Top Boy
Seen it?2019 | 3 seasons | Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It was critically acclaimed and it's still drawing plenty of interest, despite a short run with a modest 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 MobLand or Peaky Blinders, 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
- 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: expect violence and drug use.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
Critically acclaimed
- AudiencesSolid
8.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; spent 7 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 383K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Saturday Special. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
- Season 12019 · 10 episodes · 7.8 out of 10Saturday
Season 22022 · 8 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday- Season 32023 · 6 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by Ronan Bennett
- Kane RobinsonSully
- Ashley WaltersDushane
- Micheal WardJamie
- Araloyin OshunremiStefan
- Joshua BlissetKieron
- Jasmine JobsonJaq
- Little SimzShelley
- Kadeem RamsayKit
- Hope Ikpoku JnrAaron
- Lisa DwanLizzie