If you live outside of the UK, you’re probably not familiar with the British TV series “Top Boy.” However, Netflix is hoping that changes soon. The streaming company has purchased the rights to the series that ran for two seasons beginning in 2011, and is hoping that fans are going to rediscover in time for the upcoming third outing.
“Top Boy” follows the life of a group of young people caught up with a life of crime in their London neighborhood. Mixed in with drugs and gangs, these youth have to deal with the ramifications. The third season picks up where the second season left off, but some time has passed, and the character Dushane comes back to London to reclaim his role as the head of the lucrative drug market.
Luckily for fans of crime dramas, Netflix has the first two seasons ready to stream now. For film fans, this is even more interesting, considering the first season was directed by Yann Demange, who is best known for his work on projects “White Boy Rick” and “‘71.”
The first two seasons of “Top Boy” were written by series creator Ronan Bennett. And he’s back for this new season, as well.
Bennett explained his inspiration for the series, “Ten years ago, I witnessed a 10-year-old boy dealing drugs outside my local supermarket. It made me question what was going on in my own community and led me to create ‘Top Boy.’”
“Top Boy” Season 3 comes to Netflix in Fall 2019.
Here’s the synopsis:
The new episodes pick up as Dushane (Ashley Walters) returns from exile to his home in London to reclaim his throne in the highly lucrative drug market. He teams up with Sully (Kane Robinson), his spiritual brother, partner and sometime rival who is also returning to the same streets after his own form of exile – prison – comes to an end. Awaiting them both is Jamie (Micheal Ward), the young, hungry and ruthless gang leader whose ambitions leave no place for Dushane and Sully.