British TV’s ‘most violent’ show is due a much-anticipated third series in 2024 as people just discovering it have labelled it ‘better than Peaky Blinders’.
The hit show, Sky’s Gangs Of London, even features a member of the BBC show’s infamous Shelby family as its lead.
Joe Cole plays Tommy’s brother John Shelby in Peaky Blinders, but has an even more central role in his latest programme.
Gangs Of London tells the story of the capital being torn apart by international gangs’ power struggles.
The storyline has also seen it compared to the hugely successful BBC series, dubbed a modern twist on the Black Country crime drama.
Gangs of London has been labelled British TV’s ‘most violent’ show, and it could see a third season released this year (pictured: Joe Cole and Michelle Fairley)
The Sky Atlantic show has been compared to BBC’s Peaky Blinders, with fans saying the more modern-day series is even better (pictured Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby)
Gangs Of London’s lead, Joe Cole, also stars as one of the members of Peaky Blinders’ infamous Shelby clan
Gangs Of London fans who have only discovered the series this year are already impatient for another installment
Fans of the show, which can be caught up on via Now TV have taken to X to wax lyrical about it as well as demanding a third series.
They said: ‘Gangs of London is criminally underrated…
‘This Gangs of London series is better than peaky blinders…
‘Gangs of London >>> peaky blinders…
‘Those who haven’t watched Gangs of London please stop what you’re doing and please go watch…
‘Just finished Gangs of London season 2 and damn can’t wait for season 3…
‘I need gangs of London S3.’
Sky Atlantic debuted Gangs Of London – which also features Sope Dirisu and Michelle Fairley – in 2020, and enjoyed a second series in 2022 despite some claims it was ‘too violent’.
The first season made headlines for its stratospheric levels of violence as its nine episodes featured 113 deaths – 96 people shot (mostly fatally), 30 stabbings and seven people strangled.
The show also features Michelle Fairley (left) and Sope Dirisu (right), who said fans should expect ‘something special’ for series three
Production for the next series is well underway, and with seasons one and two in 2020 and 2022 respectively, this year looks set to see Gangs Of London’s return
With production well underway and no pandemic holding things back this time around, it would seem that 2024 should be the year we see the next installment.
Speaking about the third edition, Dirisu told The Standard last year that fans should expect ‘something special’.
The upcoming season’s synopsis reads: ‘Ex-undercover cop turned gangster Elliot is now operating as a top-level criminal alongside the Dumanis, but their business is thrown into chaos when their shipment of cocaine is spiked, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilians all over London.
‘The ensuing chaos attracts attention from the authorities, putting the gangs of London under pressure like never before and the ripple effects – both personal and professional – will have devastating consequences for everyone from the Wallaces, to Luan, to Lale and the street gangs.
‘This was a targeted attack and it’s only the beginning, but the question is – who did it and why?’
