Showmax Orders Another Hit With Gangs Of London
Hailed as “a modern crime family masterpiece” by Rotten Tomatoes , Gangs of London is now available to binge, first on Showmax. Nominated earlier this year for both a BAFTA and a Hollywood Critics’ Association Award for Best Drama, as well as an Emmy for its stunts, Gangs of London tells the story of a city torn apart in the wake of the assassination of Finn Wallace (Golden Globe nominee Colm Meaney from Layer Cake ), the head of its most powerful crime family. The 10-part series, which has a 91% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, is the latest offering from action auteur Gareth Evans (who wrote and directed the multi-award-winning Indonesian martial arts crime classics The Raid and The Raid 2 ) and his co-writer and cinematographer Matt Flannery. As Rolling Stone says, “ Gangs of London will grab you by the scruff of the neck, hurl you against a wall, and remind you with repeated blunt force that the show comes from Gareth Evans, one of the great action directors al