- Network: Paramount+
- Series Premiere Date: Mar 30, 2025
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If “MobLand” feels familiar—the head of an organized crime family fighting for power within a global crime syndicate—well, at least the prickly character, terrific actors and sharp writing make it an engrossing watch nonetheless. And no one is more magnetic than Hardy as Harry.
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Far from feeling slight, MobLand feels real, and episode 1 deftly balances the fun and the violence.
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“Mobland” feels like a combination of “Top Boy” and “The Gentlemen.” It has the tone, pacing and plot similarities of the former but also the middle-class crime family vibes of the latter, with the webs of deceit and deep-rooted corruption.
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If “MobLand” is just a well-acted gangster tale, there’s worse company to have. But there’s enough here to be hopeful that it has deeper ambitions.
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“MobLand” is familiar but effective, weaving a few strong plotlines together—potential drama within the Harrigan empire, potential drama from their rivals, and potential family drama at Harry’s home—into an entertaining whole.
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MobLand isn't a grand reinvention of the gangster show, but it does offer plenty of twists and turns, paired with a magnetic cast that will have you eagerly anticipating every new episode.
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So far, Tom Hardy’s show is far more tolerable than Billy Bob Thornton’s or Jeremy Renner’s, if not quite as enjoyable as Sylvester Stallone’s, but it has plenty of time to move up or down in the rankings.