PADDY CONSIDINE, LARA PULVER, JOANNE FROGGATT, ANSON BOON, MANDEEP DHILLON, AND JASMINE JOBSON JOIN NEW GUY RITCHIE PROJECT FOR PARAMOUNT+ WITH SHOWTIME
New Global Organized Crime Series, Starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren Commissioned by Paramount+ and Produced in Association with SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios
Top (L-R): Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver; Bottom (L-R): Anson Boon, Mandeep Dhillon, Jasmine Jobson |
Dec. 6 – Paramount+ with SHOWTIME today announced that Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey), Lara Pulver (Da Vinci's Demons), Anson Boon (Pistol), Mandeep Dhillon (CSI: Vegas) and Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy) will join Guy Ritchie's new global crime series NEW GUY RITCHIE PROJECT for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME as series regulars.
As previously announced, production is currently underway in London with Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance), Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day) and Helen Mirren (The Queen) set to lead.
New Guy Ritchie Project is produced in association with SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios. The series will debut in 2025 on the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME Plan and globally on Paramount+.
In the upcoming series, Considine will play “Kevin Harrigan,” Conrad’s son, Froggatt will play “Jan Da Souza,” Harry’s wife and Pulver will play “Bella Harrigan,” Kevin’s wife.
Boon will play “Eddie Harrigan,” Kevin’s rebellious son, Dhillon will play “Seraphina,” Conrad’s daughter and Kevin’s half-sister while Jobson will play “Zosia,” who works for Harry and is one of his closest associates.
NEW GUY RITCHIE PROJECT is an electrifying, new global crime series centered around two warring families based in London whose enterprises stretch all corners of the globe and the fiercely loyal “fixer” charged with protecting one of them at all costs.
The series is executive produced by Keith Cox, Nina L. Diaz, David C. Glasser, Guy Ritchie, Jez Butterworth, Ronan Bennett, Kris Thykier, Ivan Atkinson, Tom Hardy, Dean Baker, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, and Bob Yari.
About Paddy Considine
Actor, writer, director, and musician, PADDY CONSIDINE played the lead role of ‘King Viserys Targaryen’ in the Golden Globe award winning series HOUSE OF THE DRAGON for HBO.
Described in a New York Times profile as being ‘many British actors’ favourite actor’, his performance as ‘Viserys’ was called a ‘tour de force, combining vulnerability, courage, and tragedy’.
Known for versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters, Paddy is the recipient of many awards and nominations, including two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard British Film Awards, British Independent Film Awards, a Silver Lion, as well as, Olivier and Tony Award nominations.
Recent credits include the feature films DEEP COVER, opposite Bryce Dallas Howard and Sean Bean, and HEADS OF STATE opposite Idris Elba. He was also seen opposite Jude Law and Katherine Waterston in the psychological thriller, THE THIRD DAY, created by Felix Barrett and Dennis Kelly for HBO/Sky Atlantic, and alongside Cynthia Erivo and Ben Mendelsohn in THE OUTSIDER, adapted by Richard Price for HBO, based on Stephen King’s novel.
Other notable recent TV work include the BBC series INFORMER, the title role as “Detective Inspector Jack Whicher” in ITV’s THE SUSPICIONS OF MR. WHICHER, as well as the BBC series PEAKY
BLINDERS created by Steven Knight.
Some highlights from Paddy’s illustrious film career include HOT FUZZ and THE WORLD’S END directed by Edgar Wright, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM directed by Paul Greengrass, CINDERELLA MAN directed by Ron Howard, THE DEATH OF STALIN directed by Armando Iannucci, and THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS directed by Colm McCarthy.
Paddy made his filmmaking debut in 2007 with the short DOG ALTOGETHER, for which he won a BAFTA for Best Short Film, a British Independent Film Award, a Silver Lion at the 2007 Venice Film Festival, and the Seattle International Film Festival Short Film Jury Award. He later adapted this to an incredibly powerful feature in 2011, TYRANNOSAUR, starring Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman, for which Paddy won a second BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, and a British Independent Film Award.
He made his stage debut in Jez Butterworth’s play THE FERRYMAN at the Royal Court Theatre, later in the West End at the Gielgud Theatre, as well as on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. For his performance, Paddy received Olivier Award and Tony Award nominations for Best Actor in 2018 and 2019.
About Lara Pulver
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Lara Pulver is an award winning film, tv and theatre actor. Known on screen for her role as Irene
Adler in the BAFTA and Emmy award winning television series Sherlock (BBC), she has starred
in Underworld (Sony), Edge Of Tomorrow (Warner Bros.), The Alienist (TNT), Flemming (BBC
America), Electric Dreams (Amazon), The City and the City (BBC), Da Vinci’s Demons (Starz),
Spooks /Mi5 (BBC) and True Blood (HBO). Lara recently led the critically acclaimed television
drama Maternal (ITV) and starred in Abi Morgan’s hit BBC TV show The Split.
Lara just completed a sell out run of Fiddler On The Roof at London’s Regent’s Park Theatre
following on from her Olivier Award winning performance in the title role of Gypsy at The Savoy
Theatre, London. She is well known to theatre audiences internationally, continuing to work in London, New York and Los Angeles where she starred in Parade (Donmar Warehouse and Mark Taper Theater) earning an Olivier award nomination, Guys and Dolls (Royal Albert Hall) and The Cradle Will Rock (CSC, New York).
She is repped by Principal Entertainment and Independent Talent in the UK.
About Joanne Froggatt
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This year, 'magnificent' Golden Globe winner JOANNE FROGGATT took on the role of a palliative care doctor in the NHS in the midst of the greatest public health crisis in living memory in ITV's critically-acclaimed BREATHTAKING, penned by Bodyguard and Line of Duty scribe Jed Mercurio and co-written with palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke, best-selling author and based on her searing, unflinching and poignant COVID memoir novel of the same name. (Evening Standard)
The moving three-part series pays tribute to sacrifices made by NHS staff during the Covid-19
pandemic, revealing the reality of hospital life in the face of momentous challenges. The Times
wrote: 'Ultimately Breathtaking soars above politics. It’s really about love. The three episodes
manage to distil an enormous range of human relationships into small exchanges and gestures,
and what lingers is the effort of the medics to bear witness to these final farewells. It reminds us
that there really is a society. A tough watch, but one that deserves to win all the awards.'
Joanne is a Golden Globe and British Independent Film Award winner and three times EMMY
nominee beloved for her performance as lady’s maid ‘Anna Bates’ in DOWNTON ABBEY, where she will return for the third film in the franchise on the 12th September 2025, following on from the success of the first two box office smash film adaptations which topped the US, UK and Australian box offices in their opening weekend.
She also won acclaim for her ‘Meryl-Streep level performance’ in LIAR for ITV and SundanceTV
and last year was seen alongside an ensemble cast including David Morrissey and Lesley Manville in BBC One and Britbox's acclaimed and BAFTA nominated SHERWOOD. Additionally, she has her own production company Insight Pictures with numerous projects in development.
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About Mandeep Dhillon
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Mandeep Dhillon who is known for her lead role in CSI:VEGAS on CBS. Whilst globally recognized for her heartfelt portrayal of ‘Sandy’ in Ricky Gervais’ Netflix comedy AFTER LIFE and C4 drama ADULT MATERIAL. Crossing continents and now in the UK, she is currently starring in AVOIDANCE for BBC One alongside Romesh Ranganathan and in comedy series PEACOCK for BBC Three. Dhillon played the leading role of ‘Corwi' in TV mini-series THE CITY AND THE CITY for BBC Two / Mammoth Screen alongside David Morrissey as well as GOOD KARMA HOSPITAL for ITV. Mandeep played 'Saz Kaur' in BBC Three hit comedy SOME GIRLS and the role of 'Karen' in DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON THE ROAD, written and directed by Ricky Gervais.
Mandeep is represented at CAA, Conway Van Gelder Grant, and Anonymous Content.
About Jasmine Jobson
Jasmine Jobson is a BAFTA award winning actress with a raw edge. Jasmine is best known for her
work in Top Boy for Netflix, in which she stars as ‘Jaq’. Top Boy takes viewers into the fictional
Summerhouse estate in Hackney. It is an unflinching portrayal of working class life in London, where
poverty creates a fertile ground for gang crime. The first series, released in 2019, was Netflix’s 8th
most successful release that year.
In 2024 Jasmine was awarded the BAFTA for Supporting Actress for her performance. She was also
nominated at the 9th National Film Awards for Best Actress in a TV Series in 2023 and at the 2024
Royal Television Society Programme Awards for Supporting Actor.
Jasmine's upcoming projects include Riz Ahmed's, Hamlet and Andrea Arnold's next feature, Bird
which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024. Most recently it was announced that Jasmine
will lead upcoming Biopic ‘In The Shadows’ as trailblazing British-Somali boxer Ramla Ali.
Jasmine's previous work includes the highly anticipated adaptation of Louise Doughty’s novel.
Platform 7, produced by Dancing Ledge for ITV - Chris Carey, executive producer and managing
director, said: "We are so excited that BAFTA-nominated Jasmine Jobson - one of the most brilliant
acting talents to emerge in the last few years – is our lead in Platform 7. In 2022 Jasmine also
appeared in the 2nd series of BBC’s Noughts + Crosses, an adaptation of Malorie Blackman’s best
selling novels. In the series Jasmine stars as Cara, a young biracial woman exploring her identity and
position in the Noughts + Crosses world. Jasmine also stars opposite Ben Whishaw in SURGE, a
gripping thriller directed by Aniel Karia and produced by BBC films. The film premiered at Sundance
Film Festival.
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