| Legends | |
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| Genre | Crime thriller |
| Written by | Neil Forsyth |
| Directed by | Brady Hood Julian Holmes |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Charlie Leech |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
Legends is an upcoming crime thriller television series for Netflix from Neil Forsyth, starring Steve Coogan, Tom Burke and Hayley Squires.
A true life story of customs officials in the United Kingdom in the 1990s who went undercover to infiltrate criminal drugs gangs. [1]
The six-part series is written by Neil Forsyth, and was commissioned by Netflix in August 2024. Forsyth and Ben Farrell are executive producers for All3Media-backed Tannadice and Richard Bradley is an executive producer for Lion Television. Directors on the series are Brady Hood and Julian Holmes, and the series producer is Charlie Leech. [2] [3]
The cast is led by Steve Coogan, Tom Burke and Hayley Squires and includes Aml Ameen, Jasmine Blackborow, Douglas Hodge, Tom Hughes, Johnny Harris, Gerald Kyd, Kem Hassan and Charlotte Ritchie. [4]
Filming took place in Farnborough, Hampshire and Camberley, Surrey in April 2025, and Muswell Hill, London, in May 2025. [5]
