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Top Boy

2019–2023 · 3 seasons

A grim, slow-building immersion into street-level survival where every alliance feels fragile and every gain costs something.

Created by
Ronan Bennett
Genres
Crime, Drama, Action & adventure
Starring
Kane Robinson, Ashley Walters, Micheal Ward
Tagline
Loyalty before everything.
Overview
Two seasoned drug dealers return to the gritty street of London, but their pursuit of money and power is threatened by a young and ruthless hustler.

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  • Netflix
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Created by
Ronan Bennett
Genres
Crime, Drama, Action & adventure
Starring
Kane Robinson, Ashley Walters, Micheal Ward
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language strong
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension8
    Darkness8
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight8

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    Where to watch in the UK

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama, action & adventure
    Created by
    Ronan Bennett
    Written by
    Ronan Bennett, Tyrone Rashard, Daniel West, Elliot Warren
    Starring
    Kane Robinson, Ashley Walters, Micheal Ward, Malcolm Kamulete, Araloyin Oshunremi, Joshua Blisset, Saffron Hocking, Olivia Musangi
    Music
    Brian Eno
    Cinematography
    Stuart Bentley, Joe Anderson
    Length
    3 seasons, 24 episodes
    Network
    Netflix
    Country
    United Kingdom, United States of America
    Languages
    English

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