Gangs of London first aired in the UK on 23 April 2020 on Sky Atlantic. It came to Australia later and will also air in the USA. A second season has already been announced so no doubt STAN are happy they have a UK type Sons of Anarchy series on the books.
STAN has a lot of random overseas acquired content which has gained positive reviews as well as a large marketing spend.
Gangs of London is super violent whilst rather easy to watch (once you get passed the violence) the ten episodes. I think in Australia they edited to an even 10 episodes where in the UK it appears it was a nine episode airing.
Set in the heart of London, one of the world's most dynamic and multicultural cities, Gangs of London tells the story of the city being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of the international gangs that control it and the sudden power vacuum that's created when the head of London's most powerful crime family is assassinated.
Finn Wallace (Colm Meaney) was (emphasis on was) the most powerful criminal in London. But like a lot of fictional (and non fictional come to think of it) underworld figures now he's dead. Nobody knows who ordered him killed.
With rivals everywhere, it's up to the his son Sean Wallace (Joe Cole), with the help of another crime family headed by Ed Dumani (Lucian Msamati), to take his father's place.
If the situation wasn't already dangerous enough, the loss of Finn Wallace rule causes ripples in the world of international crime within the streets of London, which consists of the Albanian Mafia as well as the Kurdish freedom fighters, Pakistani Drug Cartel, Welsh travellers and various other criminal elements.
In the middle of this is newcomer Elliot Finch (Sope Dirisu), who appears to be a low-level employ of the Wallace family and opportunist, secretly is an undercover policeman building a case against the Wallace family organisation.
There is a lot going on, as I said before it's violent AF. The first few episodes were a tough watch however once you reconcile all minor characters will die, you just pop along for the ride.
This will be one of the last in the #COVID-19 CATCH UP TV post series. As 2020 finally comes to an end I am dropping COVID off any post titles for the upcoming new year.
Happy holidays folks, we made it xoxoxo
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