Tom Hardy & Guy Ritchie’s Gritty Crime Thriller Returns As Global Streaming Hit Ahead Of New Release

Published Sep 14, 2026, 9:54 AM EDT

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Tom Hardy's crime series with Guy Ritchie attached has now returned as a global streaming sensation at the perfect time. Hardy has made a name for himself with several intense roles in dark projects. Among Hardy's most popular movies and TV show performances is that of Bane in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. While a superhero movie, the final of Nolan's Batman movie trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises was still quite grounded and gritty, with Hardy playing the main villain role of the DC movie. That kind of role is one the actor has excelled at in different projects.

In Taboo, Hardy not only starred in a gritty crime thriller series with a historical angle, but also served as the show's co-creator. By his side as a co-creator of the drama was Steven Knight, who had cast Hardy years before in one of the best crime dramas of all time. That would be Peaky Blinders, where the actor played Alfie Solomons opposite Cillian Murphy's Thomas Shelby. In 2026, Hardy experienced streaming success through a different type of release, with Venom: The Last Dance recently resurrected on Disney+. Now, that success comes for his crime thriller series MobLand on Paramount+.

Ritchie & Hardy's MobLand Is Back As A Streaming Hit Before Season 2

At the time of writing, MobLand is the 10th most-watched TV show on Paramount+ in the world (via FlixPatrol). The crime thriller series proved itself a major streaming hit back when it debuted on March 30, 2025, breaking records for the streaming service. With time, it had fallen off Paramount+'s global Top 10 TV shows chart, which was to be expected. However, ahead of the release of new episodes, as MobLand season 2 will debut on September 18 on Paramount+, just a few days away, the thriller has found new life on the streaming. Paramount+ subscribers are rewatching MobLand or finally getting caught up.

With Hardy as the fixer Harry da Souza, a star-studded cast that also includes names like Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan, and Ritchie as a director and executive producer, MobLand now finds itself among some of the biggest shows in the world. Paramount+'s global Top 10 TV shows chart also feature hit series from Taylor Sheridan's TV empire, including Yellowstone and its sequel series Dutton Ranch, as well as the crime thriller Tulsa King and the spy thriller series Lioness. The latter leads the streamer's global charts. Right now, MobLand is trending on Paramount+ in 24 countries, though the United States is not among them.

Where Did The Crime Thriller Leave Its Characters In Season 1?

MobLand season 1's ending did a perfect job of setting up the upcoming season 2. The Paramount+ crime thriller series settled the dispute between its crime families, with the heads of the Harrigan clan, Brosnan's Conrad and Mirren's Maeve, locked behind bars, though their power over London's criminal world was very much still there. Paddy Considine's Kevin, their son, was left to run the Harrigan crime empire from outside prison, while his parents endured their stay. As for Hardy's Harry, a shocking moment when he came back home put the character's life at risk. MobLand season 2 should quickly answer what the fallout from that cliffhanger ending looks like.