Much-loved London gang thriller Top Boy returns to our screens with its compellingly murky world of drugs, crime, violence, and money as season 3 of Netflix, detailing what transpired after the shocking cliffhanger
The widely anticipated last six episodes of the London gang drama Top Boy were released on Netflix today, September 7.
The heroin traffickers Dushane (Ashley Walters) and Sully (Kane 'Kano' Robinson) have been waiting more than a year for viewers to catch up with them as they struggle for survival on the fictional Summerhouse estate in Hackney, London. Top Boy has always been a tremendous hit with viewers and reviewers alike, portraying a compellingly murky world of drugs, crime, violence, and money. The beloved series now has an outstanding 8.4 rating on IMDB.
Therefore, it makes sense that viewers were curious to learn what transpired after the penultimate season four ended with the shocking death of Jamie (Michael Ward), a gang opponent turned mentee, by Sully which Wrecked Dushane’s retirement plans.
After that, Season 5 takes up, and over the course of six fast-paced episodes, both of our weary narrators reflect on the love/hate relationship that has always been at the center of this gritty drama.
Without giving too much away, the series finale sees the introduction of brand-new tensions by the opposing Irish gang, the McGees, commanded by Jonny (Barry Keoghan) and Tadgh (Brian Gleeson).
The show debuted in 2011 on Channel 4, where it aired for two seasons before being canceled. Netflix later brought the show back for its current three-series run. The most recent trailer, which you can watch above, shows a conflict between Dushane and Sully, with the latter ordering his business partner to "step back" because he wants to take control.
According to a summary, Sully's actions at the close of the previous season have changed the ground rules for their professional relationship. Everything they have created is threatened by forces both inside and outside of their kingdom as new crises of common interest emerge.
"Can they coexist in a world that is changing before them while adhering to the rules of the path they have followed their entire lives? Could there possibly be just one Top Boy?
The third season of Top Boy's episodes
Episode One: Step back
Second episode: The Tour
Episode 3: Birthday party
The food is killing us in episode four.
Episode 5: Has It Come to This?
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