MobLand success
MobLand has resonated with viewers, and season 2 seemed like a no-brainer decision. The Guy Ritchie series made incredible waves on Paramount+, breaking the streamer’s biggest global series launch record on premiere day with 2.2M subscribers and 9.7M views. Ritchie’s episodic crime saga joined 1923 and Landman as part of the top three launches in Paramount+ history.
MobLand stars Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance), Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day), Paddy Considine (House Of The Dragon), Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), Lara Pulver (Da Vinci’s Demons), Anson Boon (Pistol), Mandeep Dhillon (CSI: Vegas), Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy), Geoff Bell (Top Boy), Daniel Betts (Fate: The Winx Saga), Lisa Dwan (Blackshore), Emily Barber (Industry) and Helen Mirren (The Queen).
Hardy could be out for the next season
The second season of MobLand has recently wrapped filming, but the show’s star, Tom Hardy, has reportedly been dropped from any future reprisals. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hardy had clashed repeatedly with executive producer Jez Butterworth, as well as some individuals over at David Glasser’s 101 Studios. If the second season shows a response similar to the first season’s with audiences, Paramount would likely greenlight a new season, but for now, the show’s future is uncertain. To be clear, sources are uncertain about Hardy’s return, with multiple outlets reporting conflicting information.
It had recently been revealed that Hardy would have similarly difficult on-set behavior, as Charlize Theron explained that they did not get along during the filming of Mad Max: Fury Road.
Season 1
The official synopsis for the series 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.”
Alex Maidy reviewed MobLand season one for JoBlo and, from the look of it, thoroughly enjoyed the ride. In his review, Alex said, “MobLand is not all that different from any other gangster or crime-based series on television. Still, it rises above the formula thanks to the fixer plot structure inherited from Ray Donovan and the great cast led by Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren. MobLand is violent and intense, with the right amount of humor to brighten the story.”
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