Tom Hardy & Guy Ritchie Crime Series Return’s "Darker & Weirder" Villain Story Teased By Star

Published Oct 4, 2026, 10:57 AM EDT Sign in to your ScreenRant account EXCLUSIVE: A MobLand star has teased his character's next storyline, and it is a compelling turn. The Guy Ritchie-created series MobLand explores themes of power, wealth, and the lengths people will go to get them through the story of two warring crime families. The Da Souza family is led by actor Tom Hardy, while the Harrigans are led by Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan. In addition to this leading trio, MobLand features a supporting cast including Johnny Flynn, Toby Jones, Janet McTeer, and Paddy Considine. MobLand season 2 is currently airing episodes every Friday. In an interview with ScreenRant's Liam Crowley, Flynn discusses his plans for Frankie. The actor revealed that the "first piece of trading collateral is Bella," but beyond that, he teased "a series of things that get darker and weirder." He added that Frankie's arc would be "insane" but "so entertaining." Check out the full quote from Flynn below: Johnny Flynn: I didn't know this about mobster meetings, but it's about having security. It's like this sense of trading. And as long as you've got something invaluable to the opposition or the other people, then you can call a meeting; you can negotiate. And obviously the first piece of trading collateral is Bella, and then it's a series of things that get darker and weirder. It's insane, the stuff that happens, but it's so entertaining. I was a fan of it and really excited to do these things that were so outside of my experience of life, with brilliant actors. I mean, it's just really, really exciting to do those scenes. Flynn's Frankie Cooper is a new character in MobLand season 2 who debuted in the premiere episode. Frankie is a London drug lord who poses a significant threat to the Harrigan family and to Hardy's Harry Da Souza. He threatens to take over all the crime operations currently run by the Harrigan family, which could seriously disrupt the delicate operations they have set up. As such, Frankie has been set up as the primary antagonist in season 2. His style is already dark and twisted. MobLand is not even halfway through its season, and Frankie has already kidnapped Bella as "trading collateral," as Flynn puts it. Although he has since released Bella, Flynn's statement suggests this is just a hint of what Frankie is capable of, and the character will turn this into some of the most chaotic scenes in MobLand yet. So far, Frankie's character arc and the other main elements of the sophomore installment have done it justice. This is reflected in both critical and audience reviews of MobLand season 2. The season 2 Rotten Tomatoes score has improved to 90% Tomatometer at the time of writing. All three episodes so far are also among the series' top-rated episodes on IMDb, with ratings above 8.0 out of 10. Thus, if Frankie's arc is as crazy as Flynn promises, MobLand season 2 could keep getting better. MobLand Release Date March 30, 2025 Network Paramount+ Cast Pierce Brosnan Conrad Harrigan