Gangs of London (TV series)
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Gangs of London is a British action thriller crime television series created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery.[1] Based on the 2006 video game,[2][3] serving as the fourth installment in The Getaway franchise created by Brendan McNamara and Katie Ellwood,[4] Gangs of London follows the struggles between rival gangs and other criminal organisations in present-day London.
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Based on | Gangs of London by London Studio[lower-alpha 1] |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 2 |
No. of episodes | 17 (list of episodes) |
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Producer | Hugh Warren |
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Running time | 53–93 minutes |
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Release | 23 April 2020 (2020-04-23) – present |
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The first series premiered on 23 April 2020 on Sky Atlantic. In June 2020, a second series was announced, with AMC to take over US broadcast rights and co-produce, and Corin Hardy to take over as showrunner.[5][6] The second series premiered on 20 October 2022 in the UK and Germany and premiered on 17 November 2022 in the US.[7] In November 2022, the series was renewed for a third season.[8] In December 2022, a graphic novel titled A Gangs of London Story: Ghosts, set inbetween the first and second series, was released.[9]
The series has received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its performances, narrative and action sequences, though some criticism was aimed at its excessive violence.