We’ve got some great news for fans of Guy Ritchie’s MobLand series. After previous reports that Tom Hardy might leave the show, Deadline says the show’s core cast, including Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren, and Hardy, remains intact.
Last month, reports of Hardy exiting the show began to swirl. Watercooler whispers said that a rift between Hardy and the series’s writer, executive producer, and showrunner, Jez Butterworth, during Season 2 production had escalated to the point where the two could no longer work together. Since that time, parties have worked toward a solution, ultimately leading to Hardy staying on as his character, Harry Da Souza.
Ritchie steps in to save MobLand
According to Deadline, efforts to mend the rift culminated in a recent meeting in London between Hardy, Butterworth, and series executive producer David Glasser. The trio agreed on the show’s direction, with Deadline reporting that MobLand’s executive producer, Guy Ritchie, played a significant role in mending fences. While MobLand does not have an official renewal for a third season, Hardy’s return should speed things along. Hardy is reportedly under a three-year contract for the series, which should make his return smooth.
What’s MobLand about?
In MobLand, Pierce Brosnan stars as Conrad Harrigan, patriarch of the crime family, with Helen Mirren playing Maeve Harrigan, Conrad’s wife and matriarch of the family, and Tom Hardy playing Harry Da Souza, a fixer for the Harrigan family. It also stars Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, Anson Boon, Mandeep Dhillon, Jasmine Jobson, Geoff Bell, Daniel Betts, Lisa Dwan, and Emily Barber.
MobLand began as a Ray Donovan spinoff series titled The Donovans. Later, Ritchie reworked the concept for a standalone series with no connections to Ray Donovan.
Season 1 and Maidy’s thoughts
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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