Paramount+ Confirms Return of Hit Mobster Crime Drama for Season Two
Paramount+ has announced that MobLand will return for a second season. The news came just three weeks after the first season finished airing on the streaming service. The show features big names like Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren and is produced by a team including executive producer Guy Ritchie, along with Ronan Bennett and Jez Butterworth, who also wrote and executive produced the series.
According to internal streaming data shared by Paramount+, the series has been a major success. The first episode alone has been watched 26 million times within the first 70 days in the U.S. and other English-speaking countries.
The show also quickly gained viewers in non-English speaking markets after its later release there. This made MobLand the second most popular original series on Paramount+, just behind Landman. The show has consistently appeared in Nielsen’s Top 10 Streaming Originals charts for five weeks straight after the third episode aired.
Chris McCarthy, Co-CEO of Paramount and President of Showtime/MTV Entertainment, praised the series and its creators. He said, “With more than 26 million viewers and climbing, MobLand has become a resounding triumph – driven by the creative brilliance of Guy, Jez, Ronan and David Glasser, and brought to life by the powerhouse performances of Tom, Pierce, and Helen.” McCarthy added that the show has been a global hit, reaching number one in the UK.
MobLand tells the story of two rival mob families whose battle threatens to destroy everything they’ve built. The cast includes other well-known actors like Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, and Jasmine Jobson. CEO of 101 Studios, David C. Glasser, spoke about the project’s origins, saying, “MobLand was one of those incredible moments where Chris McCarthy came to us with the vision of creating the next great mob series and, after traversing the UK countryside in a quest to land Guy Ritchie, we both came to the realization that we knew the exact formula.” He credited the talented team and cast for bringing this vision to life.
MobLand is a collaboration between Paramount+, MTV Entertainment Studios, and 101 Studios. Paramount Global Content Distribution handles its distribution.
Critics have generally responded well to the show. On Rotten Tomatoes, MobLand holds a 75% approval rating from 44 reviews, with the site summarizing, “Tom Hardy’s gruff charisma is put to good use in MobLand, a gangster saga that hardly reinvents the genre but nails its conventions with crunchy style and memorable performances.”
On Metacritic, the series received a score of 59 out of 100, reflecting mixed or average reviews based on 16 critics.
The cast was officially announced between November 2024 and March 2025, with Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren joining first, followed by several other actors over the following months.
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