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Sunday World
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Pierce Brosnan's MobLand to return after landing second season
The show has amassed 26 million viewers Crime drama Mobland on Paramount+ has been renewed for a second season Pierce Brosnan's brand new show MobLand is set to return after being renewed for a second season. The 72-year-old stars in the Paramount+ show as London-based Irish godfather Conrad Harrigan. The contemporary crime drama is based around the fictional Harrigan family and their influence on London's criminal underworld. The streamer announced the return of the show on Instagram with a post reading: 'They may have won the battle, but will they win the war? #MobLand will return for Season 2 on @paramountplus.' Helen Mirren, Joanne Froggatt and Tom Hardy also star in the show co-written by Ronan Bennett and Jez Butterworth. Dublin-born Anthony Byrne directed four episodes of the season, while Guy Ritchie who serves as an executive producer on the show directed two. The tenth and final episode of the first series premiered on June 1st. Deadline reports that the opening episode of MobLand "amassed 26 million views over the first 70 days in the US and other English-speaking markets, where MobLand premiered March 30, and the first nine days for non-English speaking territories, where the show debuted May 30". 'With over 26 million viewers and climbing, MobLand has become a resounding triumph,' Chris McCarthy, Co-CEO of Paramount and President of Showtime/MTV Entertainment, said. Read more Vogue Williams says she thought husband Spencer Matthews was a 'sociopath' 'We are elated to greenlight a second season of this global phenomenon, which has dominated both domestic and international charts and soared to #1 in the United Kingdom.' The figures make the show the second most-watched original series on Paramount+.
Daily Record
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
MobLand confirms second season of Paramount Plus show after huge success
MobLand has been renewed for a second season and fans have been left 'buzzing' by the news. MobLand fans have been left delighted after the Paramount+ show has been confirmed for a second season. The Guy Ritchie series starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren racked up over 26 million viewers in its first season, making it the second most watched series on the streaming platform ever. MobLand, which first premiered in the UK on March 30, released new weekly episodes until June 1. The jaw dropping season finale left viewers keen for more and their wish has finally been granted. Paramount's co-CEO Chris McCarthy has hailed the show as a "resounding triumph", adding that he was "elated to greenlight a second season." The news was confirmed online by the official @mobland_pplus Instagram account that has over 53k followers. The post read: "Unfinished business never ends quietly... #MobLand will return for Season 2 only on @paramountplus." Excited fans took to the comments to react to the news as one wrote: "BOOOOOOM!!!! Best show i have watched in a VERY long time. Congrats." Another impressed viewer chimed in: "Let's GO!!! Love this SHOW!!! Buzzing." A third referenced the cliffhanger ending as they wrote: "That ending had me on the floor", alongside multiple flame emojis. A fourth penned: "As if there was any doubt. Absolute BEST thing on television. Give us more eps pleaseeeeee." Someone else exclaimed: "Let's Go!!!! Just started the show a few weeks ago and I can't stop watching! Almost on episode 9. So far a 10/10 for me. The into and visuals is flames." Another comment read: "This made my day!!!!! Been dealing with some stuff and this cheered me up!" MobLand tells the story of two mob families who clash in a major gang war. The official synopsis reads: "Power is up for grabs as two warring crime families clash in a battle that threatens to topple empires and ruin lives. "In the crossfire stands Harry Da Souza, a street-smart 'fixer' who knows too well where loyalties lie when opposing forces collide." The crime drama, which was created by Top Boy's Ronan Bennett, wrote the scripts alongside acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Jez Butterworth. Speaking of the renewal, Butterworth said: "TV was a brand new world for me and I was reluctant to commit to a TV overall, but Chris, David [Glasser], and the teams at Paramount and 101 Studios completely changed my perspective with their bold creative vision and razor-sharp strategic insight." He added that working on the first run had been "nothing short of inspiring" and said he was "excited to dive into the second season of MobLand". The show also stars Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, Anson Boon, Mandeep Dhillon, Jasmine Jobson, Geoff Bell, Lisa Dawn, Emily Barber and Daniel Betts.
