What do you get when you combine Guy Ritchie, Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren?
The answer: an upcoming Paramount+ with Showtime series that will keep us breathlessly anticipating each episode.
The untitled Guy Ritchie project, currently titled New Guy Ritchie Project in the context of the below press release, is a global organized crime series centering around two warring families and the loyal fixer charged with protecting them at any cost.
With Ritchie at the helm and Hardy, Brosnan, and Mirren leading the charge, how can this possibly go wrong?
Here’s what we know so far.
Production is currently underway in London on Ritchie’s new global crime series with Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance) set to star alongside Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day) and Helen Mirren (1923) as series regulars.
New Guy Ritchie Project is produced in association with Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.
The series will debut globally in 2025 on Paramount+ and the Paramount+ with Showtime Plan in the U.S.
Hardy will play “Harry Da Souza,” a professional conciliator on behalf of the Harrigan family, while Brosnan will play “Conrad Harrigan,” the head of a very successful Irish crime family based out of London for whom Harry works.
Mirren will play “Maeve Harrigan,” Conrad’s wife and the Harrigan family matriarch.
“Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren are masters at 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.
“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+”
“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+.
For those of us who caught Kin when it aired in the US and have been desperately awaiting word on seasons two and beyond making their way here, this is fantastic news.
While we don’t know if this will be a present-day endeavor or something from Ireland’s vast history of warring crime families (sorry, Ireland, but we love you!), we have high hopes for the project.
One of my all-time favorite series was Love/Hate out of Ireland. There are so many good storylines to be mined here, and Ritchie is the perfect person to dig into them.
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.
And for those of you who remain confused about the branding, we’re still confused, too.
We’re pretty sure this will be on Showtime cable as well as Paramount+ with Showtime. In other words, if you have Paramount+ without the Showtime addition, you’ll have to watch on cable. If that changes, we’ll let you know!
So, will this be another hit for Paramount+ with Showtime? Shoot us a comment below with your thoughts!