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A Town Called Malice (TV series)

A Town Called Malice is a British crime thriller television series created by Nick Love for Sky Max. The series premiered on 16 March 2023, with the full set of episodes being made available on Now.

The series was cancelled in April 2023 after one season due to ratings not meeting expectations.[1]

Synopsis

Set in the 1980s, the Lord family is past their criminal heydays, but that does not mean they do not feel nostalgic for it. Gene, the youngest of the family, feels overlooked and neglected by his family who fail to recognise his intelligence and killer instincts. After narrowly surviving a gangland battle, Gene and his fiancée Cindy flee to the Costa del Sol, Spain to evade arrest and find themselves embroiled in the local underworld, desperately trying to avoid trouble. Things heat up even further when the rest of the Lords join them on the Costa del Sol and try to reclaim their halcyon days as criminal top dogs.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

Production

In February 2021, it was announced Nick Love was developing A Town Called Malice with Vertigo Films for Sky.[5] Sky had officially ordered the eight-part series as of the Edinburgh Television Festival in August 2021, with Rogue State having boarded the project.[6]

The cast was announced in January 2022, including Jason Flemyng, Jack Rowan, Tahirah Sharif, Martha Plimpton, Dougray Scott, Lex Shrapnel, Daniel Sharman, George Jaques, and Eliza Butterworth.[7]

Principal photography began in London in November 2021 before moving to Tenerife at the end of January 2022.[8][9] Production on the first season wrapped in June 2022 in Tenerife.[10]

Release

NBCUniversal Global Distribution handled international distribution.[11]

Reception

Nick Hilton from The Independent gave the first episode three out of five stars, remarking, "It is admirably unrestrained in a genre where restraint has been all the rage. It's just a shame, then, that its vivacious styling couldn't be matched by a smarter script".[12] Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the first episode three stars out of five, declaring, "In short, for those who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they like. The rest of us may just need to keep taking the Sanatogen and wait for someone to wheel us into the shade for a nap".[13]

References

  1. ^ Kanter, Jake (28 April 2023). "'A Town Called Malice' Canceled By Sky In Surprise Move After Prep Was Underway For Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Jason Flemyng, Jack Rowan & Dougray Scott join crime thriller 'A Town Called Malice'". heyuguys.com. 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ Fletcher, Alex (16 March 2023). "A Town Called Malice soundtrack: All the best 80s songs and musical moments featured in the Sky Max series". bt.com.
  4. ^ a b "A Town Called Malice - Episode Guide Sky Max". Sky Max. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. ^ Kanter, Jake (9 February 2021). "'Bulletproof' Co-Creator Nick Love Developing Sky Gangster Series Set During Costa Del Sol Crime Wave". Deadline. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (26 August 2021). "Sky Orders Gemma Arterton Comedy & Raft Of Factual, Updates On 'Town Called Malice' — Edinburgh". Deadline. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. ^ Goldbart, Max (6 January 2022). "Sky Sets 'A Town Called Malice' Cast And Filming Dates; Channel 4 Unveils 'Steph's Packed Lunch' Editor – UK Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  8. ^ Daniels, Nia (22 November 2021). "Sky's A Town Called Malice to film in the UK and Tenerife". KFTV. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  9. ^ King, Chris (17 January 2022). "Production of new gangster series relocates from Marbella to Tenerife". Euro Weekly News. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  10. ^ Eliza Butterworth [@elizabutterworth] (23 June 2022). "And that's a wraaaaapppp on the first season of A TOWN CALLED MALICE 🎬🍹🏎🎥🌴💵 What an absolutely mindblowing adventure with these freaking icons!!!! We spent 5 magnificent months together filming in Tenerife and it was utterly magical. This is a very special group of people indeed and I love them so much!! We can't wait for you to see the show coming out on SKY!!! Bring on the 80's! Bring on the chaos! Bring on The Lords! 🐠🐠🐠 @tahirah_sharif @marthaplimpton @jackorowan @jaseflem123 @shrapnellex @jamiedonoughue @danielsharman @georgejaques @joshtedeku @melmtthws @marceloconverti @brunosevilla @ana_santosnz @coenbril @yassinefadelofficial @sophieslotover @mollyemmarowe @garciajesules #nicklove @vertigo_films @skytv". Retrieved 26 November 2022 – via Instagram.
  11. ^ Creamer, Jon (26 August 2021). "Sky makes 80s Nick Love crime thriller". Televisual. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  12. ^ Hilton, Nick (16 March 2023). "A Town Called Malice review: New Sky crime series is more brawn than brains". Independent. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  13. ^ Mangan, Lucy (16 March 2023). "A Town Called Malice review – you don't get more 1980s than this bloody crime drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

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