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Top Boy is a British crime thriller drama series created by Ronan Bennett. The Channel 4 and later on Netflix series is set in East London, and it follows Dushane and Sully, two drug dealers with different aspirations, as they get embroiled in gang violence. Top Boy stars Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson, Malcolm Kamulete, Giacomo Mancini, Shone Romulus, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Kierston Wareing, and Nicholas Pinnock. So, if you loved the intense crime drama, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Top Boy, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Gangs of London is a British action crime thriller drama series created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery. Based on the video game of the same name developed by London Studio, the AMC+ series is set in the underworld of London, and...

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The Chi is a drama series created by Lena Waithe. The Showtime series is set in a neighborhood in South Chicago, and it revolves around Emmett, Brandon, Ronnie and Kevin as their lives are forever changed when a murder takes place in their area. The Chi stars Jason Mitchell, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Jacob Latimore, Alex R. Hibbert, Tiffany Boone, Yolonda Ross, Armando Riesco, Barton Fitzpatrick, Shamon Brown Jr., and Michael V. Epps. So, if you loved the intense drama, thrilling story, and compelling characters in The Chi, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Power is a crime thriller-drama series created by Courtney A. Kemp. The Starz series follows James St. Patrick, a wealthy nightclub owner leading a double life as a drug lord. Now that he has everything he wants in life,...

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MobLand is a British crime drama series created by Ronan Bennett. The Paramount+ series is set in London, and it follows Harry Da Souza, a fixer working for the Harrigan crime family, as they get into a gang war with a rival crime family, the Stevensons, because of a missing young boy. MobLand stars Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, Anson Boon, Jasmine Jobson, Mandeep Dhillon, Daniel Betts, and Helen Mirren. So, if you loved the thrilling crime drama, occasional dark humor, and compelling characters in MobLand, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Top Boy (Netflix) Credit – Netflix

Top Boy is a British crime thriller drama series created by Ronan Bennett. The Channel 4 and later Netflix series is set in the fictional Summerhouse estate in East London, and it revolves around Dushane and Sully,...

Top Boy features an ensemble of British actors and musicians, with Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson as the main characters. Rapper Drake's interest helped renew the show on Netflix in 2017, leading to three more seasons of gripping crime drama. Top Boy's cast, including Shone Romulus, Jasmine Jobson, and Simbi Ajikawo, add depth to the show's intense storyline.

Dris and the rest of the characters in Top Boy are played by an ensemble of prolific British actors and musicians who rotate in and out over the five seasons of the English drama. Top Boy is a crime TV show that premiered in 2011 on Channel 4 and lasted two seasons before being canceled in 2013. Despite there being plans for a third season, interest in the project waned. That is until rapper Drake took notice of Top Boy and helped renew the series on Netflix in 2017, leading to three more seasons...

Warning: contains major plot spoilers for Top Boy seasons one to four.

Over a decade on from when Top Boy: Summerhouse’s Dushane (Ashley Walters) and Sully’s (Kane Robinson) story first started in 2011 on Channel 4, Top Boy is back on the Summerhouse Estate for its fifth and final season.

The action-packed show has reached new heights since being rebooted on Netflix with the help of Canadian rapper Drake, and a loyal fanbase that didn’t falter during its six-year break. It’s taken full advantage of the larger budget which has seen the show place storylines in locations including Spain and Morocco. But this hasn’t stopped the central action from staying Dushane and Sully’s fight to sell food (drugs) and make p’s (money) on the East London Summerhouse Estate.

After five seasons of betrayals and murders, it can be hard to keep track of what...

Top Boy, the gritty inner city drama starring Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson, returns to Netflix, revived by Drake and reuniting the team including writer and creator Ronan Bennett, Charles Steel and Alasdair Flind and Yann Demange. The series features newcomer Micheal Ward as ‘Jamie and musical artists Simbi Ajikawo ‘Little Simz’, David Omoregie ‘Dave’. Shone Romulus returns as ‘Dris’ and Ashley Thomas returns as ‘Jermaine’. New cast members include Lisa Dwan , Jasmine Jobson, Kadeem Ramsay, Saffron Hocking , Kola Bokinni and Hope Ikpoku.

The cast and crew walked the red carpet at the Hackney Picturehouse in London this evening for the premiere of the show, which returns to our screens on Netflix on the 13th of September.

Alastair Hall and Scott Davis were on the carpet and conducted these interviews.

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Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson reprise their roles as ‘Dushane’ and ‘Sully’, joined by newcomer Micheal Ward as ‘Jamie...

Ashley Walters’ Dushane and Kane Robinson’s Sully face new challengers in the new trailer for British gang drama Top Boy.

The series, which is a continuation of the Channel 4 drama that ended in 2013, will air globally on September 13.

Walters and Robinson are joined by newcomer Micheal Ward (The A List) as well as musical artists Simbi Ajikawo, David Omoregie and Shone Romulus and Ashley Thomas. New cast members also include Lisa Dwan, Jasmine Jobson, Kadeem Ramsay, Saffron Hocking, Kola Bokinni and Hope Ikpoku.

The new episodes pick up as Walters’ Dushane returns from exile to his home in London to reclaim his throne in the highly lucrative drug market. He teams up with Robinson’s Sully, his spiritual brother, partner and sometime rival who is also returning to the same streets after his own form of exile – prison – comes to an end. Awaiting them both is Ward’s Jamie,...

Netflix dropped the trailer for the long-awaited third season of “Top Boy” Tuesday, which is produced by Drake and will see Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson reprise their roles as Dushane and Sully, respectively, and joined by newcomer Micheal Ward as Jamie.

The original series aired on broadcast in the U.K. for two seasons from 2011-2013; both seasons are now globally available on Netflix. Here’s the description for the new 10-episode season of “Top Boy”:

The new episodes pick up as Dushane (Ashley Walters) returns from exile to his home in London to reclaim his throne in the highly lucrative drug market. He teams up with Sully (Kane Robinson), his spiritual brother, partner and sometime rival who is also returning to the same streets after his own form of exile – prison – comes to an end. Awaiting them both is Jamie (Micheal Ward), the young, hungry and ruthless...

British drama “Top Boy” is returning to television, with Netflix and executive producer Drake spearheading a 10-episode revival from creator Ronan Bennett.

On Tuesday, Netflix debuted a trailer announcing the cast for the third season of the show that originally premiered in 2011 and lasted two seasons on U.K. television. Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson are reprising their roles as Dushane and Sully, and they’ll be joined by newcomer Michael Ward.

The series also features musical artists Simbi Ajikawo, David Omoregie, Shone Romulus returning as Dris and Ashley Thomas returning as Jermaine. Other new cast members include Lisa Dwan, Jasmine Jobson, Kadeem Ramsay, Saffron Hocking, Kola Bokinni and Hope Ikpoku.

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The new episodes pick up as Dushane (Walters) returns from exile to his home in London to reclaim his throne in the highly lucrative drug market.

Drake took a moment out from performing at a London show on his Assassination Vacation tour Monday night to give fans a first look at a teaser trailer for “Top Boy,” the upcoming Netflix series he is producing.

The singer is exec-producing the show alongside business partner Adel “Future” Nur, and Maverick Carter and Jamal Henderson for SpringHill Entertainment.

The trailer shows rivals fighting for control of London streets as a voiceover intones: “The olders are washed, the youngers fear nothing. And everyone wants to be a Top Boy.”

Netflix confirmed that Simbi Ajikawo, Aka British rapper Little Simz, and David Omoregie, Aka rapper Dave, have joined the gritty crime drama, which is set in and among the high-rise blocks of East London. “Top Boy” started out on Channel 4 in the U.K., and the first two seasons are available on Netflix. The new season stars Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson,...

Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson are to reprise their roles in Netflix’s forthcoming season of British gang drama "Top Boy."

The pair, who star as Dushane and Sully respectively, are joined by newcomer Micheal Ward (The A List) as well as musical artists Simbi Ajikawo (Little Simz) and David Omoregie (Dave) and Shone Romulus and Ashley Thomas. New cast members include Lisa Dwan (Trust), Jasmine Jobson (Obey), Kadeem Ramsay (Sex Education), Saffron Hocking (London Kills), Kola Bokinni (Black Mirror) and Hope Ikpoku.

The new episodes pick up as Walters’ Dushane returns from exile to his home in London to reclaim his throne in the highly lucrative drug market. He teams up with Robinson’s Sully, his spiritual brother, partner and sometime rival who is also returning to the same streets after his own form of exile – prison – comes to an end. Awaiting them both is Ward’s Jamie, the young,...

Ashley Walters (Bulletproof) and Kane Robinson (Tower Block) are set to reprise their roles in Netflix's upcoming revival of British crime drama Top Boy, which ran for two seasons on Channel 4 between 2011 and 2013. 

The two will be joined by fellow returnees Shone Romulus (Out) and Ashley Thomas (The Night Of, Black Mirror), alongside newcomers Micheal Ward (The A List), Lisa Dwan (Trust), Jasmine Jobson (Lie Low), Kadeem Ramsay (Sex Education), Saffron Hocking (London Kills), Kola Bokinni (Black Mirror) and Hope Ikpoku. The series features musical artists Simbi Ajikawo "Little Simz" and David Omoregie "...

Netflix has ordered a third season of the Top Boy TV show, which was cancelled after two seasons on UK Channel 4. An east London crime drama, Top Boy comes from creator and writer Ronan Bennett. Interestingly enough, it seems DeGrassi veteran, musician, and producer Drake is responsible for the Top Boy season three renewal and will serve as an executive producer on the new installment. Top Boy stars Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson, Malcolm Kamulete, Xavien Russell, Shone Romulus, Sharon Duncan Brewster, and Giacomo Mancini. Unfolding in the fictional Summerhouse public housing estate in Hackney, East London, the drama follows the lives of young people living "on the edge," where drugs and gangs are ever-present. Read More…...

Den Of Geek Jul 20, 2016

Want to know what British films are coming out this month? Then look no further than our UK movie release calendar...

Welcome to our regularly updated calendar of all the British movies due for release in UK cinemas over the coming months. So if you're keen to keep up-to-date on the latest in home grown cinema - from documentaries to dramas, and comedy horror to science fiction - this is the ideal post for you. 

So here's what's coming up in the future.

22 July 2016

The Bfg

Director: Steven Spielberg

Cast: Rebecca Hall, Mark Rylance, Bill Hader

Details: An adaptation of the Roald Dahl book, this is a Us/UK/Canada co-production, but we're having it anyway.

K-Shop

Director: Dan Pringle

Cast: Ziad Abaza, Scot Williams, Darren Morfitt, Reece Noi

Details: The son of a kebab shop owner seeks revenge.

29 July 2016

The Intent

Director: Femi Oyeniran, Kalvadour Peterson

Cast: Dylan Duffus,...

To mark the release of Top Boy Season 2 on DVD Now, we’ve been given 3 copies of the show to give away.

Exposing the harsh reality of a drug-fuelled underworld, the second season of BAFTA award-winning crime drama Top Boy presents a frighteningly realistic depiction gang life on London’s streets. This gritty and gripping drama is released on DVD on 16 September 2013.

Returning cast from the critically acclaimed first season includes; Ashley Walters (Outcasts, Hustle, Bullet Boy) as Top Boy ‘Dushane’; Kane Robinson (one of the UK’s rising Grime artists) as Sully; Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Bad Girls, Eastenders) as Lisa; David Hayman (Trial and Retribution, The Domino Effect) as Joe; Giacomo Mancini as Gem; Malcolm Kamulete as Ra’Nell; Shone Romulus as Dris and Xavien Russell as Michael. Joining the cast is the brilliant Lorraine Burroughs who plays Dushane’s new love interest Rihanna.

Please note: This competition is open...