By Paramount+ has premiered the first trailer for “Sexy Beast,” a series that serves as the prequel to Jonathan Glazer’s 2000 movie of the same name.
The series traces the origins of best friends Gal Dove (James McArdle) and Don Logan (Emun Elliott), two thieves navigating East London’s volatile criminal underworld during the 1990s.
The duo will cross paths with DeeDee Harrison (Sarah Greene), an adult star who begins a love affair with Gal, and Teddy Bass (Stephen Moyer), a crime boss who recruits Gal and Don to work for his empire.
Additional cast members include Tamsin Greig, Eliza Bennett, Ralph Brown, John Dagleish, Peter Ferdinando, Nitin Ganatra, Robbie Gee, Alice Bailey Johnson, Paul Kaye, David Kennedy, Cally Lawrence, Clea Martin, Nicholas Nunn, Julian Rhind-Tutt, and Lex Shrapnel.
Michael Caleo (“The Sopranos”) serves as showrunner, executive producer, and writer. JC Acosta, David Caffrey, Nicole Clemens, Alastair Galbraith, Louis Mellis, Michael Scheel, David Scinto, and Antony Smith also executive produce.
The series premieres on January 25th on the Paramount+ service. Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley and Ian McShane co-starred in the original film which landed Kingsley an Oscar nomination.
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