Legends
Seen it?2026 | 1 seasons | Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (95% on Rotten Tomatoes) and people are still talking about it, despite a small audience. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Narcos or Gangs of London, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: expect drug use.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
As drugs flood the streets of '90s Britain, a team of civil servants is thrust undercover to topple the gangs behind it.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 75 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; spent 4 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 2.3 million people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Neil Forsyth
- Tom BurkeGuy
- Steve CooganDon
- Hayley SquiresKate
- Aml AmeenBailey
- Jasmine BlackborowErin
- Tom HughesCarter
- Douglas HodgeBlake
- Gerald KydMylonas
- Charlotte RitchieSophie
- Kem HassanAziz