| 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 and Charlotte Ritchie. [4]
Filming took place in Farnborough, Hampshire in April 2025, and Muswell Hill, London, in May 2025. [5]
