MobLand–Next Guy Ritchie crime series boasts impressive cast

What is it with streamer Paramount+ and the mobster genre? Every other new series is about the mob or drugs and Paramount+’s next stresses the genre in its title: MobLand, which sounds a bit like Cop Land, a movie from the star of its other mob-and-drugs series, Tulsa King. But unlike Tulsa King, which fizzled out quickly in its second season, MobLand features an impressive cast of movie stars along with some prime TV talent. And it’s from Guy Ritchie, who delivered one of last year’s best series: The Gentlemen. Ritchie is a powerhouse, blending action and drama with humor, and MobLand claims to be tied to the crime world of his past endeavours.

Pierce Brosnan, who has been impressive in his post-James Bond roles like The Foreigner and Fast Charlie, stars as crime boss Conrad Harrigan, and Oscar winner Helen Mirren, who has proven to be a marvel and great fun in crime roles including Anna and the RED and Fast and Furious movie franchises, plays his wife Maeve. Venom, Star Trek Nemesis, Mad Max, and Batman franchise star Tom Hardy plays a fixer for the Harrigans. A pantheon of British TV and film regulars lead the supporting cast, including Paddy Considine (the Cornetto trilogy), Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), and Lara Pulver (Sherlock).