Top Boy is a British television crime drama series. Created and written by Ronan Bennett, the series is set on the fictional Summerhouse estate in the London Borough of Hackney. The first series was broadcast on Channel 4 over four consecutive nights from 31 October to 3 November 2011. A DVD of the first series was issued on 22 July 2013. A second series began airing on Channel 4 from 20 August 2013. A DVD release of the second series followed on 16 September 2013. Although storylines for a third series were proposed, the series was dropped by Channel 4 in 2014. Following interest from Canadian rapper Drake, it was announced in November 2017 that Netflix would revive the series and order a new season of ten episodes, with both Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson reprising their roles. Series creator Bennett returned to script most episodes, along with the original creative team; Drake, Adel Nur, Maverick Carter, and Jamal Henderson all joined the series as executive producers.
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Ronan Bennett |
| Starring | Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson, Micheal Ward, Shone Romulus, Malcolm Kamulete, David Omoregie, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Giacomo Mancini, Xavien Russell, Michael Vincent |
| Opening theme | "Finished I Ain't" by Ghostpoet (Series 1) |
| Ending theme | "Cold Win" by Ghostpoet (Series 2) |
| Composer(s) | Brian Eno, Michael Asante |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Executive producer(s) | Aubrey Graham (2019), Adel Nur (2019), Maverick Carter (2019), Jamal Henderson (2019) |
| Producer(s) | Ronan Bennett, Charles Steel, Alasdair Flind, Laura Hastings-Smith, Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo (2019) |
| Cinematography | Tat Radcliffe, Christopher Ross |
| Editor(s) | Chris Wyatt, Matthew Tabern |
| Running time | 48 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company(s) | Cowboy Films, Easter Partisan, DreamCrew (2019), SpringHill Entertainment (2019) |
| Original network | Channel 4 (2011–2013), Netflix (2019–present) |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i (2011–2013), 4K Ultra HD (2019–present) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Netflix ID | 70236561 |
About Top Boy
British series set on the fictional Summerhouse estate where two drug dealers run their operation. The show was created by Ronan Bennett.
Achievement of Top Boy
After two series, the show was cancelled. In November of 2017, rapper Drake expressed interest in more episodes of the show. This led to Netflix reviving the series for a 2019 release. The original series from 2011 was renamed Top Boy: Summerhouse.
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