Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan join the Guy Ritchie Series
UPDATED: Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan have officially signed on to star in Guy Ritchie and Ronan Bennett’s Paramount+ series.
It was previously reported that the trio was in final negotiations to join the show. The project was initially developed under the title “The Donovans,” with plans to function as a spinoff of the Showtime series “Ray Donovan,” which was helmed by Liev Schreiber for seven seasons and a film adaptation. . However, it has been reworked into a standalone series with no connections to that franchise. It was also previously reported that filming took place under the working title ‘The Associate’, but that is no longer the case.
Production is now underway in London, and the untitled show will debut on Paramount+ with Showtime in 2025. The role reunites Hardy and Ritchie, who previously worked together on the 2008 film “RocknRolla.” It also keeps Mirren in business with Paramount, as she currently stars in Taylor Sheridan’s “Yellowstone” prequel “1923.”
The series’ official description states that the show is “centered around two warring families in London, whose ventures span the far corners of the globe, and the fiercely loyal ‘fixer’ charged with protecting one of them at all costs.” what it costs.”
Hardy will play Harry Da Souza, described as “a professional mediator on behalf of the Harrigan family.” Brosnan will play Conrad Harrigan, “the head of a highly successful Irish crime family based in London, for whom Harry works.” Mirren plays Maeve Harrigan, Conrad’s wife and the matriarch of the Harrigan family.
“Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren are masters of their craft and we are honored to have them lead the cast for Guy Richie’s new global original series,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO of Showtime/ MTV Entertainment Studios. “The creative prowess of Guy, Jez Butterworth and Ronan Bennett, combined with these talented actors, is the perfect recipe for what we believe will be the next brand-defining series for Showtime on Paramount+”
Hardy is represented by Range Media, United Agents and Sloane Offer. Brosnan is represented by CAA, Viewpoint and Hansen Jacobson. Mirren is represented by CAA.
The one-hour gangster drama series comes from Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios. Bennett will write the series entirely and Ritchie will direct. Both also serve as executive producers, alongside Keith Cox, Nina L. Diaz, David C. Glasser, Jez Butterworth, Kris Thykier, Ivan Atkinson, Tom Hardy, Dean Baker, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin and Bob Yari.
“The firepower on and off screen in this new Guy Ritchie crime series will deliver exactly what audiences expect from Paramount+ with Showtime: high-caliber acting, high-impact storylines and high-level production from some of the best in the business ” said Jeff Grossman, executive vice president of programming for Paramount+.
Bennett is the creator of the British crime series “Top Boy” and has written novels including “The Catastrofist,” “Overthrown by Strangers” and “Havoc, in Its Third Year,” as well as the screenplay for the Michael Mann film “Public Enemies .” He also produced and wrote Sky and Peacock’s upcoming series adaptation “The Day of the Jackal,” starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch.
This is Ritchie’s latest television project after creating the Netflix series ‘The Gentlemen’, starring Theo James. The series, an adaptation of his 2019 crime film of the same name, has been renewed for a second season after debuting on the streamer this spring. He also directed films such as ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ and ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’, ‘Snatch’, ‘The Man From UNCLE’ and Disney’s live-action ‘Aladdin’.
