What are critics saying about Sky Atlantic’s Gangs Of London?

Well, the show is already being billed by critics as a modern-day Peaky Blinders, which makes sense: after all, as fans will know, Cole starred in the show as John Shelby, little brother to Cillian Murphy’s Thomas Shelby.

Elsewhere, critics have said that Gangs Of London will prove itself “one of the gems of lockdown”, praising it for its “high-stakes and action-packed drama.”

However, even Sky has warned that the show is not for the squeamish, insisting that it will feature “impressively creative measures of torture and violence” throughout its series run.

What has director Gareth Evans said about Sky Atlantic’s Gangs Of London?

Gangs of London shows factions of all nationalities, with some conversations spoken in different languages and subtitles. Speaking to Sky News, Evans says this was important to everyone involved in the programme, to reflect the reality of life in London.

“The project came to me initially as we got the rights to a video game and they wanted to make a film franchise of it. And one of the things I love about London is that you can step on to any street and hear 10, 15 different languages, all spoken at once,” he said.

“That’s really unique and it’s such an interesting characteristic of the city. And I 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.

“That wasn’t enough. I felt like we wouldn’t do justice to the myriad of different diverse cultures and ethnicities that make up the city.

“So I 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.”

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