MobLand

MobLand is an English crime drama television series created by Ronan Bennett, who is set to write the entire series. The series began as The Donovans, an origin story to the Showtime series Ray Donovan , following the Donovan family. As the story was further developed it was reworked as a standalone story unrelated to Ray Donovan. Guy Ritchie is attached to direct some episodes in the series. The series stars Tom Hardy as Harry, a fixer for the Harrigan crime family led by Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren.

The series is produced for Paramount+ and premiered on March 30, 2025.

The Harrigans, a London crime family, find themselves in a battle with the Stevensons that could end empires and their lives. Harry Da Souza is called upon by the Harrigans to be their "fixer" and to protect their family.

• Tom Hardy as Harry Da Souza, a fixer for the Harrigan family
• Pierce Brosnan as Conrad Harrigan, patriarch of the family
• 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
• Jasmine Jobson as Zosia, who works for Harry and is one of his closest associates
• Mandeep Dhillon as Seraphina, Conrad’s daughter
• Daniel Betts as Brendan, Conrad and Maeve’s oldest son
• Helen Mirren as Maeve Harrigan, matriarch of the family

• Lisa Dwan as O’Hara Delaney, the Harrigan Family’s lawyer
• Geoff Bell as Richie Stevenson, the redoubtable leader of the up-and-coming south London Stevenson gang
• Emily Barber as Alice, a new friend of Jan’s whom she meets in group therapy
• Alex Fine as Donnie, an adversary of Harry's
• Janet McTeer as Kat, who is as charming as she is violent

MobLand was first announced in February 2024 as a spinoff series called The Donovans that was loosely based on the Showtime series Ray Donovan ,^{[2] [3]} intending to tell an origin story of the Donovan family.^[4] It was created by Ronan Bennett, who is also set to write and executive produce the series. Guy Ritchie is attached to direct some episodes and executive produce the series along with David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Ivan Atkinson, Keith Cox, Nina L. Diaz, Jez Butterworth, Kris Thykier, Tom Hardy and Dean Baker.^[5] As the series developed, it was reworked into its own standalone series by October 2024, using the working titles The Associate and Fixer. In February 2025, it was revealed that the series has got the final title called MobLand and has moved from Showtime to Paramount+.^{[2] [6] [3]} The series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.^[7]

The first casting news revealed that Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan would star in the series,^[2] with Hardy playing the titular "associate", Harry Da Souza, who works as a fixer for the Harrigan family.^[8] Brosnan portrays Conrad, the patriarch of the Harrigan family, and Mirren plays the Harrigan matriarch, Maeve.^[5] In December 2024, Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, Anson Boon, Mandeep Dhillon, Jasmine Jobson, and Alex Fine joined the cast.^{[9] [10] [11]} In February 2025, Geoff Bell, Daniel Betts, Lisa Dwan, and Emily Barber joined the cast.^[12] In March 2025, it was revealed that Janet McTeer joined the cast. ^[13]

Production on the series began in November 2024 in London.^[14] Filming closed off part of Isle of Dogs in East London, and during production, a bag of camera equipment was stolen from the set in broad daylight.^[15] The thieves returned and successfully stole more equipment leading to the firing and replacement of the security team on set.^[16] During production, the set construction company Helix 3D went into bankruptcy, leaving several crew members with unpaid wages leading into the holiday season. Hardy offered to pay the crew, but the production companies ultimately covered the wages instead.^[6]

MobLand premiered on Paramount+ on March 30, 2025.^[3]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, MobLand has an approval rating of 71% based on 14 critics' reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10.^[1] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 57 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.^[17]

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• MobLand at IMDb

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