GEOFF BELL, DANIEL BETTS, LISA DWAN, AND EMILY BARBER JOIN NEW GUY RITCHIE PROJECT FOR MTV ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS AND PARAMOUNT+

New Global Organized Crime Series, Starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren Commissioned by Paramount+ and produced in association with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios

Feb 13, 2025 - Geoff Bell (Top Boy), Daniel Betts (Fate: The Winx Saga), Lisa Dwan (Top Boy), and Emily Barber (Industry) have joined Guy Ritchie's new global crime series NEW GUY RITCHIE PROJECT for Paramount+ in a recurring role.

As previously announced, production is currently underway in London with Tom Hardy (Venom: The Last Dance), Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day), Helen Mirren (The Queen), 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).

NEW GUY RITCHIE PROJECT is produced in association with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios. The series will debut in 2025 globally on Paramount+.

Bell will play "Richie," The redoubtable leader of the up-and-coming south London Stevenson gang. Betts will play "Brendan," Conrad (Brosnan) and Maeve's (Mirren) oldest son. Dwan will play "O'Hara," the Harrigan Family lawyer. Barber will play "Alice," Jan's (Froggatt) friend, whom she meets in group therapy.

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.

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Building upon this success, 101 Studios' Unscripted Division works with talented storytellers in bringing their vision to life. Some of these projects include Amazon Prime documentary Kickback, which is an expose on the corruption inside the largest sport's organization in the world: FIFA; The Last Cowboy, a documentary on the high stakes world of professional horse reining; and the upcoming HBO docuseries about the sexual abuse and cover-up at Ohio State University, co-produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smokehouse Pictures. On the scripted film side, past releases include the Sundance Audience award winner Burden, as well as the family comedy The War with Grandpa, the historical drama The Current War: Director's Cut, and FINESTKIND. 101 Studios advocates for first-class collaboration and innovation. As an example, we are partnered with iHeartRadio and Sports Illustrated Studios on the Ambie nominated podcast Choosing Sides: F1. 101 Studios also produces high-profile sports content under its own label, 101 Sports. Additionally, 101 Studios' Brand Division increases the exposure for the properties of our partners to millions across the world.

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