MobLand on Paramount+ soars to 26 million viewers – After Soaring To 26 Million Viewers To Date, Paramount+ Renews MobLand For Season Two.
#2 Original Series Ever On Paramount+ Only Behind Landman.
After soaring to 26 million viewers to date, the Paramount+ original series MobLand, the#2 most-watched original series on the service and the #1 series launch in Paramount+ Australia history, has been renewed for season two.
The series, which spent five consecutive weeks in Nielsen’s most recent ranking of Top 10 SVOD Original Series, is executive produced by Guy Ritchie and marks his first TV series for Paramount+.
MobLand was created and written by Ronan Bennett (Top Boy, The Day of the Jackal), executive produced by David C. Glasser (101 Studios) and written by Jez Butterworth (Ford v Ferrari, Spectre). The series also marks Butterworth’s second hit TV series following The Agency: Central Intelligence, which is also on Paramount+.
The shows’ impact continues a successful track record under his exclusive TV overall deal that Chris McCarthy, Paramount Co-CEO and President and CEO, SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios, signed him to for Paramount+ and SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios.
“With over 26 million viewers and climbing,MobLand has become a resounding triumph driven by the creative brilliance of Guy, Jez, Ronan and David C. Glasser, and brought to life by the powerhouse performances by Tom, Pierce, and Helen,”
– said Chris McCarthy, Co-CEO of Paramount and President of SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment.
“We are elated to greenlight a second season of this global phenomenon, which has dominated both domestic and international charts and soared to #1 in the United Kingdom.”
“MobLand was one of those incredible moments where Chris McCarthy came to us with the vision of creating the next great mob series, and after traversing the UK countryside in a quest to land Guy Ritchie, we both came to the realisation that we knew the exact formula. With the extraordinary talent of Guy, Ronan, Jez and our incredible cast, we brought that vision to life,”
– said 101 Studios CEO, David C. Glasser.
“TV was a brand-new world for me and I was reluctant to commit to a TV overall, but Chris, David, and the teams at Paramount and 101 Studios, completely changed my perspective with their bold creative vision and razor-sharp strategic insight,”
– said writer and executive producer Jez Butterworth.
“Collaborating with Chris, David, Guy and our stellar cast has been nothing short of inspiring and I’m excited to dive into the second season of MobLand.”
The global crime series premiered Sunday, 30 March, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia, and on 30 May in international markets including Brazil, France, Germany, Italy and Latin America.
MobLand stars Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance), Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day) and Helen Mirren (The Queen), in a story about two mob families who clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives. The star-studded cast is rounded out by Paddy Considine (House Of The Dragon), Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), Lara Pulver (Da Vinci’s Demons), Anson Boon (Pistol), Mandeep Dhillon (CSI: Vegas), Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy), Geoff Bell (Top Boy), Daniel Betts (Fate: The Winx Saga), Lisa Dwan (Blackshore) and Emily Barber (Industry).
The series is commissioned by Paramount+, produced in association with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. MobLand Season One is currently available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
MobLand is executive produced by Keith Cox, Nina L. Diaz, Guy Ritchie, David C. Glasser, Jez Butterworth, Ronan Bennett, Kris Thykier, Ivan Atkinson, Tom Hardy, Dean Baker, Anthony Byrne, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin and Bob Yari.
MobLand Season Two will join a host of the world’s best entertainment currently streaming on Paramount+ including, The List, Aussie Shore, Last King of The Cross Season Two,a new season of The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers, Fake, NCIS: Sydney Season Two, Happy Face, The Agency, Landman, Yellowjackets Season Three, 1923 Season Two, The Gilded Age Season Three, with Dexter®: Resurrection and Star Trek: Strange News Worlds streaming soon.
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MobLand on Paramount+ soars to 26 million viewers
