Tom Hardy Leaving ‘MobLand’ After Season 2 As Paramount+ Drama Eyes Season 3 Renewal
Tom Hardy will not return for Season 3 of 'MobLand' after completing Season 2. Reports indicate that tensions between Hardy and the show's writer and producer, Jez Butterworth, contributed to his departure. The series, which features a cast including Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren, is currently preparing for a potential third season.
- ▪Tom Hardy has confirmed he will not return for Season 3 of 'MobLand'.
- ▪Tensions between Hardy and writer Jez Butterworth reportedly led to his exit from the show.
- ▪The series has wrapped production on its second season and is preparing for a potential renewal.
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Tom Hardy as Harry Da Souza in 'MobLand' Luke Varley/Paramount+ A Season 3 writers room is already underway on MobLand ahead of Paramount+‘ drama’s Season 2 premiere, Deadline has learned. But if/when the series is renewed for a third season, it will be without one of its stars, Tom Hardy, who will not be returning, Deadline has confirmed. Hardy stars opposite Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren in MobLand, which has wrapped production on its second season. Hardy completed the season but not without issues, sources said. Friction between him and the series’ writer, executive producer and showrunner Jez Butterworth reportedly boiled over to a point where the two could no longer work together.
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