MobLand

Paramount+‘s “MobLand,” from Ronan Bennett — who is “The Day of the Jackal” creator, as well as the “Top Boy” showrunner — is a different kind of U.K.-based crime drama. The dark and gritty series, with a starry cast, offers viewers a deep dive into the lives of two warring crime families, the Harrigans and the Stevensons. However, Bennett and director Guy Ritchie, who helms the first two episodes of the 10-part season, which were all that were furnished to critics for review, choose a unique vantage point for the narrative.

TV review Television & radio.The idea that a Tom Hardy character cajoling, threatening or influencing someone is an art form in itself is the core of MobLand, a decent new gangster epic that casts Hardy as top fixer Harry Da Souza. Harry works for the Harrigans, the Irish clan who dominate the London drugs and guns scene, but who are prone to excess and perhaps not as savvy as they once were.