January 8, 2026
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The new Guy Ritchie project centres around two warring families and the loyal fixer who is charged with protecting one of them at any cost.

Paramount+ today announced that Geoff Bell, Daniel Betts, Lisa Dwan and Emily Barber have joined the cast of the new Guy Ritchie project. They join Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon). Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey). Lara Pulver (Da Vinci’s Demons). Anson Boon (Pistol). Mandeep Dhillon (CSI: Vegas). And Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy) as series regulars.

As previously announced, production is currently underway in London with Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance), Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day) and Helen Mirren (The Queen) set to lead. The new Guy Ritchie Project is produced in association with SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios. The series will debut in 2025 globally on Paramount+.

THE NEW ADDITIONS

BELL will play “Richie,”

BETTS will play “Brendan,” Conrad (Brosnan) and Maeve’s (Mirren) oldest son.

DWAN will play “O’Hara,” the Harrigan Family solicitor.

BARBER will play “Alice,” Jan’s (Froggatt) friend, whom she meets in group therapy.

In the upcoming series, Considine will play “Kevin Harrigan,” Conrad’s (Pierce Brosnan) son. Froggatt will play “Jan Da Souza,” Harry’s (Tom Hardy) wife and Pulver will play “Bella Harrigan,” Kevin’s (Paddy Considine) wife.

Boon will play “Eddie Harrigan,” Kevin’s (Paddy Considine) rebellious son. Dhillon will play “Seraphina,” Conrad’s (Pierce Brosnan) daughter and Kevin’s (Paddy Considine) half-sister. Jobson will play “Zosia,” who works for Harry (Tom Hardy) and is one of his closest associates.

L-R: Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, Anson Boon, Mandeep Dhillon, Jasmine Jobson. Photo Credit: Courtesy, Rachell Smith, Joseph Sinclair, Simon Annand, Robb Klassen, Courtesy

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Paramount+ has announced that production is currently underway in London on Guy Ritchie’s new global crime series. Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance) is set to star alongside Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day) and Helen Mirren (The Queen) as series regulars.

The new Guy Ritchie Project is produced in association with Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios. The series will debut in 2025 on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® Plan. And globally on Paramount+.

TOM HARDY

Tom Hardy will play “Harry Da Souza,” a professional conciliator on behalf of the Harrigan family.

As an Academy Award® nominated actor and producer, TOM HARDY CBE has quickly become one of today’s most versatile and sought-after talents. Earning widespread acclaim and recognition over the years from critics. And audiences alike for his transformative performances and extensive range across a variety of mediums, including film, television, and theatre.

PIERCE BROSNAN

Pierce Brosnan will play “Conrad Harrigan,” the head of a very successful Irish crime family based out of London for whom Harry works.

He is a legendary Irish American actor. Film producer, environmentalist, philanthropist, artist and two-time Golden Globe Award nominee. He is known for his rich and extensive career in front of the camera and behind the scenes as a producer. Upcoming, Pierce will star in the sports drama Giant from AGC Studios. The Thursday Murder Club based on the Richard Osman novel of the same name. The romantic thriller In The Wind for Passage Pictures. And the Western film The Unholy Trinty opposite Samuel L. Jackson. Pierce recently finished production on Four Letters of Love. Based on the Niall Williams bestselling novel of the same name.

HELEN MIRREN

Helen Mirren will play “Maeve Harrigan,” Conrad’s wife and the Harrigan family matriarch.

The actress has won an Oscar®. Emmy. SAG Award. Tony. Multiple BAFTA Awards and Golden Globes, as international recognition for her work on stage, screen and television. For her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 for “The Queen,” she received an Academy Award ®. Golden Globe. Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Actress. She was also named Best Actress by virtually every critic’s organization from Los Angeles to London. 2014 saw her honoured with the BAFTA Fellowship for her outstanding career in film.

In 2018 she was honored with the Chaplin Gala career achievement recognition from The Film Society at Lincoln Center. In 2022 Mirren received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. Mirren just finished production on Chris Columbus’s highly anticipated film adaption of the number one bestselling novel “The Thursday Murder Club”. And is currently filming the second instalment of Taylor Sheridan’s 1923 series alongside Harrison Ford on Paramount+.

CHRIS MCCARTHY

“Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren are masters at their craft and we are honoured 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. “Guy, Jez Butterworth and Ronan Bennett’s creative prowess, coupled with these gifted actors, is the perfect recipe for what we believe will be the next brand-defining series for Showtime on Paramount+”

JEFF GROSSMAN

“The firepower on and off the 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+.

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ABOUT THE SERIES

The new Guy Ritchie Project is an electrifying, new global crime series. Centred around two warring families based in London whose enterprises stretch all corners of the globe. And the fiercely loyal “fixer” charged with protecting one of them at all costs.

The series is executive produced by Keith Cox. Nina L. Diaz. David C. Glasser. Guy Ritchie. Jez Butterworth. Ronan Bennett. Kris Thykier. Ivan Atkinson. Tom Hardy. Dean Baker. Ron Burkle. David Hutkin, and Bob Yari.

The new Guy Ritchie project is currently in production in London. Keep checking back for any further news on this upcoming Paramount+ series.

 

 

 

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