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Guy Ritchie’s 10/10 Crime Thriller Beats Taylor Sheridan at His Own Game
MobLand, which debuted on Paramount+ in 2025, has emerged as a major hit for the streaming platform, centring on a London-based crime fixer played by Tom Hardy alongside Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. The series has accumulated over 25 million views and ranks as the platform's largest non-American drama, competing regularly with Taylor Sheridan's established crime series in audience engagement metrics.
The show's momentum is accelerating ahead of its second season debut in September, with recent promotional announcements driving it back into Paramount+'s top ten. Simultaneously, an international licensing agreement with Netflix is broadening its viewership footprint. Ritchie's expanding presence across Netflix, Prime Video, and Paramount+ underscores his growing influence in delivering crime narratives to global audiences.
In short
- MobLand, Guy Ritchie's Paramount+ crime drama starring Tom Hardy, has become the streamer's most-watched non-American series with 25M+ views
- Season 2 launches September 2026; international Netflix release and new marketing pushing viewership higher
- Ritchie's crime-thriller success across multiple platforms rivals Taylor Sheridan's prestige-drama dominance on Paramount+
Explained simply
MobLand is a crime drama series that launched on Paramount+ in 2025, centred on a London-based crime fixer. The show stars Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren in leading roles.
The series has attracted over 25 million viewers and emerged as Paramount+'s largest non-American drama. Its audience engagement metrics place it in regular competition with other established crime series on the platform.
Director Guy Ritchie is expanding his presence in the crime drama space across multiple streaming platforms including Netflix, Prime Video, and Paramount+. International licensing agreements are broadening the show's global reach to audiences worldwide.