Gangs of London director promises higher body count in season 2 as he aims for ‘most dangerous show on TV’

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Season 1 function greater than 100 deaths (Image: Sky Atlantic)

*Warning: This text comprises references to violence*

The primary season of the Sky Atlantic drama smashed data, beforehand set by Recreation of Thrones, for being essentially the most violent present on our screens.

To place it in numbers, the Joe Cole thriller had a complete of 113 deaths, 96 shootings, 30 stabbings and 7 strangulations with 13 unlucky souls being tortured.

Can season 2 of the high-octane drama about rival gangs competing for management of London’s prison underbelly topple that?

In accordance with Corin, who spoke to Metro.co.uk, the reply is: most undoubtedly.

Whereas he couldn’t give the precise variety of deaths within the upcoming instalment, he revealed: ‘I’d say there ought to undoubtedly be. I’d say there’s the next physique depend.

‘It’s within the motion, however it’s additionally within the rigidity. I wished to actually ensure it was an emotional, nail-biting expertise.’

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Gangs of London season 2 is coming again with a bang (Image: Sky)

Explaining the significance of violence to the present’s narrative, Corin mentioned: ‘It’s a part of the present’s DNA. You’re current in a world of criminals, everybody in gangs is a prison and there's something attention-grabbing to observe the place you'll be able to relate to the characters as a result of they're members of the family.

‘There’s this quandary of can you could have a lifetime of household and crime in a giant manner? Are you able to make that work? It comes with sacrifices, and it comes with dilemmas, and people dilemmas spill into turning into concerned in some sort of violence.

 Corin Hardy
Corin is the director of Gangs of London (Image: Getty Photos)

‘I personally prefer to discover that in plenty of element in a cinematic manner, that may be visible and might be thrilling.

‘It may be a bit ugly at instances, however it’s additionally propelled by these characters and their relationships and their feelings and survival [instinct].’

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There are nail-biting motion sequences in Gangs of London (Image: Sky UK)

The filmmaker additionally shared his ambition to make Gangs of London the ‘most harmful present on tv.’

He defined: ‘What I imply by that's it’s thrilling if you’re watching one thing and also you don’t know what the principles are, and also you don’t understand how far it's gonna go.

‘I feel you may get too comfy watching TV and simply realizing week by week who’s going to do what and who’s going to say what.

‘I by no means need Gangs of London to really feel like that, in order that’s what I imply. It ought to really feel harmful, and it ought to really feel harmful for the characters, and in flip thrilling.’

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