stop them from rallying behind the show keeping it in the global Top 10 — and they’re not alone.

Created by Ronan Bennett, MobLand stars Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren in a Shakespearean war of succession and betrayal set in the underbelly of Irish-British organized crime. The series currently holds a solid 75% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with an even stronger 77% audience score, reflecting just how invested viewers have become in the Harrigan empire's bloody chess game. While Paramount+ continues to play it coy, the cast has been vocal about their hopes to return.

Guy Ritchie is one of the filmmakers who reunite with some actors frequently. After working with Tom Hardy in 2008 on RocknRolla, the duo recently reunited for MobLand.

The Paramount+ gangster series has been a major hit, breaking many viewership records for the streaming service. The crime series stars Hardy in one of the leading roles alongside actors like Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. Following its Season 1 finale early this month, MobLand is now gaining even more interest on Paramount+, per FlixPatrol.

Following the rise of streaming platforms, which often release full seasons of shows at once, many subscribers prefer to watch the entire season at once, and, two weeks after MobLand's Season 1 finale, the show is still going strong in the charts.

MobLand is currently in fifth place on the TV charts, behind Criminal Minds, NCIS, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Showtime's The Chi. The show has also gone up one position...

Pierce Brosnan started the year strong with his performance opposite Tom Hardy in Guy Ritchie’s MobLand, but the former James Bond actor has just debuted a new project that is heading down a dangerous path. Brosnan stars alongside Samuel L. Jackson in The Unholy Trinity, a Western following a man caught between a sheriff determined to keep the peace and a stranger intent on burning it down. The Unholy Trinity debuted in select theaters this weekend, and the film has earned a disastrous 17% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences were much kinder to the film, reviewing it at 65% on the Popcornmeter. These scores come from 18 and 100 reviews at the time of writing, respectively, so they are subject to change as more reviews come in.

Lee Zachariah wrote the script for The Unholy Trinity, and Richard Gray directed the film. Gray most recently directed Murder at Yellowstone City, another...

MobLand fans are playing the waiting game with Paramount+ as the streamer has yet to reveal whether it will be renewing the project for a second season. In the almost one month since the Season 1 finale, audiences have been turning wherever they can to get more content like that of the Ronan Bennett-created production which stars Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren. And, the show’s following aren’t the only ones being left in the lurch in hopes of a second set of episodes. Recently speaking with ScreenRant, series star Joanne Froggatt was clear about her optimistic outlook for Season 2.

“We're just hopeful. We'll keep our fingers crossed. Obviously, nothing's official yet, so yeah, we're just very hopeful to be able to carry on the story for sure. I'd love to.”

Ultimately, MobLand’s Season 2 fate rides on the shoulders of its popularity amongst audiences. For the most part,...

If you're still reeling from the explosive finale of MobLand Season 1, you're not alone — Pierce Brosnan is right there with you. The actor, who plays the razor-sharp but increasingly cornered, angry Irish crime boss Conrad Harrigan, says he hasn’t been told what comes next. And that’s exactly how he likes it. Speaking with Collider's Taylor Gates alongside Samuel L. Jackson— his co-star in the upcoming Western The Unholy Trinity — Brosnan was asked what he hopes to see if MobLand is renewed for a second season. He noted that he had no idea where the story would be going, only stating that he had his own ideas which he had yet to share with the show's creative minds:

“I honestly don't know what's going to happen. I have some ideas in my head, but I have not expressed those to Guy Ritchie or to Jez Butterworth or Ronan Bennett,...

[Editor’s note: The following interview contains some spoilers for the Season 1 finale of “MobLand.”]

Having just completed five movies and Guy Ritchie’s Shakespearean gangster series “MobLand,” Pierce Brosnan is kicking up his heels in Kauai. It’s the day after the airing of the Paramount+’s series bloody first season finale. He’s tired, but happy to declaim on a show that he and his wife Keely Shaye Smith enjoyed watching every week as it unfurled, commercials and all. “It is a toxic mess of pure mayhem and great shenanigans,” said Brosnan on Zoom.

Brosnan was the first in, after Ritchie sent him five scripts by showrunner Ronan Bennett. At first, Brosnan figured he was going for a North or South London accent: that’s where Conrad Harrigan bases his crime family. But Ritchie had other plans, said Brosnan: “In his shoot-from-the-hip style, with great bravado, he said, ‘Go Irish. Don’t worry about it. We’ll sort it out on the day.

In one of the most mind-boggling turn of events, Guy Ritchie delivered yet another masterpiece in the form of MobLand, which has been more than just winning the hearts of fans worldwide. With Pierce Brosnan as one of the leading prominent characters of the crime drama series, the show really did wonders enough to return for a season 2.

Of course, the hope about the series getting revived for a second season is still high, with Tom Hardy already getting everyone’s hopes up about the same. But he isn’t the only one who wants to return to the saga, considering how even Brosnan recently admitted that he is ready to “go again” despite having a big heartbreaking regret about the first season.

Pierce Brosnan is all in for having MobLand season 2 Pierce Brosnan. | Credits: MobLand / Paramount+

As captivating as season one of MobLand was, it seems like the cast...

Tom Hardy In MobLand Paramount+ Comeback (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Tom Hardy’s gritty crime series MobLand climbed back into the spotlight after vanishing from the Paramount+ charts for a few weeks. It pulled off a sharp turnaround as the show wrapped up its debut season and locked in the number two spot on the platform’s viewership rankings on June 2 and 3. This put the show ahead of every single title from Taylor Sheridan, who usually dominates the service with his growing list of hit dramas.

MobLand Outperforms Sheridan’s Biggest Paramount+ Hits

Sheridan’s shows like Yellowstone, Tulsa King, and 1883 have become Paramount+ mainstays. But for two days, MobLand grabbed more attention than any of them. It earned 231 points on June 3, while Tulsa King managed 176, and Yellowstone sat at 143, according to FlixPatrol. Even earlier in the season, MobLand was outscoring some of Sheridan’s spin offs like 1923 and 1883. However,...

Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant had long wanted to adapt Frederick Forsyth's 1971 novel The Day of the Jackal, which had already been turned into a 1973 film directed by Fred Zinneman and starring Edward Fox. But they had always tabled the discussion because "I don't think think the film can be bettered," Neame tells Gold Derby.

"Several rounds we just said, 'No, we're not gonna do anything with this. We're not gonna pursue it,'" he continues.

But the producing duo could never forget about it and eventually found a way to put their own spin on the spy thriller: by bringing the cat-and-mouse chase into the 21st century as a 10-episode TV series to delve deeper into the psyche of the titular assassin.

And it worked. The Day of the Jackal has been a hit for Peacock and Sky and was renewed for a second season before the first one ended.

After disappearing from the Paramount+ streaming charts for a few weeks, the crime drama series MobLand had a major resurgence as it concluded its debut season this month. MobLand took the number two spot on the Paramount+ viewership charts on June 2 and June 3, challenging Taylor Sheridan's dominance on the streamer, which practically survives on the popularity of his output. Sheridan has several shows on the Paramount+ service, but on June 2 and June 3, none of them could outperform MobLand. Created by Ronan Bennett and starring Tom Hardy, the show opened to mostly positive reviews, but had an uneven run.

According to FlixPatrol, MobLand scored 231 points on June 3, edging past Sheridan's Tulsa King and Yellowstone, which earned 176 and 143 points, respectively. Earlier in its run, MobLand would also outperform other Sheridan shows such as 1883 and 1923, both of which are Yellowstone spin-offs. But MobLand suffered a noticeable mid-season slump in interest. It...

The Harrigans are bloodied, broken, and behind bars — but if Pierce Brosnan is to be believed, they’re not even close to finished. Following MobLand’s explosive Season 1 finale, which saw betrayals, shocking deaths, and a prison cheer fit for a kingpin, Brosnan is already teasing what’s next for the Irish crime family. And though the show hasn’t been officially renewed just yet, he’s already made his intentions clear. Brosnan has been speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in the wake of the finale, and revealed there's more to come.

“Yes, we have spoken about that and I would very much like to see more seasons. There’s a lot of life (laughs) and death within this family and these storylines.”

The finale’s last scene — a prison gallery of inmates erupting into applause as Conrad Harrigan emerges from his cell — wasn’t just a stylistic flourish. According to Brosnan,...

The following contains spoilers for the season finale of MobLand, "The Beast in Me."

MobLandstar Pierce Brosnan discusses the "cinematic homage" in the series' first season finale.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Brosnan opened up about the finale scene of the recently released MobLand Season 1 finale, which sees a legion of prisoners all cheering on his Conrad Harrigan. "It’s a great homage to Conrad, but it’s also a cinematic homage to The Italian Job, which is a film Michael Caine made and Noël Coward played the kingpin," Brosnan explained. "In the film, you’ll see Noël Coward come down to the gantry in the prison being applauded by the prisoners. We shot it in Reading Gaol, the last torturous, humiliating place where Oscar Wilde was a prisoner for two years in hard labor."

"It’s a powerful Victorian tomblike presence," Brosnan continued. "So, it was quite memorable to...

Warning: The Following Contains Spoilers for the Season Finale of MobLand

Season 1 of MobLand came to an epic conclusion yesterday on Paramount+, leaving many to question the fate of Tom Hardy's character of Harry Da Souza. After neglecting his home life for the better part of the show's 10 episodes, Harry tried to make things right with his wife, Jan (Joanne Froggatt), who was having none of it. After an explosive outburst, she accidentally stabbed her husband in the chest, and while he at first tried to play it off as no big deal, Harry had to take a seat at the end of the scene. With the knife still firmly implanted in him, we're now left to wonder: Is the wound fatal?

Speaking with the New York Post, writer and producer Jez Butterworth dished on that surprising twist, assuring fans that no, Hardy's character isn't dead. After all, he's...

MobLand (2025) is a British crime thriller created by Ronan Bennett, known for Ray Donovan. The Paramount+ series stars Tom Hardy as Harry Da Souza, a calm but sharp fixer for the Harrigan family—an Irish crime clan based in London. The family is led by Conrad Harrigan (Pierce Brosnan), though it’s Maeve Harrigan (Helen Mirren) who really runs the show from the background.

Directed by Guy Ritchie, Anthony Byrne, Daniel Syrkin, and Lawrence Gough, Season 1 builds a world shaped by power struggles, loyalty, and quiet betrayals. As the man trusted to handle the dirty work, Harry moves between boardroom-style decisions and street-level chaos, doing whatever it takes to keep the Harrigan empire intact.

In this article, I’ll take a deep dive into the series explaining what happened across the season and break down the ending. Please be aware – the article contains spoilers, reader’s discretion is advised.

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There’s only one episode remaining in Guy Ritchie’s new crime series, MobLand, which features a top-heavy roster of talent. Leading the charge is Tom Hardy as Harry da Souza, and starring alongside him are Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren as Conrad Harrigan and Maeve Harrigan, respectively. The show follows Souza, a street-smart fixer who finds himself in the middle of two families warring for power. The Harrigans are an Irish crime family who operate in London in MobLand, and one of the stars has come under fire for his Irish accent. Fans have criticized Brosnan’s accent in the series, so much so that he’s finally clapped back at the haters. During an interview with Radio Times, Brosnan, who was born in Ireland and moved to England when he was young, spoke about this and even mentioned how much Conrad’s accent differs from his own, which...

MobLandstar Pierce Brosnan recently opened up about the reaction to his Irish accent in the hit series. The actor also explained how he came up with the intonation.

In an interview with Radio Times (via Deadline), Brosnan touched on the backlash he received over his accent as Conrad Harrigan in the new Paramount+ series. "My own accent is very soft. Conrad's accent is a million miles away from me," Brosnan said before sharing some of the advice given to him by his dialect coach. "I told him that I needed a Kerry accent. So he gave me the name of a man, and I Googled the guy and that was it. It was a Kerry accent. And so, I just gave it full tilt."

Created by Ronan Bennett, MobLand stars Tom Hardy as Harry Da Souza, a fixer for the Harrigan crime family who is hired in the hopes that...

Paramount+ is going all-in on its critically acclaimed British crime drama “MobLand.”

Revealed to Variety exclusively, the company is launching an ambitious Emmy campaign that surprisingly places both Tom Hardy and Pierce Brosnan in the running for lead drama actor. The decision to push Brosnan as a co-lead — rather than a supporting contender as many had assumed — is one of several surprising moves in the streamer’s Emmy strategy.

Helen Mirren, meanwhile, will compete for supporting drama actress, avoiding a head-to-head clash with her own work in “1923,” Taylor Sheridan’s Western drama, where she is considered a possible contender for lead drama actress.

Created by Ronan Bennett, “MobLand” centers on Harry Da Souza (Hardy), a fixer for the powerful London-based Harrigan crime family, led by Conrad (Brosnan) and Maeve Harrigan (Mirren). As rival gangs threaten the family’s empire, Harry is tasked with maintaining control and preventing a full-scale war.

The finale of Tom Hardy’s new series, MobLand, grows ever nearer, as the fate of two rival families and Harry Da Souza's (Hardy) middle-man fixer hangs in the balance. In recent weeks, it seems like the Guy Ritchie-directed series from creator Ronan Bennett and writer Jez Butterworth has been growing from strength to strength, as the twists and turns of any good crime tale keep viewers hooked.

This is something reflected by the trend of the series' ratings on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which, when the series began, showcased just a 65% audience score and a "certified fresh" 78% approval rating from critics. Although the critic rating has dropped slightly since, as more reviews have leveled out in opinion, it is the audience score that neatly reflects the trajectory in quality MobLand has had, with the score having since risen by 9% to 74%, matching the views of critics.

For Hardy, this...

Following a magnificent premiere several weeks ago, writer Ronan Bennett and director Guy Ritchie’s crime drama series MobLand appeared to be leaking audiences with every passing episode. For some time, it was even able to challenge some of Taylor Sheridan’s shows on the Paramount+ charts. But this early success was short-lived; the show began to slip, while Sheridan reasserted his dominance over his stronghold. However, MobLand recently reclaimed a spot on the top 10 charts as it charges towards its season finale. On Sunday, the show snuck into the top 10, but only just.

According to FlixPatrol, MobLandtook the 10th spot on the Paramount+ charts on May 19, scoring 46 points. The show has earned a total of over 1,500 points in total during its run, which is nothing compared to the kind of figures that some of Sheridan’s shows have been posting on FlixPatrol. For instance, Yellowstone, which took the third...

Though Eddie Redmayne currently stars in “The Day of the Jackal,” one of the most acclaimed new shows of the year, he still has time to check out other television programs – including the buzzy HBO hit “The White Lotus.” But the Oscar winner isn’t throwing his hat into the casting ring for an upcoming season.

“I’m too paranoid about butchering the things I love,” he tells Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast. “There are some things you don’t want to see yourself in because you don’t want to ruin it.” Even the fact that the show shoots in beautiful locations isn’t enough to convince the actor. “You say that, but also you have to be topless for the entire thing. And if you’re pasty and moley like me…I just don’t think the world needs to see my pallid body.”

On this episode, Redmayne...

Meet the Makers: The Day of the Jackal & Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

The morning kicked off with a pair of powerful dramas from executive producers Nigel Marchant and Gareth Neame of Carnival Films, the company responsible for such hits as “Downton Abbey” and “The Gilded Age.” Marchant noted that if their projects had a common theme, it was world-building. “I think that’s what we’re really good at — really looking at what entertains us is going to entertain an audience.”

Both “Jackal” and “Lockerbie” are currently streaming on Peacock and feature standout lead performances from Oscar-winning actors. In “Jackal,” Eddie Redmayne plays the titular assassin, who takes on many disguises. “He’s such a meticulous actor,” said Marchant. “He had to learn different languages, he [worked] with movement coaches, he had to have all of the prosthetics [work] and he really embraced all of that.”

“Lockerbie” finds Colin Firth portraying Jim Swire,...

Tom Hardy’s new series, MobLand, has only three episodes remaining in its first season, but the show has been mostly well-received thus far. Hailing from creator Ronan Bennett and writer Jez Butterworth, Guy Ritchie directed several episodes of the Paramount+ series. While it may be a surprise, especially considering their overlap in styles, MobLand marks the first project of Ritchie’s that Hardy has starred in. The series follows Harry Da Souza (Hardy), a local crime fixer who is caught in the middle of two warring crime families. Hardy recently sat down for a tell-all interview with Esquire to talk about MobLand and his other new project, Havoc, and he revealed that he hasn’t always been the hottest on some of Ritchie’s projects:

"I love Guy Ritchie when he’s on, right? I don’t like his take on ‘Oi oi, awight mate! Awight geezah!’ I’m not really into that.

After surrendering territory to Guy Ritchie and his cohorts recently, the streaming maven Taylor Sheridan is back for revenge. Three of Sheridan's shows found spots on the Paramount+ streaming charts, pushing Ritchie's crime drama MobLand outside the top 10. Created by Ronan Bennett, MobLand premiered to exemplary viewership figures some weeks ago, and will conclude its inaugural season in June. Through most of its run, MobLand was able to dominate the Paramount+ charts, pushing Sheridan's shows down to levels they'd rarely seen in the past.

In the last few days, however, MobLandis nowhere to be seen in the top 10; this suggests a worryingly high drop-off rate, which is never a great sign for television. Return viewership for Sheridan's output, on the other hand, seems to be solid. According to FlixPatrol, Yellowstone took the number four spot on the Paramount+ charts on Tuesday, Lioness claimed the number seven spot, and...

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