Mob Land May 2026

MobLand is a British crime drama series created by Ronan Bennett and executive produced by Guy Ritchie, focusing on a violent conflict between London crime families, the Harrigans and the Stevensons. Premiering on Paramount+ in March 2025, the series stars Tom Hardy as a fixer navigating the internal and external threats faced by the Harrigan family, led by Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. Following a record-breaking launch, the show has been officially renewed for a second season.

  1. The Godfather by Mario Puzo: A classic novel about the Italian-American Mafia that explores the inner workings of Mob Land.
  2. Goodfellas by Nicholas Pileggi: A non-fiction book that chronicles the rise and fall of a mobster in the 1970s.
  3. The Sopranos: A critically-acclaimed television show that explores the life of a New Jersey mob boss and his family.
  4. Gomorrah: A film based on the true story of the rise of the Camorra, a powerful Neapolitan organized crime syndicate.

The series also delves into the personal cost of this "business." The Harrigan family, led by the profane patriarch Conrad (Pierce Brosnan), is an empire built on "rotten fruit" that must be constantly pruned to survive. The conflict arises when the reckless actions of the younger generation, specifically Conrad's grandson Eddie, threaten to dismantle decades of carefully maintained peace with rival syndicates. This generational clash serves as a metaphor for the inherent instability of power; no matter how efficient the management, the human elements of ego and greed inevitably lead to a "hail of bullets and a high body count". Mob Land

The classic Mob Land of the 1950s through 1980s is largely extinct. Modern organized crime is more diffuse: Russian, Chinese, Mexican, and Albanian syndicates operate with less centralized structure. However, the Italian-American Mafia persists in a diminished form, focusing on less glamorous crimes like health care fraud, cyber scams, and small-time loan sharking. MobLand is a British crime drama series created