- Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren have been tapped for a new Paramount+ crime drama series dubbed MobLand (formerly The Associate) – which now has a trailer.
- The series was originally penned by Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett as a spin-off to Ray Donovan; Bennett also serves as showrunner, executive producer, and lead writer with Guy Ritchie directing.
- MobLand release date: March 30th, 2025.
Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan and Steven Knight of Peaky Blinders fame aren’t the only showrunner-cum-directors intent on loading up their plates. The one and only Guy Ritchie, it seems, is also of the mind that idle hands are the devil’s playthings.
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In addition to a second season of Netflix’s The Gentlemen series, Amazon Prime Video’s Young Sherlock, as well as two feature-length parojects on the burner – In The Grey, which reunites him with Henry Cavill, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Eiza Gonzalez; Fountain of Youth starring John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, and also Gonzalez – the talented Mr Ritchie is directing another crime drama series.
This time for Paramount+, helmed by Top Boy and The Day of the Jackal creator Ronan Bennett; and featuring a heavyweight trio in Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, as well as Helen Mirren.
According to Deadline, with the most powerful clients in Europe, MobLand will see “family fortunes and reputations at risk, odd alliances unfold, and betrayal around every corner; and while the family might be London’s most elite fixers today, the nature of their business means there is no guarantee what’s in store tomorrow.”
Hardy reunites with Ritchie for the first time since RocknRolla, taking on the role of Harry Da Souza – aforementioned fixer and a man who’s “as dangerous as he is handsome.”
Brosnan and Mirren, on the other hand, are set to portray the crime family’s patriarch and matriarch, respectively, Conrad and Maeve Harrigan – the latter coming off the bench almost immediately after the second and presumably final season of universally acclaimed Yellowstone prequel 1923 with Harrison Ford.
The rest of the cast is as follows:
- Paddy Considine as Kevin Harrigan – Conrad’s son
- Joanne Froggatt as Jan Da Souza – Harry’s wife
- Lara Pulver as Bella Harrigan – Kevin’s wife
- Anson Boon as Eddie Harrigan – Kevin’s rebellious son
- Mandeep Dhillon as Seraphina – Conrad’s daughter
- Jasmine Jobson as Zosia – one of Harry’s closest associates
- Alex Fine as Donnie – adversary to Harry
- Geoff Bell as Richie – “redoubtable leader” of the up-and-coming south London Stevenson gang
- Daniel Betts as Brendan – Conrad and Maeve’s oldest son
- Lisa Dwan as O’Hara – Harrigan family lawyer
- Emily Barber as Alice – a new friend of Jan’s whom she meets in group therapy
MobLand was originally written by Ronan Bennett as a spin-off to Liev Schreiber’s Ray Donovan, but has since been reworked as a standalone affair. Ritchie has also signed on to executive produce alongside Bennett, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, and Ivan Atkinson.
Filming kicked off in London around November 2024, with the premiere via Paramount+ slated for March 30th, 2025 – check out the MobLand trailer above.
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