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Top Boy

Network
Channel 4
Genre
Drama
Premiered
31 October, 2011
Top Boy

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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Latest information about Top Boy updated on July 28 2021.