Gangs Of London is one of the most violent shows on television and has gripped audiences since its release in 2020.
Definitely not for the faint-hearted, it follows undercover police officer Elliott Carter, played by Sope Dirisu, working in the heart of a top-level criminal organisation after infiltrating the infamous and powerful Wallace family.
Now in its third season, familiar faces return, and new villains emerge as the battle to lead the criminal underworld rages on.
Note: Mild spoilers ahead
“Every year we’re trying to go a bit further,” Dirisu told Sky News.
The London-born actor is the cop-turned-criminal whose life was turned upside down when his family were killed in a car accident.
Season three delves into those events as Elliott takes on a new role among the gangs.
“It’s a great testament to the response that we’re getting from our audiences that they want more of it. People are still engaged. There are some shows that don’t get to make a season three, so we don’t take that for granted at all,” he said.
Set in a fictionalised version of London, akin to Gotham in the Batman universe, season three sees some new faces joining the fold.
Richard Dormer plays Cornelius Quinn. Pic: Sky
“It does feel like Batman is going to fly in at any minute,” laughs Richard Dormer.
The Game Of Thrones actor plays Cornelius Quinn in the series, the brother of Michelle Fairley’s Marian Wallace and the uncle of Peaky Blinders actor Joe Cole’s character Sean Wallace.
Dormer said: “I watched episode two of season one, when they raid the Travellers camp, and I just really sat up with wow. I just thought it was brilliantly done, technically, it was just amazing to watch.”
For the actor, as much as he enjoys being part of the cast, the violence depicted is not his cup of tea as a viewer.
He said: “I’m not a big fan of it but I think technically, when it’s done right, it’s breathtaking. There’s this kind of a thrill in it because it’s safe and so over the top that you know it’s not real so you can kind of wallow in it and enjoy it, you know.”
Gangs Of London. Pic: Sky
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Andrew Koji takes on the mysterious assassin role, hidden by a hood and a glorious side fringe, in the upcoming episodes.
“I didn’t realise the fringe was that prominent,” he told Sky News after watching the new episodes, adding “it’s gone now, hopefully never to return”.
After working on Bullet Train, Warrior, Snake Eyes and most recently the Netflix show Black Doves, Koji said getting to use his background in mixed martial arts is always something he wants to lean towards.
“This unique mix of his raid-esque style action with gripping family drama in this kind of heightened, stylised London is interesting, nuanced and different. I jumped at the opportunity.”
All eight episodes of Gangs Of London 3 will launch as a box set on Sky Atlantic and the streaming service NOW from 20 March.
