Gangs of London

Sope Dirisu, Corin Hardy, Jane Featherstone and Waleed Zuaiter discuss the second season of ultra-violent crime drama Gangs of London.

And I think that’s what is unique about him is that he has these very primal animalistic instincts in that he can smell out of his prey and he likes to play with his food before he eats it.” Jane Featherstone, the co-founder of production powerhouse Sister, said that Gangs of London brought an unusual flavor of grandiose U.S TV to the U.K. “For Koba, it’s all about domination,” said Zuaiter. Literally, he stepped in and with the first word he wrote I feel like he understood. He understood it straight away and he definitely didn’t fuck it up.” “It’s like his autonomy has been taken away from him,” said Dìrísu. Alongside Dìrísu, returnees for season 2 include Paapa Essiedu, Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Orli Shuka, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Brian Vernel, Narges Rashidi, Asif Raza and Valene Kane. Hardy, who directed four episodes of season 1 following his horror smash The Nun, took over from Evans as lead writer and director for season 2. “So whereas in the first season, he had the power to walk into a bar and beat everyone up, now he’s not in control of his own movements or decisions, so he’s repressed and lost.” “Our role was to just take that and continue the legacy,” he said. audiences can now watch the latest blood-soaked, body-count amassing thrill ride through the British capital. “So it is really about having the backing to continue that and not fuck it up, and continue that DNA and maintain what everyone loved, but also add the twists and action,” he added.

Gangs of London Luan actor Orli Shuka said he held his breath for four minutes during brutal scene in episode 1 season 2.

[What happened in Gangs of London season one? [Gangs Of London 2 review: The closet you’ll get to Midsomer Murders on acid](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/20/gangs-of-london-2-review-the-closet-youll-get-to-midsomer-murders-on-acid-17595880/?ico=more_text_links) Recap ahead of season two release](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/20/what-happened-in-gangs-of-london-season-1-recap-ahead-of-season-2-17570224/?ico=more_text_links) [ 3 out of 5 stars](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/20/gangs-of-london-2-review-the-closet-youll-get-to-midsomer-murders-on-acid-17595880/), calling it ‘the closes you’ll get to Midsomer Murders on acid.’ [most dangerous show on TV](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/17/gangs-of-london-season-2-director-aims-for-most-dangerous-tv-show-17571115/)’, asked him if he would be able to hold his breath for four minutes prior to filming. [Gangs of London](https://metro.co.uk/tag/gangs-of-london/) actor Orli Shuka has revealed that he held his breath for 4 minutes in a brutal underwater scene.

The Palestinian filmmaker and Iranian actress star in the latest season of the British TV show.

For Rashidi, the most important thing at this stage in the "process" is simply to be seen. “Not only is Lale a Middle Eastern female character, which is so rare on television, and in this gangster world, for which I'm forever grateful to Gareth for writing it, but she’s a badass human, regardless of her sex or where she's from, and we need more characters like that." It’s encouraging that both seem to think the direction of travel is positive. In among the crime and blood, we can also find two of the Middle East’s most successful screen exports. “In my opinion, this show really shows the diversity of what we can do as actors,” he says. The show is a co-production between the UK’s Sky Atlantic and US giant AMC.

Episode 1 of Gangs of London Season 2 starts one year after the events that gripped London last time out. This high-octane, thrilling drama begins in the ...

It’s great to see the show return to the core essence of what made it so enthralling to begin with, complete with a big fight in the laundrette and another in Luan’s house. The first episode of Gangs of London Season 2 gets off to a fiery, pulsating start as it seems like war is about to break out once more. As the episode closes out, we pan across to Marian Wallace, who happens to be the one with all the guns. Something very bad is about to happen, so he puts his wife and kids in the saferoom and hurries over to where he’s stashed his guns. Sean gave it to Elliot and in exchange, he tells Alex to use it to blackmail the Investors and get them a way out of this mess. A red car smashes into the back of his, and as the driver gets out to investigate, he’s shot in the head. Outside, Koba is waiting in the car but the sparks of war ignite. Ed can sense war is on the horizon and shows up to see Luan Dushaj. Asif is using his dog to keep all the criminals in check, ruling with an iron fist and fear rather than in unison. He reminds them what happened to Finn Wallace – and the drama that ensued after. Elliot has been forced to work to protect his family, and in particular his father, who is being kept captive by Miss Kane and the others. The gang work quickly, making sure they’re not detected as they move the package to a secure location.

With season 2 of the Sky Atlantic drama about to drop, which Marian Wallace actor Michelle Fairley has already promised will be 'violence on steriods', let's ...

[Gangs of London season 2 will be ‘violence on steroids’ warns Michelle Fairley](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/12/gangs-of-london-season-2-is-violence-on-steroids-warns-michelle-fairley-17549650/?ico=more_text_links) [Gangs of London star Waleed Zuaiter physically couldn’t watch season one: ‘I asked my wife to tell me when it was over’](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/13/gangs-of-london-koba-actor-waleed-zuaiter-unable-to-watch-season-one-17551532/?ico=more_text_links) In fact, Finn had swindled millions out of a shady group known as The Investors, and was planning to leave his company not to his own flesh and blood, but to Ed and his son Alex (Paapa Essiedu) in a double betrayal. [violence on steriods](https://metro.co.uk/2022/10/12/gangs-of-london-season-2-is-violence-on-steroids-warns-michelle-fairley-17549650/)’, let’s get up to speed with the jaw-dropping events of the first instalement. [London](https://metro.co.uk/tag/london/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P4_LNK1)’s criminal underground, Finn (Colm Meaney) is shot in the face by hapless assassin Darren Edwards (Aled ap Steffan) while visiting a tower block on the Albanian mafia’s territory. [Gangs of London](https://metro.co.uk/tag/gangs-of-london/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK1) was one of the most breath-taking pieces of telly, featuring Shakespearean levels of family drama mixed with gut-wrenching action sequences.

It's a year after the apparent death of Sean Wallace (I say apparent because you never know, but he was shot in the face, to be fair.) London is still being ...

Whether it’ll prove to be as much of a hit with critics and audiences remains anyone’s guess, but so far, at least, the signs are promising. Early on, the absence of Gareth Evans is felt, but his successor Ed, Luan, Asif, and the other bosses are continuing to do business, but under the watchful eye of their bosses and a new character named Koba, a flamboyant Georgian enforcer who is in town to ensure that things continue to operate above board. It’s a year after the apparent death of Sean Wallace (I say apparent because you never know, but he was shot in the face, to be fair.) London is still being managed at the macro level by the Investors, a cabal of shadowy movers and shakers who have only tightened their grip on the capital after manipulating Elliot into deposing Wallace and installing Alex Dumani as his replacement. His mere presence alters and informs almost all of the existing dynamics immediately, and that’s before the end of the premiere makes some ballsy choices and turns things completely on their heads, but no spoilers here. Out of the gate, Gangs of London Season 2 seems to be making a point that it’s very much how you remember it, but that it perhaps won’t remain so for very long.

For season two of Gangs Of London AMC delivers the three Bs: Bullets, bones, and blood.

Koba’s vision for the criminal landscape is a dictatorship, a world in which old school gangster codes don’t exist and in which he holds a complete monopoly over London’s drug trade. The series returns this November on AMC+, but star Michelle Fairley has a special treat for anyone that likes watching a person have their throat slit by broken glass: A very red band trailer. We don’t want to ruin anything, but you do see a man’s cheek melt in real time.

From Luan versus Mosi and Elliot's bar room brawls to the unforgettable barn siege, we round up the most bloody, brilliant and barnstorming Gangs of London ...

Kinney puts up an incredible fight as bullets, blood and body parts fly in an epic 30-minute crescendo worthy of any movie. Season 1, episode 5 is an incredible piece of television. We can’t wait to see more of him in season 2. His one-man mission against the terrifying Nigerians felt like a foolish move, but after gang leader Mosi mentioned Luan’s family, the Albanian transformed into a one-man wrecking ball. [Secrets from the Set of - Gangs of London season 2](/tv/drama/gangs-of-london-season-2-secrets-set-sope-dirisu-michelle-fairley) [Meet the cast of Gangs of London season 2](/tv/drama/gangs-of-london-cast) Stream Gangs of London season 2 weekly on Sky Atlantic with NOW from 20 October

Gangs of London season two is set one year after the conclusion of the first run and the apparent death of gang leader Sean Wallace (Peaky Blinders actor Joe ...

Asif Raza will play Asif Afridi, the drug kingpin of the Pakistani drug cartel, and Narges Rashidi will portray Lale, who is hellbent on revenge against Asif. Despite his character, Sean Wallace, being shot at the end of Gangs of London’s first season, many fans were hoping to see Peaky Blinders actor Joe Cole make a shock return. After violent reckonings of season one, the map of London has been redrawn. Gangs of London is back on our TVs with more ultra-violence and family feuds today. Who else in the Gangs of London cast? Who is joining the Gangs of London cast?

The British crime thriller Gangs of London is available on NOW and Sky Atlantic. The second season, which premiered on October 20 in the UK, maintains its ...

It will be released in the US on November 17. It has fight scenes, it is a powerhouse series, and it has a twisty narrative. The show is gory and is not for the weak-hearted. It centres around international gangs and the It revolves around the London criminal underworld and its power struggles. The second season looks gritty and dark as ever and will be released on October 20 in the UK.

As the complex crime drama returns, we catch up with the main events of Gangs Of London's first season.

Gangs of London is available to stream on Sky Atlantic in the UK. After the collapse in relations between the Wallaces and the Dumanis, Marian and Ed meet in a graveyard. The matriarch of the Wallace family, Marian is a formidable force to be reckoned with. The final straw comes when he fails to save a fellow “UC” from a grisly death at the hands of the Wallace gang, and the order is given to “bring him in”. It turns out that, on the night he died, Finn had been planning to visit a young woman named Floriana (Arta Dobroshi), who has gone missing. In return, Finn had agreed to “wash” half a billion pounds’ worth of Luan’s money – a deal that he’d kept off the books. With the revelation that it was the investors who commissioned the hit on Finn – as a response to him threatening to quit the business – and Ed and Alex’s decision to go along with their master plan, Sean dramatically severs ties with the Dumanis. But his closeness to Sean and his burgeoning relationship with Ed’s daughter Shannon (Pippa Bennett-Warner) causes a headache for Vic’s superiors, who fear he’s getting in too deep. Finn’s death leaves a huge void – in his family, his business (property development with a side of money laundering) and London’s criminal underworld. Former squaddie turned undercover cop Elliot (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) manages to worm his way into Sean’s inner circle by helping to track down and rescue Finn’s injured driver – gaining vital information on the kingpin’s killer in the process. Finn Wallace (Colm Meaney) is dead – shot in the face by a frightened Traveller kid while visiting a mysterious flat in “Little Albania”. Centred around the death of London crime kingpin Finn Wallace and the power vacuum it creates, the show introduced us to a variety of international criminal factions all vying to be the city’s top dogs.

Episode 8 of Gangs of London Season 2 begins a couple of hours earlier, with Elliot packaging Billy's arm and preparing to send a message on to the ...

Elliot is there too, and as all the characters give each other knowing looks, the episode comes to a close. Meanwhile, the drug shipments and division of power in London is still not resolved, while Elliot is as much a loose cannon as anyone else now. Elliot races away from the scene with Billy, while the camera pans across the scrapyard to show Sean still hanging there. He intends to replace Sean Wallace and take the city for himself, alongside Shannon and Ed. Sean throws oil in Elliot’s face to obscure his vision, but as the pair fight, it’s Elliot who gets the upper-hand. In the petrol station, right in view of CCTV cameras I may add, Sean takes Koba out and puts him in the trunk of the car. It’s touch and go for a while but he stashes it up his sleeve. Elliot leads Billy out to the meeting spot, where he’s force down on his knees while Sean is commanded to remove his gun and jacket. When Luan learns about this, he shows up with his gang but Ed and Shannon are both ready for them. Billy objects, pleading with him that all of this is a trap. Outside, Sean rings Billy and tells him he’s coming soon. Marian believes that she was saving them from the wrath of Koba but Sean doesn’t agree.

No one knew what to expect, and despite the title evoking Guy Ritchie East End geezer-pleasers, what we got was a glossy, highly cinematic drama about ...

In fact the women of Gangs have a bigger part to play than in season one, which allows for many more flavors. There is a very strong instinct (absolutely born out at the big screen season two premiere) to cheer as multiple goons are blown to bits. With a follow up this good there’s no way it’s the end for these gangs. Orli Shuka’s Albanian drug dealer was a stand out in season one (particularly in his fight sequence with Nigerian leader Mosi) and in season two he takes it to the next level. Hardy, who directed four episodes, and Marcela Said and Nima Nourizadeh who did two a piece, have crafted a follow up to Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery’s creation that is in keeping with the first but brings something new to table throughout. Played by French Rapper Jahz Armando, in her first acting role, Saba is about the only ‘innocent’ (at the start at least) character in the show and she brings a much needed level of naivety and conscience – almost everyone else in the show wouldn’t think twice about killing someone. No one is to buy guns other than from him, no one is to buy heroin other than from Asif – push back and the punishment will be extreme. [Gangs of London](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/gangs-of-london-review/) season one smashed onto our screens at the very start of the pandemic like a sharp kick to the nads. Lale (Narges Rishidi) gets a blistering extended fight sequence, Billy Wallace (Brian vernal) becomes something of a tragic hero, Marian (Michelle Fairly) has stepped into her son’s shoes in Sean’s absence, and you definitely wouldn’t want to mess with Shannon. Elliot (Sope Dirisu) is a broken man, now a hitman for the Investors who have his father captive. The Investors have sent in a new enforcer to get the various gangs in line – this is Koba, a Georgian assassin with no affiliation to any of the gangs. Now almost 3 years later and the [second season is with us](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/how-where-watch-gangs-of-london-season-two/).

Savickas was cast in high-octane action scenes for the premiere of season 2 of Gangs of London on Sky and NOW.

In addition to his four WSM titles, he also has six WSM runner-up finishes (2002-04, 2011, 2013, 2015) and a staggering 36 [Strongman Champions League](https://barbend.com/2022-strongman-champions-league-gibraltar-results/) (SCL) victories. [World’s Strongest Man](https://barbend.com/memorable-moments-from-2022-worlds-strongest-man/) (WSM) [Žydrūnas Savickas](https://barbend.com/zydrunas-savickas-2020-lithuanian-strongest-man/) is officially an actor. He even recently posted a 10th-place finish at the Check out a quick combat scene featuring Savickas and actor Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù from Gangs of London in a video from Savickas’s Instagram page below: The Lithuanian landed the role of Abdullah Shafak in episode one of season two of the television drama series Gangs of London. He previously appeared as himself in the 2015 film Chasing Solace and the 2020 TV series Kaukės.

The red band trailer for Gangs of London Season 2, starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù and Michelle Fairley, teases an ultra-violent, bloody turf war.

The first two episodes of Gangs of London will premiere on AMC+ on Thursday, November 17, 2022. The season will start one year after the death of Sean Wallace. AMC+ has just released a new red band trailer for the gruesome and gritty second season of Gangs of London, starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù.

Like Top Boy or Peaky Blinders turned up to 11, this ultraviolent television is literally eye-popping. What a pity it has banter so bad even Guy Ritchie ...

Some 16.6 million muppets like you, no offence, watched the first series of Gangs of London and made the commissioning of the second axiomatic. She is abroad, buying up a consignment of big guns so she and the remains of the Wallace gang can take out the importunate trash later in the series. This is not the London I recognise. This development is a heartening depiction of London’s diversity post-Brexit, no doubt, but just the thing to prompt the new home secretary to fire up the Rwanda-bound extradition flights. In one scene, some bloody unpleasantness unfolds outside the Horseshoe in Clerkenwell, a pub where I have spent many a bucolic summer’s evening. With Sean out of the way, London’s heroin business is fought over entirely by persons of colour, not just Londoners but exiled Kurdish freedom fighters and a Pakistani drug cartel. There are passages of inaction while, you’d think, minions hose down the scenery. Korba should be an absolutely chilling character, but unfortunately Zuaiter reminds me of Michael Bryant as nerdy existentialist philosopher Mathieu Delarue in the BBC’s recently repeated adaptation of Sartre’s Gangs of London doesn’t do that elegant dance very often. The camera zooms in just as it explodes. The body count of psychopathic gangsters rises faster than your energy bills. I’d like to thank all the creatives involved for making that scene pop.

Gangs of London executive producer and director Corin Hardy has responded to a shocking 'spoiler' death this week.

Readers in the US are encouraged to visit [mentalhealth.gov](https://www.mentalhealth.gov/) or the [American Foundation for Suicide Prevention](https://afsp.org/). It’s one of those Gangs of London predicaments. He’s at the head of the Dumani finances, almost like a figurehead." It’s tragic, and also hopefully keeps you on your seat. "So he’s using drugs, and it all mounts up. He’s got means. He’s got a lot of pressure mounting up. Also, it was supported by the networks, where they were saying, 'We’re looking at the scripts. "I think it’s something that worked in some other shows – Game of Thrones did it very well. Characters could go at any moment. It should be feeling dangerous at all times. [Peaky Blinders](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a28771017/peaky-blinders-movie-release-date-cast-trailer/)' [Joe Cole](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a39299881/peaky-blinders-joe-cole-exit-no-brainer/)) in a [Game of Thrones](https://www.digitalspy.com/game-of-thrones/)-style turning of the tables on Alex.

We were all expecting the Gangs of London bodycount to rise in season 2, but the death of Alex Dumani (Paapa Essiedu) in the sophomore season premiere was a ...

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To recap, episode one sees Alex Dumani (played by I May Destroy You's Paapa Essiedu) tragically taking his own life. Faced with mysterious investors gaining ...

However, Gangs of London creator Corin Hardy has explained that it's sadly part and parcel of the show. It’s tragic, and also hopefully keeps you on your seat. We want you to kill more characters.' I was like, 'Wow, really?'" Discussing the decision, Hardy told The second series launched yesterday (2o October), and new episodes are set to drop on Sky and NOW every Thursday. To recap, episode one sees Alex Dumani (played by I May Destroy You's Paapa Essiedu) tragically taking his own life.

Cole's character was shot by the undercover cop gone bad, or so we thought, Elliot Finch (Sope Dirisu), and yet here he is, quite spectacularly emerging at the ...

It’s a shocking and deeply Gangs of London moment (read: extremely graphic), especially as Essiedu’s star has been on the ascent since season one premiered two years ago, but maybe that’s also forced his absence. So how did Sean come to survive a seemingly lethal bullet through the skull and reemerge a year later, covertly offing various minions of the all-powerful Investors? But then a hooded man pulls Billy out of the water before he dies. Cole's character was shot by the undercover [cop](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/gallery/crime-series-netflix) gone bad, or so we thought, Elliot Finch (Sope Dirisu), and yet here he is, quite spectacularly emerging at the end of episode two to save his hapless brother. To recap: Billy, in the midst of trying to avenge Sean’s assumed death, botches an assassination attempt on Elliot and ignites a shootout at a fish market. He takes a bullet to the chest before fleeing into the Thames, floating along as his consciousness drifts away.