Top Boy

93%

Netflix, AMC | Black Stories | 2011

RT Critics’ Score: 95%
RT Audience Score:

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Series Info

This drama takes viewers into the housing estates of East London. There is tension between the drug gangs that operate almost openly and those who strive to live honest lives against the odds in the crime-riddled area. That tension is explored through the interlocking stories of 20-something drug dealer Dushane, who is determined to become the area’s Top Boy, and good-natured but vulnerable teenager Ra’Nell, who is forced to grow up quickly following his mother’s breakdown and enforced absence. The program combines elements of a tense gangster thriller with subtle social realism, some tenderness, innocence and humor.
Starring: Kane Robinson, Ashley Walters, Shone Romulus, Micheal Ward, Simbi Ajikawo

Production Company(ies)
Netflix, The SpringHill Company

Year of Release
2011

Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Stereo
Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Original premiere: 10/31/2011
Newest season premiere: 03/18/2022

Genre(s)
Black Stories, Crime, Drama, Music, War

Keyword(s)
Black Stories Digital Drama, Crime Digital Drama, Serialized Drama, Cowboy Films, The SpringHill Company, Easter Partisan Films, Dreamcrew, TV Shows from 2022, Movies from United Kingdom, English Language, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Nominees, Golden Globes Nominees, SAG Awards Nominees, WGA Awards Nominees, BAFTA Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Winners, Black/African American Digital Drama, SpringHill Entertainment, Impacted by COVID-19, 2+ Ethnicity Producer, Black Producer, Black Lead Cast, Latin/Hispanic Lead Cast, Netflix Original, 2+ Ethnicity Director, Latin/Hispanic Lead Cast

Budget and Earnings Details

Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA

Cast & Crew
Kane Robinson
Robinson
Sully
Ashley Walters Walters
Dushane
Shone Romulus
Dris
Micheal Ward Ward
Jamie
Little Simz Simz
David Omoregie
Modie

Director(s)

Writer(s)

Executive(s)
NA

Awards & Nominations
NA

Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)