MobLand news
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The gist
MobLand Season 2 premieres Sept. 18 on Paramount+ after reports of Tom Hardy set friction.
Cast members now call the reported feud a "storm in a teacup" ahead of.
Background
MobLand is a Guy Ritchie crime drama on Paramount+ starring Tom Hardy as fixer Harry Da Souza, alongside Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. During production of Season 2, media outlets reported friction involving Hardy, including a Deadline report in May that he was exiting after conflict with executive producer Jez Butterworth. Four months later, Paramount confirmed his return in a Season 3 renewal announcement, and the cast reunited at the London premiere.
How it unfolded
- May 2026Deadline reports Tom Hardy is exiting MobLand after "friction" with executive producer Jez Butterworth; The Hollywood Reporter describes his future as "in limbo."
- recentlyParamount confirms Hardy's return as fixer Harry Da Souza in a Season 3 renewal announcement, four months after the exit reports.
- Sep 10, 2026Cast and creatives reunite at the Season 2 premiere in London; Pierce Brosnan tells the Press Association the reported conflict was a "storm in a teacup."
- Sep 11, 2026Brosnan's comments are widely reported; Tom Hardy tells Extra he enjoyed playing Harry and calls the cast "exceptional."
- Sep 18, 2026MobLand Season 2 premieres on Paramount+, with ten episodes streaming weekly on Fridays through a Nov. 20 finale.
Who’s saying what
- Cast
- Pierce Brosnan says the reported set conflict was "a storm in a teacup" and that the company is "rock solid as a company, as a family."
- Cast
- Helen Mirren says "the relationships are amazing" and that she and Brosnan have "extraordinary chemistry on-screen and off-screen."
- Cast
- Tom Hardy says it was a "privilege" to work with Brosnan and Mirren and that he "really enjoyed" playing Harry.
- Media
- Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter previously reported friction between Hardy and executive producer Jez Butterworth, with Hardy's future on the series described as "in limbo."
Still unverified
Reports of Tom Hardy's clashes with producers and timekeeping issues on set come from media outlets and have been played down by cast members; no official account of what happened has been released.