Hit Sky series Gangs of London has officially been renewed for a third season, just over a month after the second run was released.
The show stars Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù and Joe Cole as Elliot Finch and Sean Wallace respectively, with season 2 continuing to drop major revelations as the brutal power struggle between London’s organised crime syndicates continued.
The news that the series would be returning was first confirmed with a short video on Twitter, which saw bullet holes appearing in a red backdrop alongside the caption: “News just in, gangsters… #GangsOfLondon series 3 is confirmed.”
At the end of last year, Dìrísù told RadioTimes.com that while he was hoping for a third season, he and the team would be taking things “a step at a time”, adding that he wanted to “finish the [second] season, see how people respond to it and wait for the green light for third – if there will be one”.
News just in, gangsters… #GangsOfLondon series 3 is confirmed. pic.twitter.com/eF8ukMt9AK
— Sky TV (@skytv) November 29, 2022
The second season started with the shock death of Paapa Essiedu’s character Alex Dumani, with Dìrísù telling RadioTimes.com that he was “furious” about the demise.
He said: “I understand you want to keep your audience on your toes and be like, ‘Nobody’s safe.’ And maybe that’s the best way to do it. Just as you think, ‘OK, new season’ it’s like, ‘Oh! He’s dead! What do you mean?!’ And for it to be him as well, that was a tough nut to swallow.
“I’m so glad I have his number and that we’re friends because it would have been a great loss to my life if I never saw him again.”
Season 2 saw new showrunner Corin Hardy take over from season 1’s Gareth Evans. It is currently unknown whether Hardy will be returning for season 3, or whether there will be another swap before those new episodes come to screens.
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