GANGS OF LONDON Season 3 Teaser (2025) Michelle Fairley

GANGS OF LONDON Season 3 Teaser (2025) Michelle Fairley

GANGS OF LONDON Season 3 Teaser (2025) Michelle Fairley
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The teaser for Gangs of London Season 3 has been released. The Sky and AMC action drama returns with familiar characters and new faces.

Cast
The third season brings back Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as Elliot Carter, Joe Cole as Sean Wallace, Michelle Fairley as Marian Wallace, Lucian Msamati as Ed Dumani and others. The new cast includes Andrew Koji, Richard Dormer and T’Nia Miller. Guest stars include Phil Daniels, Ruth Sheen and Mat Fraser.

Plot
The season begins with a cocaine shipment poisoning hundreds in London. This incident triggers new power struggles. Elliot, once an undercover officer, now works as a key player in the criminal world. Alongside the Dumanis, he navigates alliances, rivalries and the chaos unfolding in the city.

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Behind-the-Scenes Team
The show is produced by Pulse Films for Sky Studios and AMC+. Peter McKenna is the lead writer, with Kim Hong Sun directing. Executive producers include Thomas Benski, Hugh Warren, Vikki Tennant, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Adrian Sturges and Noel Manzano. Additional directors include Farren Blackburn and Tessa Hoffe.
Gangs of London
Genre
Action
Crime
Thriller
Created by
Gareth Evans
Matt Flannery
Based on Gangs of London
by London Studio[a]
Directed by
Gareth Evans
Corin Hardy
Xavier Gens
Marcela Said
Nima Nourizadeh
Starring
Joe Cole
Colm Meaney
Lucian Msamati
Sope Dirisu
Michelle Fairley
Brian Vernel
Valene Kane
Paapa Essiedu
Pippa Bennett-Warner
Asif Raza Mir
Orli Shuka
Narges Rashidi
Mark Lewis Jones
Ray Panthaki
Jing Lusi
Waleed Zuaiter
Jahz Armando
Fady Elsayed
Salem Kali
Aymen Hamdouchi
Composers
Aria Prayogi
Fajar Yuskemal
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 17 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Thomas Benski
Lucas Ochoa
Jane Featherstone
Gabriel Silver
Corin Hardy (series 2)
Producer Hugh Warren
Cinematography
Matt Flannery
Martijn van Broekhuizen
Laurent Barès
Running time 53–93 minutes
Production companies
Pulse Films
Sister
One More One
FendoUK
Sky Studios
Original release
Network
Sky Atlantic (United Kingdom)
AMC+ (United States)
Release 23 April 2020 –
present
Related
The Getaway franchise
Gangs of London is a British action thriller crime television series created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery.[1] Based on London Studio's 2006 video game for the PlayStation Portable,[2][3] it serves as the fourth installment in Sony Interactive Entertainment's The Getaway franchise created by Brendan McNamara and Katie Ellwood.[4] Gangs of London follows the struggles between rival gangs and other criminal organisations in present-day London.

The first series premiered on 23 April 2020 on Sky Atlantic. In June 2020, a second series was announced, with AMC to take over US broadcast rights and co-produce, and Corin Hardy to take over as showrunner.[5][6] The second series premiered on 20 October 2022 in the UK and Germany and premiered on 17 November 2022 in the US.[7] In November 2022, the series was renewed for a third season.[8] In December 2022, a graphic novel titled A Gangs of London Story: Ghosts, set inbetween the first and second series, was released.[9]

The series has received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its performances, narrative and action sequences, though some criticism was aimed at its excessive violence.

Premise
London, one of the world's most dynamic and multicultural cities, is being torn apart by the power struggles of the international gangs following the assassination of the head of London's most powerful crime family.

Plot
For 20 years, Finn Wallace (Colm Meaney) was the most powerful criminal in London. Billions of pounds flowed through his organisation each year. But now he's dead, and nobody knows who ordered him killed. With rivals everywhere, it's up to the impulsive Sean Wallace (Joe Cole), with the help of the Dumani family headed by Ed Dumani (Lucian Msamati), to take his father's place. If the situation wasn't already dangerous enough, Sean's assumption of power causes ripples in the world of international crime within the streets of London, which consists of the Albanian mafia, Kurdish PKK, the Pakistani Drug Cartel, Welsh travellers and various other criminal elements. In the middle of this is newcomer Elliot Carter / Finch (Sope Dirisu), an undercover policeman who has infiltrated the Wallace Organisation.

Cast and characters
Main
Actor Character Series
1 2 3
Main characters
Joe Cole Sean Wallace Main
Colm Meaney Finn Wallace Main
Lucian Msamati Edward "Ed" Dumani Main
Sope Dirisu Elliot Carter / Finch Main
Michelle Fairley Marian Wallace Main
Brian Vernel Billy Wallace Main
Valene Kane Jacqueline Robinson Main
Paapa Essiedu Alexander "Alex" Dumani Main
Pippa Bennett-Warner Shannon Dumani Main
Asif Raza Mir Asif Afridi Main
Orli Shuka Luan Dushaj Main
Narges Rashidi Lale Main
Mark Lewis Jones Kinney Edwards Main
Ray Panthaki Jevan Kapadia Main
Jing Lusi Victoria "Vicky" Chung Main
Waleed Zuaiter Koba Main
Jahz Armando Saba Main
Fady Elsayed Faz Main
Salem Kali Basem Soudani Main
Aymen Hamdouchi Hakim Main
Andrew Koji TBA Main
Richard Dormer Cornelius Quinn Main
T'Nia Miller TBA Main
Joe Cole as Sean Wallace, the younger son of Finn and Marian Wallace, who fights for leadership of his family's criminal empire after his father's death.
Thomas Simpson portrays Sean as a teenager during flashbacks.
Colm Meaney as Finn Wallace (series 1), the late patriarch of the Wallace family and leader of a criminal empire whose murder throws the London underworld into chaos.
Lucian Msamati as Edward "Ed" Dumani, the patriarch of the Dumani family and Finn's longtime right-hand man.
Sope Dirisu as Elliot Carter / Finch, an undercover police officer who infiltrates the Wallace Organisation and begins a relationship with Shannon Dumani. In the first season finale, his real surname is revealed to be "Carter", with the character based on The Getaway video game character Frank Carter.
Ejiro Ndi-Efam portrays Elliot as a child during flashbacks.
Michelle Fairley as Marian Wallace, the ruthless matriarch of the Wallace family.
Brian Vernel as Billy Wallace, the older son of Finn and Marian who is suffering from substance abuse.
Pete MacHale portrays Billy as a teenager during flashbacks.
Valene Kane as Jacqueline Robinson (series 1–2), the daughter of Finn and Marian and a doctor who is estranged from her family for the safety of her unborn child.
Paapa Essiedu as Alexander "Alex" Dumani (series 1–2), the son of Ed Dumani and a close associate of Sean, who many in the Wallace Organisation believe should inherit Finn's criminal empire.
Pippa Bennett-Warner as Shannon Dumani, the daughter of Ed Dumani, who begins a relationship with Elliot Finch.
Asif Raza Mir as Asif Afridi, the influential kingpin of the Pakistani Drug Cartel.
Orli Shuka as Luan Dushaj, the leader of the Albanian mafia in London, who is brought into the Wallace family's disputes when Finn Wallace is murdered on his territory.
Narges Rashidi as Lale, the leader of the Kurdish PKK in London who oversees a heroin distribution ring whilst seeking revenge against Asif.
Mark Lewis Jones as Kinney Edwards (series 1), the leader of a group of Welsh travellers who become involved in the murder of Finn Wallace.
Ray Panthaki as Jevan Kapadia (series 1), the point of contact for the mysterious Investors, who wish to tip the scales of the future of London's criminal underworld.
Jing Lusi as Victoria "Vicky" Chung (series 1), a detective inspector in the London Metropolitan Police and Elliot's handler.
Waleed Zuaiter as Koba (series 2), the ruthless leader of the Georgian mafia and an international arms dealer who is brought to London by the Investors to bring order to the city.
Jahz Armando as Saba (series 2–present),[10] Basem's niece who works at a cafe that acts as a front for the Algerian mafia.
Fady Elsayed as Faz (series 2–present),[10] Basem's nephew and a young member of the Algerian mafia who becomes traumatized after a run-in with Koba.
Salem Kali as Basem Soudani (series 2), the leader of the Algerian mafia who wants to free his gang from the Investors' control.
Aymen Hamdouchi as Hakim (series 2), Basem's right-hand man in the Algerian mafia.
Andrew Koji (series 3)[10]
Richard Dormer as Cornelius Quinn (series 3)[10]
T'Nia Miller (series 3)[10]
Recurring
Parth Thakerar as Nasir Afridi (series 1), Asif Afridi's son and a candidate for Mayor of London.
Taye Matthew as Danny Dumani, Shannon's young son.
Aksel Ustun as Hekar (series 1), Lale's right-hand man in the PKK.
Adrian Bower as Mark (series 1), an enforcer for the Wallace family who dislikes Elliot.
Jude Akuwudike as Charlie Carter (series 1–2), Elliot's father and a retired boxer.
Adam J. Bernard portrays a younger Charlie during flashbacks.
Nebli Basani as Tariq Gjelaj (series 1), Luan's right-hand man in the Albanian mafia.
Garry Cooper as John Harks (series 1), a detective chief inspector in the London Metropolitan Police and Vicky's colleague.
Pamela Nomvete as Serwa (series 1; guest series 2), a private investigator hired by Marian.
Richard Pepple as Uche "Mosi" Mossanya (series 1), the leader of the Nigerian mafia, who strikes a deal with Luan to launder their money through the Wallace Organisation.
Mads Koudal as Leif Hansen (series 1), a Danish assassin who leads a unit of mercenaries and is hired by Jevan Kapadia to kill various targets.
Arta Dobroshi as Floriana (series 1; guest series 2), Finn's Albanian mistress who is carrying his unborn child.
David Avery as Anthony (series 1), a police officer who infiltrates the Wallace Organisation after Elliot's relationship with Shannon is uncovered.
Sharon Morgan as Ingrid Hansen (series 1), Leif's elderly mother.
Eri Shuka as Mirlinda Dushaj, Luan's wife and the mother of their young daughters.
Amanda Drew as Ms. Kane (series 2; guest series 1), one of the Investors and Jevan Kapadia's enigmatic superior.
Cornell John as Joseph Singer (series 2; guest series 1), a mysterious man who has spent years attempting to take down the Investors.
Rom Blanco as Tamaz (series 2), Koba's right-hand man in the Georgian mafia.
Andi Jashy as Afrim (series 2), an enforcer for the Albanian mafia.
Murat Erkek as Merwan (series 2), the new second-in-command and public face of the PKK in London.
Phil Daniels (series 3)[10]
Ruth Sheen (series 3)[10]
Mat Fraser (series 3)
Guest
Emmett J. Scanlan as Jack O'Doherty (series 1), Finn's personal driver.
Richard Harrington as Mal (series 1), a Welsh traveller and Kinney Edwards's right-hand man.
Aled ap Steffan as Darren Edwards (series 1), Kinney Edward's son, who is unknowingly hired to murder Finn Wallace.
Darren Evans as Ioan (series 1), Darren's friend and an accomplice in Finn Wallace's murder.
David Bradley as Jim (series 1), a retired enforcer for the Wallace Organisation and Elliot's former boss.
Gordon Alexander as Cole (series 1), a sadistic hitman hired by Sean.
Laura Bach as Tove Fransen (series 1), Leif's partner and second-in-command of his mercenary unit.
Azra Rexhepi as Elira Dushaj, Luan and Murlinda's elder daughter.
Chloe Sulaj as Bukoroshe Dushaj, Luan and Murlinda's younger daughter.
Caroline Lee-Johnson as Evie (series 1), a weapons manufacturer who employs teenage orphans as her staff.
Tim McInnerny as Mr. Jacobs (series 1), Kane's partner and one of the Investors.
Ronan Raftery as Darragh (series 2), a younger Irish mercenary working for Marian Wallace.
Louis Dempsey as Killian (series 2), an older Irish mercenary working for Marian Wallace.
Tamar Baruch as Bibi Agostini (series 2), the French drug queenpin of Paris.
Episodes
Series Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1
9 23 April 2020 23 April 2020
2
8 20 October 2022 20 October 2022
Series 1 (2020)
No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date [11]
1 "Episode 1" Gareth Evans Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery 23 April 2020

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Finn Wallace, patriarch of the Wallace crime syndicate, is murdered by a young Welsh Traveller named Darren, who was oblivious to his target's identity. With support from Finn's widow Marian, his son Sean takes over the syndicate, shutting down all business to other criminal enterprises in the city until his father's killer is identified. Finn's advisor Ed Dumani, whose son Alex is lifelong friends with Sean, advises against this but Sean proceeds. Suspicion immediately falls on Albanian gang boss Luan, who was absent from Finn's wake. Elliot, a low-ranking member of the Wallace organization learns that Luan has Finn's missing driver Jack captive. Revealing himself a highly skilled combatant, Elliot recovers Jack from Luan's hideout, earning favour with Sean. Darren's estranged father Kinney, a leader among the local Travellers, finds out and tracks Darren down to his hideout, recovering him while having Darren's friend and getaway driver tortured to death. Kinney sends Darren away with his Traveller connections. Elliot, a police spy, receives intel on Darren's hideout from his handler Vicky Chung. Elliot kills Kinney's men but Darren is already gone, and the remaining captive kills himself before Elliot can question him. Ed Dumani murders Jack to keep the late Finn's secrets.
2 "Episode 2" Corin Hardy Claire Wilson 23 April 2020

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Flashbacks reveal that Finn took a young Sean out to the woods to commit his first murder. When Sean was unable to, his older brother Billy killed the man instead. In the present day, Billy is the black sheep, a gay recovering heroin addict who is kept out of the business. While at an orgy in a hotel room, Billy sees an acquaintance shooting heroin, and demands to know where he got it. Lale, the Kurdish leader, finds a new international source for heroin, stealing it from her Pakistani rival Asif's overseas business then having it shipped to London. Asif, whose son Nasir is standing for mayor, requests that Sean reopen trade with him exclusively during his shutdown, but Sean refuses. Elliot is assigned to drive Ed Dumani's daughter Shannon, and the two share an immediate spark. Luan meets with Ed and provides him with photos of a secret Finn had kept even from Ed and his family. Kinney approaches Sean, requesting mercy for his son but Sean refuses. Billy goes missing and Sean tracks him down with help from Elliot, revealing that rather than scoring heroin, Billy was able to identify the dealer as the Kurds, revealing Lale's business despite the shutdown. Sean chastises Billy for doing something so dangerous. Later, Sean leads an attack on Kinney's Traveller encampment, killing dozens but Kinney escapes.
3 "Episode 3" Corin Hardy Peter Berry 23 April 2020

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A flashback in Turkish Kurdistan reveals that Lale's husband Ara was burned alive because he was sold out to Turkish forces by Asif, with Lale swearing revenge. In the present, Lale arranges to send a shipment of supplies back to her allies there. Marian learns through Serwa, her private investigator, that Finn was having an affair with a woman named Floriana, and spent millions on a yacht in her name. Vicky speaks to the neighbour of the apartment where Finn was killed, learning Floriana lived there. Luan agrees to launder money through the Wallace business for a dangerous Nigerian crime lord named Mosi. Elliot grows closer to Shannon and her son Danny, kissing Shannon but hesitating to sleep with her. Alex holds a conference as the new face of Finn's legitimate business, impressing investor Jevan Kapadia. Sean and Ed plan separately to deal with Lale's breach of the shutdown. Sean hires a sadistic mercenary named Cole to abduct Lale's sister and her family, blackmailing her into halting her shipment to Kurdistan. Oblivious to this, Ed takes Elliot to Lale's business front, finding the aftermath of Cole's massacre and kidnapping. Elliot, who was hired to drive Cole, identifies where to locate him and Lale's sister. Elliot attempts to rescue the family, only to be nearly killed in a protracted fight with Cole, who is shot dead at the last minute by Ed. Meanwhile Sean ambushes Lale's shipment and destroys it, revealing that she is now the only London gang leader he knows not to be his father's killer.
4 "Episode 4" Corin Hardy Peter Berry and Joe Murtagh 23 April 2020

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Fearing the Wallaces and Dumanis are growing distant, Sean plans a dinner for the two families, even convincing his sister Jacqueline, a doctor with no criminal affiliations, to join. Sean also goes into business with Lale, but Asif learns about this arrangement. Ed shows Luan's photos to Alex, revealing them to be an entire Albanian family that was slaughtered with Finn's involvement. Vicky receives a text telling her to stop investigating Floriana, along with footage of someone entering Vicky's apartment at night and touching her sleeping face with a box cutter. A pregnant Floriana is shown captive in the basement of a Danish man named Leif and his mother. In an intimate moment, Elliot reveals to Shannon that his wife and son were killed in a car accident. Ed shows up at Elliot's home later, suspicious of his loyalties, and assigns him to help Wallace lieutenant Mark track down some petty thieves who robbed a jewelry store under their protection. When Elliot refuses to torture the thieves, Mark identifies him as an undercover cop, witnessed by Anthony, one of the robbers. Ed and Alex attend a party with Wallace Corp's investors, where Jevan insinuates that they now see Alex as the proper heir to the business, not Sean. Sean meets with Luan about the photographs, and Luan begins to explain that Finn hired him to kill the Albanian family. The meeting is interrupted when Leif attempts to assassinate Sean with a sniper rifle from a nearby rooftop. Leif picks off many of Sean's men, including Mark, keeping Elliot's identity safe. Elliot takes a bullet saving Sean's life, and Sean takes a critically wounded Elliot back to his house, interrupting the dinner so Jacqueline can treat his wounds. A house waitress suddenly pulls a gun on Sean, but is shot by Alex, leaving both families in disarray.
5 "Episode 5" Gareth Evans Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery 23 April 2020

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This episode takes place between Episodes 2 and 4. Darren is taken by Kinney's contact Mal to a farmhouse far out in the country owned by their acquaintance Evie, a weapons manufacturer who adopts orphaned teenagers. Arrangements are made for Darren to leave the country by boat with Evie's husband Albert. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of the massacre at the Traveller encampment, a wounded Kinney hides out in the surrounding woods. Leif arrives at the campsite to collect intel, accompanied by Tove, the "waitress" who shot at Sean, revealed to be a Danish mercenary as well. Leif discovers Kinney's phone under a trailer, and is able to ascertain Darren's location based on a text exchange. Kinney evades the mercenaries and begins the arduous journey to reach Darren on foot, eventually stealing a man's truck and shotgun along the way. Kinney and the Danes converge on Evie's compound, where a prolonged siege takes place. Mal, Evie and all of her adopted teenagers are killed. Kinney and a resentful Darren retreat through an underground tunnel, but Leif catches up to them, shooting them along with Albert just as they are about to reach his boat. Kinney clings to his son, delivering a final, delirious monologue about perseverance, before Leif executes them both. As Leif calls his contact to confirm Darren's death, it is revealed that the Danes are working for Jevan Kapadia.
6 "Episode 6" Xavier Gens Lauren Sequeira 23 April 2020

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Ed identifies Jevan as the culprit in the dinner shooting. Jevan leverages Alex's life to convince Ed to keep the information secret. Ed continues managing the family business, fulfilling Finn's deal with Luan to help launder his and Mosi's money. Eventually, Ed reveals to Alex that Finn was killed by his own investors, who now want to eliminate Sean and install Alex as the new head of the organization. Meanwhile Sean, Marian and Billy hide out at a safe house, where Tove is revealed to have survived her gunshot wound, with Marian holding her captive and brutally torturing her for information. Sean attempts to dissuade Marian and reason with Tove, who still refuses to talk. Billy struggles with his addictive urges under stress. Sean invites Elliot to the safe house, whom he trusts for saving his life. The two locate Tove's house using a tracking chip on her dog, identifying her as former Danish Special Forces and briefly encountering her young son. Billy invites Alex to the safe house in exchange for heroin, and Alex is shocked to discover Tove still alive, as he had been led to believe he killed her. Now disillusioned with Sean, Alex joins Ed at a meeting with Jevan. At the safehouse, a relapsed Billy wanders into the torture room, where Tove escapes her binds and takes him hostage, not before revealing the crucial detail that her team was meant to attack only when the Dumanis were absent. Marian shoots Tove dead, risking Billy's life. Sean confronts Alex about the information Tove provided, but their confrontation is interrupted when Alex realizes 500 million pounds - including Luan's and Mosi's money - has disappeared from their company bank account.
7 "Episode 7" Xavier Gens Peter Berry 23 April 2020

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Asif sends men to massacres Lale's entire organization. Lale herself escapes. She makes contact with Sean, and the two form a secret allegiance. Elliot tips off Vicky about Tove and Leif, but Leif and his mother remove Floriana from their property before the raid, which uncovers nothing. Vicky's superior DCI Harks indicates that Elliot is untrustworthy and initiates the process of pulling him from his undercover position, focusing instead on Anthony the jewelry robber, another undercover cop now rising in the ranks. With his money still missing, Mosi arrives in London looking for answers. He and his men slaughter the employees at the investment bank where it was being laundered, then visit Luan's home during his daughter's birthday and threaten him. Luan in turn threatens Ed, believing he stole the money from the account. Alex identifies the withdrawals as an automated transfer set in motion by Finn himself. He and Ed piece together that Finn was planning to abandon his family and business to start a new life with Floriana. The massacre at the investment house raises red flags for the investors, and Jevan demands that Ed and Alex take initiative in usurping the business from Sean. Marian visits her sister in Ireland, trading the "Floriana" yacht for a small army of men to boost the family's dwindling muscle. Serwa spots Ed and Alex meeting with Jevan, and Sean calls a meeting with them. Ed lays out the situation - that Sean is being pushed out of the family business by investors, with Alex set to take over, and Finn himself never intended to make Sean his heir. Furious, Sean shoots Ed in the leg and cuts ties with the Dumanis, ordering them all out of his house.
8 "Episode 8" Xavier Gens Carl Joos and Peter Berry 23 April 2020

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Sean and Marian go into hiding in an old tenement building belonging to their company. Leif and his mercenary squad pursue the Wallaces, looking to take Jackie hostage, but Billy warns her and the two leave together, setting up passports for fake identities out of the country. Elliot attempts to make contact with Shannon, but Ed turns him away. Anthony's cover is blown, and Marian's men torture him for information. Elliot is assigned to locate Anthony and call it in. Elliot fails to save Anthony, who is killed, and he in turn kills Marian's men, staging a shootout between them and Anthony to hide his involvement. Luan attempts to ambush Mosi but is double-crossed, and his accomplices are killed. When his family is threatened, Luan flies into a rage and kills Mosi and all three of his men single-handed. Floriana gives birth to Finn's daughter, then escapes Leif's house, kicking his mother down the stairs in the process. Alex and his employees track down part of the money Finn had withdrawn, providing results for the investors. Sean, completely disillusioned with his father's legacy, makes a last-ditch retaliation against his enemies, arranging with Lale to plant explosives underneath a Wallace skyscraper. The building collapses and explodes, resulting in a smoke cloud and blackout across downtown London.
9 "Episode 9" Corin Hardy Claire Wilson 23 April 2020

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Elliot is held captive and under interrogation by government agents. Flashbacks reveal the events of the previous day. In the aftermath of the bombing, Sean is wanted as a terrorist and hiding out on his own. He cracks Anthony's phone and discovers that Elliot is an undercover cop. Jevan is visited by two higher-ranking investors, Kane and Jacob, who have him thrown from his apartment window and killed. Asif's son Nasir wins the election and becomes mayor of London. Lale, disguised as a journalist, assassinates Nasir at his own victory party, leaving his mutilated corpse for Asif to find. Their arrangement complete, Lale sleeps with Sean before returning to Kurdistan. Ed meets with Marian in a graveyard, imploring her to give up Sean. The two pull guns on each other, and Ed shoots Marian, seemingly killing her. Harks informs Vicky that Elliot has been retired from duty as a police officer. Vicky visits Shannon at home, attempting to turn her as an informant. Shannon discerns that Elliot was undercover, and shoots Vicky dead. Searching for Sean, Elliot gets his location from Billy. Before visiting Sean's hideout, Elliot is picked up by Kane and Jacob, who order him to keep Alex Dumani in play and prevent Sean from standing trial, leveraging Shannon and Danny's lives to compel him. Elliot visits Sean, who at first considers killing the undercover cop. Instead he provides Elliot with a sim card containing evidence against the investors, hoping he can bring them down legally. Alex arrives at Sean's hideout, bribing Sean's doormen to let him bring a gun into the room. He plans to kill Sean, but cannot follow through with it as Sean talks him down. Elliot disarms Alex, only to shoot Sean with the gun. Police raid the hideout, and Elliot successfully smuggles Alex to safety, though Harks is killed in the process. Elliot is arrested afterward, leading to his interrogation. An agent of the investors, disguised as a nurse, secretly instructs him to claim diplomatic immunity under Panama, and his captors are forced to release him. Though seemingly working for the investors now, Elliot extracts Sean's sim card from a hiding place in his mouth. A flashback to the previous day reveals Marian survived her shooting, and she is approached by Floriana, who offers to help her.
Series 2 (2022)
No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date [11]
10 "Episode 1" Corin Hardy Tom Butterworth 20 October 2022

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One year after the death of Sean Wallace, the investors have seized control of all organized crime in London, with Asif Afridi and Ed Dumani serving as stewards over the other gang bosses. The Algerian mafia, led by Basem Soudani, purchase an unauthorized shipment of weapons. Tipped off by Basem's right-hand man Hakim, Asif's enforcer Koba kills the men overseeing the shipment, and tortures Basem's nephew Faz to send a message. Faz figures out that Hakim was the inside man, and his sister Saba overhears them arguing. Asif and Koba determine that Luan Dushaj made the unauthorized weapons shipment. Against Ed's wishes, Koba carries out an attack on Luan's home. Luan kills his attackers, but Koba abducts Luan's wife. Shannon Dumani is released from prison for the murder of Detective Chung, but cuts contact with her family except for her son. Elliot Carter has been operating abroad as a hitman for the investors, who leverage his service by holding his father hostage. He is called back to London to kill Alex Dumani, who has been running the legitimate side of the Dumani Corporation but struggling with substance abuse and making unauthorized deals. Rather than kill Alex, Elliot attempts to give him the thumb drive he received from Sean for blackmail material against the investors. However, Alex gives up hope and commits suicide. Marian Wallace is revealed to be Luan's supplier.
11 "Episode 2" Corin Hardy Lauren Sequeira 20 October 2022

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Billy is dragged away from his retreat with Jacqui to join his mother in seeking revenge on Elliot. He attempts to sneak out, but when caught admits to Jacqui what he is doing. Kane tells Elliot he can see his father in exchange for a job for Koba. Upon meeting them, Elliot takes an immediate dislike to Koba & his men, who need him to track the red car that killed Koba’s driver. Koba & Ed coerce Luan into looking for Marian using his kidnapped wife. When Ed protests, Koba tells him “if you’re stupid enough to have a family, then they are fair game.” When he confronts Asif about the issue, Asif blindsides him with the news of his son’s suicide. Meanwhile, the driver of the red car murders three Somalis working for Koba, and Koba brings Elliot to investigate, sparking tensions between Ed & Elliot. Afterward, Elliot arranges to see his father, stowing the USB in his father’s bathroom. Marian sends Billy and her men to kill Elliot. Floriana questions Billy going alone as well as Marian’s dealings, much to her chagrin. Serwa spots Elliot’s car. Asif and Koba look into Marian’s accounts and her banker, Rutherford, speculating that she found Floriana to access them. Rutherford refuses to turn the money over to the investors until Asif impales him through the hand with a steak knife. Meanwhile, one of Marian’s men diverts from Billy to make a gun deal with Luan. Instead, Luan kidnaps him and tortures him to death, now hoping for his wife back. Billy pursues Elliot, but Elliot diverts into a church where he meets with Singer’s agents, trading them information about the investors in exchange for his and his father’s freedom. Koba intimidates Basem, causing Faz to tearfully confess to Saba about Hakim. After an insult from one of his men, Billy stops searching for Elliot, drinking and reminiscing about Sean, and comes across their old house, now in ruin. He nearly relapses but calls Jacqui and leaves. Shannon arranges for Alex’s funeral while remaining distant from their father. Basem spends a night at a fish market with Saba. Elliot & Koba’s men are sent after to protect him, putting Elliot back on Billy’s radar. Just as Saba is about to confess about Hakim, Basem is shot by the driver of the mysterious red car. Elliot saves Saba but an intoxicated Billy arrives to kill him. Billy is presumed dead after his getaway car falls into the Thames, but he is pulled out by the mysterious driver, Sean. Elliot remains behind just long enough to see Sean and Billy embrace.
12 "Episode 3" Marcela Said Tom Butterworth and Steve Searle 20 October 2022
In flashbacks, it is shown that Sean was saved by Lale after he was shot through the cheek by Elliot, but they were both captured by Singer's associates. Sean promises Singer that he will take the city back from the investors, and demands that Lale be freed to help him. In the present day, Sean calls Marian and warns her that Koba is sending men after her. She and Floriana are rescued by the Kurds, but their men are killed. Merwan, a Kurdish leader, questions Lale's dedication to the cause because of the risks she's taking to help the Wallaces. Sean asks Marian to take control of Finn's money from Floriana, but she refuses. Floriana offers to support the Kurds financially, as long as they cut the Wallaces out, but Sean kills her.
13 "Episode 4" Marcela Said Danusia Samal 20 October 2022
Luan's wife has been buried alive by Koba's men, as Ed watches on disapprovingly. Luan reassures his young daughters that she will be home soon. Luan meets with Koba, and begs for his wife's safe return. Koba tells him to bring everyone together for a meeting that night. Elliot tells Singer he wants to leave London, but Singer's plan is to put Sean in charge of London again, with Elliott watching over him, so that the investors' plans will fail. He eventually relents and allows Elliot to leave in exchange for his information. Ed goes to Danny's football match to apologise to Shannon for failing her and Alex, then takes Luan to his wife's grave to rescue her, but Koba's men arrive. Ed and Luan kill most of them, but Luan is eventually knocked out by Tamaz. Marian manages to access Floriana's accounts but much of the money is missing.
14 "Episode 5" Nima Nourizadeh Rowan Athale 20 October 2022
15 "Episode 6" Nima Nourizadeh Meg Salter 20 October 2022
16 "Episode 7" Corin Hardy Rowan Athale 20 October 2022
17 "Episode 8" Corin Hardy Tom Butterworth 20 October 2022
Production
In an interview with Sky News in April 2020, Gareth Evans stated that while initially hired with his creative partner Matt Flannery to "make a film franchise" out of The Getaway video game series (in particular the third game, 2006 action-adventure Gangs of London, developed by London Studio), inspired by Evans' The Raid duology of action crime films, he had instead felt like "if we were going to do a film franchise, we would have two-thirds of our running time focused purely on our central characters, and then only a third left to explore the side characters that populate that world", and so on deciding that "we wouldn't do justice to the myriad of different diverse cultures and ethnicities that make up the city [I then] pitched it back saying this should be a TV show because you can afford to go off and detour for 10 to 15 minutes and spend time with other characters, and learn about them in more detail."[3] A short film adaptation of the game series had previously been in development in 2005, when The Getaway co-creator Katie Ellwood had first partnered with Amber Templemore-Finlayson, before the project entered development hell (although the duo would continue to collaborate as "Bert and Bertie").[12][13]

During filming, production visited St Clere Estate in Kent to stage a Traveller site and Dartford to film a speed boat scene near Queen Elizabeth II Bridge. A driving scene was also featured on Pilgrim's Way.[14] Gareth Evans also directed most of the action sequences for the first season.[15] The show was confirmed for a second series premiering in 2022, with Corin Hardy taking over as showrunner.[5] In July 2021, production on the second series had been halted for 10 days following a crew member testing positive for COVID-19.[16] Filming for the second series began on 31 May 2021 and wrapped in February 2022. The second series premiered on 20 October 2022.[7] In November 2022, the series was renewed for a third season, with production started in October 2023.[8][17] In November 2023, Andrew Koji, Richard Dormer and T'Nia Miller were announced to have joined the cast for the third series.[18]

Release
The first season of the series was co-produced with the American pay network Cinemax which was expected to air the programme alongside Sky Atlantic. However, following an announcement in January 2020 by parent company WarnerMedia that Cinemax would no longer be developing original programming, its producers began negotiating to move the series to another U.S. outlet, with Cinemax's blessing.[19] AMC took over distribution,[20] with the first series premiering on October 1, 2020 on AMC+.

Reception
Audience viewership
The series became Sky Atlantic's second-biggest original drama launch of all time, with a 7-day cumulative audience of 2.23 million viewers for the opening episode.[21]

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 91% based on 33 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "A modern crime family masterpiece, Gangs of London builds its own empire atop tried and true mafia turf -- complete with engaging drama, exhilarating action, and fine performances all around"[22] GQ said it is "a strong early contender to be the best show of the summer."[23]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds an approval rating of 81% based on 16 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Gangs of London's second season can sometimes border on a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing, but fans of the series' crunchy action and swaggering attitude ought to remain satisfied."[24]

Book
In December 2022, a Gangs of London graphic novel, set between the first and second series and titled A Gangs of London Story: Ghosts, written by Corin Hardy and Rowan Athale and illustrated by Ferenc Nothof, was released digitally to the news aggregator Den of Geek, ahead of a physical release.[9]

Notes
Gangs of London was developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as a spin-off of The Getaway, written by Brendan McNamara and Katie Ellwood, and Black Monday, written/designed by Chun Wah Kong. Mike Bambury was the writer, Naresh Hirani was the creative director, and Daniel Navarro was the game director.
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Fletcher, Rosie (15 December 2022). "Gangs of London Comic Book Tells the Story of Elliot's Year. Read it Exclusively Here". Den of Geek. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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Jordan, Richard (20 April 2020). "The Best Gangs of London Fight Scenes and the Action Movies That Inspired Them". Den of Geek. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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Shafer, Ellise (17 October 2023). "'Gangs of London' Season 3 Starts Production With Director Kim Hong Sun and Writer Peter McKenna (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
Goldbart, Max (29 November 2023). "'Gangs Of London' Season 3 Cast Revealed". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
Jurgensen, John (22 June 2020). "How the Launch of HBO Max Sidelined Cinemax". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 22 June 2020. A high-profile crime series promised for later this year, "Gangs of London," is departing the network for another buyer, according to people familiar with the negotiations. [...] In January at a press event introducing HBO Max, WarnerMedia executives said there would be no new original programming on Cinemax. [...] Within weeks, "Gangs of London" producers went looking (with Cinemax's blessing) for a new U.S. home for the thriller.
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Michelle Fairley

Fairley in 2012
Born Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Occupation Actress
Years active 1986–present
Michelle Fairley is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is best known for playing Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2013). She has since appeared in the USA Network series Suits (2013), the Fox series 24: Live Another Day (2014),[1] the RTÉ miniseries Rebellion (2016), the science fiction series The Feed (2019), and the Sky Atlantic crime drama Gangs of London (2020–present).

Early life
Fairley was born in Coleraine to parents Brian and Teresa Fairley, the second eldest of six children. Her father was a popular publican, owner of Fairley's Bar and several off-licences, in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, but Fairley remembers both Catholics and Protestants frequenting the pub.[2][3]

Career
Fairley appeared in a number of British television shows, including The Bill, Holby City and Casualty. Some of her earlier roles were as Cathy Michaels on ITV1's Inspector Morse in the episode titled "The Way Through The Woods" and as Nancy Phelan in Lovejoy in the episode 9 of Season 3 titled "Smoke Your Nose".[4]

She took over the role of Mrs. Granger from Heather Bleasdale (who had played Mrs. Granger in Chamber of Secrets) in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films.[5] From 2011 to 2013, Fairley starred as Catelyn Stark (née Tully) in the first three seasons of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, replacing Jennifer Ehle who played the character in the original, unaired, pilot episode.[6]

Fairley joined the cast of the USA Network series Suits for its third season, playing the recurring role of Dr. Ava Hessington, a chemical engineer and oil CEO accused of bribery, and after that, accused for murder.[7] She played Margot Al-Harazi in 24: Live Another Day on Fox. Her film roles included The Invisible Woman (2013) and In the Heart of the Sea (2015).[8] In 2014, Fairley was cast as Margaret Langston in the ABC TV Series Resurrection (2014-2015).

In 2017, it was announced Fairley would appear in a revival of Jim Cartwright's play Road at the Royal Court Theatre[9] In 2018, she played Cassius in Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre, alongside David Calder, David Morrissey and Ben Whishaw.[10] In 2019, Fairley led the Virgin Media and Amazon Prime science fiction series The Feed as Meredith Hatfield. As of June 2020, Fairley stars as Marian Wallace in the Sky Atlantic crime drama Gangs of London.[11] She starred as Millie in the 2021 film Nobody Has To Know alongside Bouli Lanners.[12] In 2023, Fairley starred as Princess Augusta in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story on Netflix.[13] She also contributed to The Gone a TVNZ and RTE coproduction.[14]

Personal life
Fairley has been based in London since 1986, and keeps a low public profile. She said in an interview with The Telegraph in 2015, that she made the decision to separate from her boyfriend of seven years in 2012. Since then, Fairley has had no known partners. Fairley said, in the same interview, that she "missed the gene" for motherhood. She never had the desire to have children like some of her siblings did.[15]

While Fairley has worked on various American projects in the past, she has no love for Hollywood, and the West End theatres remain her home.[16] She said that while television and movies provide a new challenge by making her "use a different muscle," theatre is where she feels her best work is done, where she started her career, and where she hopes to "end up".[17]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1990 Hidden Agenda Teresa Doyle
1998 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries Miss O'Shaunessy
Suffering Patricia
2000 The Second Death Aisling Short film
2001 The Others Mrs. Marlish
2002 Shearing Yvonne Short film
2010 Cup Cake Annie McNabb
The Duel Marya
Chatroom Rosie
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Mrs. Granger
2013 The Invisible Woman Caroline Graves
Philomena Sally Mitchell
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart Brigitte Helm Voice only
2014 Ironclad: Battle for Blood Joan De Vesci
Montana DCI Rachel Jones
I Am Here Mother Short film
Common Shelagh TV movie
2015 In the Heart of the Sea Mrs. Nickerson
2016 Edith Sheila Short film
2019 The Trap Michelle Short film
Responsible Child Kerry TV movie
2021 Nobody Has to Know Millie MacPherson
2022 An Irish Goodbye Grainne Short film
2024 Small Things like These Mrs. Wilson
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1989 Saracen Maeve Episode: "Starcross"
1990 4 Play Maureen Episode: "Valentine Falls"
Theatre Night Ruth Episode: "Pentecost"
1991 Children of the North Kate Episodes: "The Killing of Yesterday's Children", "City of Maloch"
Casualty Kathy Emerick Episode: "Judgement Day"
1992 Lovejoy Nancy Phelan Episode: "Smoke Your Nose"
Screenplay Jenny Episode: "Force of Duty"
Screen Two Sharon Episode: "Flea Bites"
1993 Fiona Gibbons Episode: "The Long Roads"
Casualty Kate Maguire Episode: "No Place to Hide"
Comics Nula O'Reilly TV film
1994 Cardiac Arrest Karen Teller Episodes: "You Can't Make an Omelette Without Breaking Legs", "The Edge"
1995 Life After Life Roisin Donaghy Television film
The Bill Beth Spence Episode: "No Choice"
Inspector Morse Cathy Michaels Episode: "The Way Through the Woods"
1996 A Mug's Game Kathy Cowan Television film
Safe and Sound Eleanor Delaney Main role
The Precious Blood Jean McBride Television film
1997 The Broker's Man Gabby Rodwell Main role
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Mrs. Harriet Fitzpatrick TV m
1999 Births, Marriages and Deaths Pat Main role
Vicious Circle Frances Television film
2000 McCready and Daughter Bernadette
2001 In Deep Eva / Phoebe 2 episodes
Rebus Janice Mee
2003 Holby City Heidi Drury Episode: "Keep It in the Family"
The Clinic Shirley 1 episode
2005 Ahead of the Class Sonia Venning Television film
The Golden Hour Julia Harper 1 episode
2006 The Catherine Tate Show Rosemary Episode: "Mum, I'm Gay"
Strictly Confidential Carol Machin 1 episode
2007 Trial & Retribution Mrs. Jenkins Episode: "Mirror Image: Part 1"
2009 A Short Stay in Switzerland Mrs. Savery TV film
Lark Rise to Candleford Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson Episode: "2.10"
Best: His Mother's Son Ann Best TV film
Taggart Joan Revie Episode: "So Long Baby"
Misfits Louise Young 2 episodes
2010 Midsomer Murders Iris Holman Episode: "The Noble Art"
2011 Silent Witness DI Suzy Harte Episodes: "First Casualty: Parts 1 & 2"
2011–2013 Game of Thrones Catelyn Stark Main role; 25 episodes (seasons 1–3)
2012 Coming Up Jen Episode: "Colour"
2013 Suits Ava Hessington Recurring role (8 episodes)
2014 24: Live Another Day Margot Al-Harazi Recurring role (8 episodes)
Common Shelagh TV film
Resurrection: A Second Chance Margaret Langston
2014–2015 Resurrection Margaret Langston Recurring role (13 episodes)
2015 The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Aideen Trotwood Episode: "Capsize"
Crossing Lines Sophie Baines Recurring role (Season 3)
2016 Rebellion Dolly Butler Season 1
2017 Fortitude Freya Lennox Recurring role (Season 2)
The White Princess Margaret Beaufort Main Role
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Queen Igneous (voice) Episode: "Rockullan, Papyron, Scissorian"
2019 The Feed Meredith Hatfield Main role
2020–present Gangs of London Marian Wallace
2023 Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Princess Augusta
2023 The Gone Hannah
Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
1993 Oleanna Carol Royal Court Theatre
1998 Never Land Elisabeth Royal Court Theatre
1999 The Weir Valerie Walter Kerr Theatre
2003 Scenes from the Big Picture Helen Woods National Theatre
Loyal Women Brenda Royal Court Theatre
2004 Ashes to Ashes Rebecca Lyric Theatre
2006 The Wild Duck Gina Donmar Warehouse
Gates of Gold Alma Trafalgar Studios
2007 Othello Emilia Donmar Warehouse
Macbeth Lady Macbeth West Yorkshire Playhouse
2009 Dancing at Lughnasa Kate Old Vic
2010 Greta Garbo Came to Donegal Paulie Hennessy Tricycle Theatre
2011 Remembrance Day Sveta Royal Court Theatre
2015 Splendour Genevieve Donmar Warehouse
2017 Road Helen/Marion/Brenda Royal Court Theatre
2018 Julius Caesar Cassius Bridge Theatre
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2008 Olivier Awards Best Performance in a Supporting Role
Othello
Nominated
2011 Irish Film & Television Award Best Actress - Television Game of Thrones Nominated
Scream Award Best Ensemble Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2013 Irish Film & Television Award Best Actress - Television Won
Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress on Television Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated
2016 Irish Film & Television Award Best Supporting Actress - Television
Rebellion
Nominated
2019 Clarence Derwent Award Best Female in a Supporting Role
Julius Caesar
Won
WhatsOnStage Award Best Supporting Actress in a Play Nominated
2021 Chicago International Film Festival Best Actress
Nobody Has to Know
Won
Notes
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Gangs of London season 3 sees series regulars Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Joe Cole, Michelle Fairley, Lucian Msamati and Brian Vernel back in action and a host of new cast members to get excited about.

This third season of the violent gang drama sees chaos erupt in London after a spiked shipment of cocaine kills hundreds, sparking brutal power struggles and violent turf wars. Bullet Train’s Andrew Koji, The Diplomat’s T’Nia Miller and The Day of the Jackal’s Richard Dormer are all joining the series with former EastEnders star Phil Daniels popping up as a guest star. Be warned, it's set to be explosive! Here's everything you need to know about Gangs of London season 3…

Gangs of London season 3 release date
Gangs of London season 3 will be available on Sky Atlantic and NOW in 2025. As soon as a date is announced, we’ll let you know on here.

* The first two series of Gangs of London are available on Sky Box Sets and NOW.

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* The first series of Gangs of London is also available on Netflix.

Is there a trailer?
Yes! The teaser trailer for Gangs of London season 3 features gangster Sean Wallace, played by Joe Cole, saying, “do you want some advice? Then get as far away as you can because this life of ours takes everything you have. You think you’re winning at this game. But nobody ever wins.” So, strap in, it’s clearly going to be a bumpy ride!

Gangs of London season 3 plot
Gangs of London season 3 sees London in crisis when a spiked shipment of cocaine kills hundreds of users. This was no accident, it was a calculated attack, but who was behind it? The disaster leads to a bloody power struggle where unexpected alliances are formed and fierce rivalries reach boiling point. Undercover cop turned gangster Elliot Carter is navigating his new life as a high-level gang leader alongside the Dumanis family but the spiking throws their operations into chaos. And as the street gangs turn on one another and turf wars erupt, no one is safe.

London has erupted in violence in Gangs of London series3.

The British capital has erupted in violence in Gangs of London series3. (Image credit: Sky)
Gangs of London season 3 cast — Joe Cole as Sean Wallace
Joe Cole again plays gangster Sean Wallace in Gangs of London season 3. He's previously played John Shelby in Peaky Blinders and Joe Roag in the 2024 BBC One series Nightsleeper. He's also starred in A Small Light, The Ipcress File, The Damned, Pure, The House and Skins.

Joe Cole plays Joe Roag in Nightsleeper episode 1 recap

Joe Cole plays Joe Roag in Nightsleeper. (Image credit: BBC)
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as Elliot Carter
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù is again playing cop turned drug dealer Elliot Carter in Gangs of London series 3. He’s also starred in Slow Horses, Humans, Black Mirror, Motherland and His House.

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù plays Elliot Carter again in Gangs of London Season 3.

Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù plays Elliot Carter again in Gangs of London season 3. (Image credit: Sky)
Which other cast are returning to Gangs of London season 3?
Michelle Fairley is back as Sean's mum Marian Wallace, Lucian Msamati is Ed Dumani and Brian Vernel is Billy Wallace. Also returning are Pippa Bennett-Warner as Shannon Dumani, Narges Rashidi as Lale, Asif Raza Mir as Asif Afidi, Orli and Eri Shuka as Luan and Mirlinda Dushaj, Jahz Armando as Saba and Fady Elsayed as Faz.

Michelle Fairley is back as Sean's mum Marian Wallace.

Michelle Fairley is back as Sean's mum Marian Wallace. (Image credit: Sky)
Gangs of London season 3 — new cast
New cast members include Andrew Koji (Bullet Train, Warrior), Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones, Day of the Jackal), and T’Nia Miller (Generation Z, The Fall of the House of Usher) with guest stars Phil Daniels, Ruth Sheen, and Mat Fraser also joining this season.

Gangs of London series 1 and 2 recap
Gangs of London season 1 started when crime boss Finn Wallace was killed and his son Sean was left to pick up the reins and take control of his drugs empire. Sean was helped by the Dumani family and watched by several others wanting to take over his turf. Sean was eventually shot by undercover cop Elliot, who had infiltrated his gang.

Gangs of London season 2 showed that Sean had survived the shooting and Elliot had become enmeshed in criminal activity. Meanwhile the Pakistani mafia and other families had clawed their way to the top, leaving the Wallaces vowing to reclaim their supremacy. The season ended on a cliffhanger, with Sean and Elliot facing off and Sean hanging off a crane.
Sky has unveiled a set of first-look photos and a short first-look teaser for Gangs of London season three.

The hit crime drama's new instalment is set to arrive next year. It will see Slow Horses star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù returning as undercover policeman-turned-gangster Elliot Carter, as he navigates his new role as a top-level criminal alongside the Dumanis.

However, their operations are thrown into disarray after a spiked shipment of cocaine kills hundreds in London.

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An official synopsis for Gangs of London's new series continues: "The Wallaces, Luan, Lale, and the street gangs face devastating consequences as personal vendettas collide with professional power struggles bleeding into violent turf wars.

"In the ruthless fight for control of London's criminal underworld, no-one is safe. This was no accident — it was a calculated attack. But who's pulling the strings?"

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New photos from the upcoming season feature Dìrísù's Elliot and Orli Shuka's Luan with their guns aimed – and a first look at Joe Cole back in action as criminal empire heir Sean Wallace.

Also featured in the photos are Michelle Fairley as Marian Wallace, and a hooded, unknown assailant walking away from what looks like a deadly car explosion.

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Other returning cast members include Lucian Msamati as Ed Dumani, Brian Vernel as Billy Wallace, Pippa Bennett-Warner as Shannon Dumani, Narges Rashidi as Lale, Asif Raza Mir as Asif Afridi, Eri Shuka as Mirlinda Dushaj, Jahz Armando as Saba, and Fady Elsayed as Faz.

We'll also be seeing some new faces this season, with the likes of Andrew Koji, Richard Dormer, T’Nia Miller, Phil Daniels, Ruth Sheen and Mat Fraser joining Gangs of London's cast.

Season three also has a new creative team behind the scenes, with filmmaker Kim Hong Sun (Project Wolf Hunting) directing and executive producing, and Peter McKenna (Kin) serving as lead writer and executive producer.
Sky has unveiled a set of first-look photos and a short first-look teaser for Gangs of London season three.

The hit crime drama's new instalment is set to arrive next year. It will see Slow Horses star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù returning as undercover policeman-turned-gangster Elliot Carter, as he navigates his new role as a top-level criminal alongside the Dumanis.

However, their operations are thrown into disarray after a spiked shipment of cocaine kills hundreds in London.

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An official synopsis for Gangs of London's new series continues: &quo