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Original Gangsters with Sean Bean

2025 · 1 season

A sober, well-spoken tour through infamous criminals, mixing archive grit with calm narration that keeps you curious rather than thrilled.

Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Sean Bean
Overview
From Al Capone, to the real Peaky Blinders, from The Krays twins to the Queen of Harlem, each hour-long episode of Original Gangsters will see the legendary actor Sean Bean take a deep dive through a rogues gallery of some of the most notorious criminals in history to separate the fact from the fiction, as we find out what they mean to us today and just why they were the original gangsters.
How it feels
Dark, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Crime, violence, power, corruption
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Sean Bean
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Cast

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  • Philo
  • AMC Plus Apple TV channel
  • YouTube TV
  • Sundance Now
  • Spectrum On Demand

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Details

Genres
documentary, crime
Starring
Sean Bean
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
Sky History
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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