On this edition of SNAPSHOTS, a new series debut on Paramount+, just days ago and its riveting. This show is Mobland starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan & Helen Mirren

Power is up for grabs as the Harrigans and Stevensons, two warring London crime families, clash in a kill-or-be-killed battle that threatens to topple empires and ruin lives. Caught in the crossfire is Harry Da Souza, the street-smart ‘fixer’ as dangerous as he is handsome, who knows too well where loyalties lie when opposing forces collide. As kingdom goes up against kingdom, lines will be crossed – and the only saving grace is a bet-your-life guarantee: family above everything.

Here we with to talk about the new series are stars Lara Pulver who plays Isabella “Bella” Harrigan & Mandeep Dhillon who plays  Seraphina Harrigan.

This was such an powerful series, I can’t stop watching the first episodes I’ve seen so far. And I’d like to know from the both of you tell us about your roles and what piqued your interest in participating. 

LARA PULVER (LP) – I think the initial concept of having a Guy Ritchie show written by Jez Butterworth, with Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Tom Hardy. I didn’t even need to see what was on the page, to be honest. I’ve just loved going on a journey with those people to play with. It’s a great ensemble cast. I think it’s been a really beautiful collaborative process of us all developing this world and these people, and it’s been really fun to watch the kind of unraveling of these very conflicted, almost chaotic, unhinged family

MANDEEP DHILLON (MP) – I mean, I was the same. I remember getting the project through and seeing everyone attached, and I was like, “Oh, this, this looks like it’s going to be good.” And then learning more about Serafina and her position in the family and who she is, I straight away was like, “yes, a no brainer. I’m more than happy to do the part.”

This has been amazing series, especially since it takes place from a different perspective of a fixer, similar to Scandal here in the States. I want you to talk about the pivotal impact of its female characters that set the stage for a crime drama and promises to both be captivating and thought provoking and Mandeep, I would like you to take the lead this time.

MP: I think the women in this show are incredible. They’re so powerful. And actually they’re the one calling the shots. Maeve Harrigan, she’s at the top of the chain, really. That’s what I quite like it. That’s the fresh perspective I think that a lot of the audience are gonna love. Yes, we’re used to seeing gangster stuff, and you’ve got these men and whatever, but actually it’s the women behind the men who are minded. They’re the most powerful people. And you can see that like, like, Conrad is in Maeve’s hand, you know? And it’s great, yes, it’s, I’m excited as a viewer to watch it.

LP – I think for me. I feel like Guy Ritchie. The second you hear his name, you kind of know what you’re going to get. He’s so iconic in the world that he brings to audiences. But there’s something about having Jess Butterworth as our writer, who is an extraordinary playwright. He’s brilliant at writing the kind of messy family dynamics, and I think these characters are severely flawed and and it’s kind of wonderful watching everyone unravel in a way, and and watching all those different connecting relationships, I think the wit and the humor also that comes along with a Guy Ritchie project. It just gives the whole show a twinkle, in a way that makes me feel like I’m not necessarily always in like this underbelly gangster show. There’s just so many more complex layers going on with this particular show. 

Be sure to catch all the action and every thrilling moment of MobLand – Now playing on Paramount+

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I knew early on that I wanted to take my place among the stars. One day, my mother saw me reading The Washington Post at a very young age. Who would have known that it would be the building blocks of my journey? Since that day, I dedicated my life to learn all that is learnable. I read everything from encyclopedias, to books, to dictionaries, to magazines. I’m also an avid consumer of television, with my favorite genre being game shows. If you’ve seen me on Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Wheel of Fortune, then you know that this interest has served me well!

My unique style of reporting began back in junior high school, when I started to chronicle the events that shaped my life. Whether it was the annual family vacation or the local science fiction convention, I shot numerous pictures and recorded my thoughts so I could truly appreciate the history. During my senior year at Friendly High, I wrote what was to be my first masterpiece, “Advanced Space Academy – A One Week Journey.” I sent the eleven-page article back to the U.S. Space Camp staff. The article was highly praised for being “one of the best written articles in the history of U.S. Space Camp.” From then on, I knew what I wanted to do for rest of my life — to be a reporter.

Since then, I have trained in Broadcast Journalism at Bowie State University (2008) in Bowie, MD earning a B.S. in Communications. I gained experience in news production and editing through field experiences with Bowie Community Media Corporation, Prince George’s Community Television, and Bowie State University Television. I also wrote scripts for a variety of quiz shows for over five years.

As a lifelong movie buff, I now see close to 100 films every year. I took this love of movies to the next step when I became a co-host for Eclipse Magazine TV in the fall of 2005. While at EMTV, I interviewed celebrities, worked red carpets, and attended a wide variety of movie screenings. In January 2009, I took a leap of faith and started my own entertainment news magazine, The Rogers Revue. Shortly afterward, my life-long journey of studying the silver screen and writing about what I learned finally earned me a place in the Washington Area Film Critics Association.

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