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UPI
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Mandeep Dhillon: Seraphina on 'MobLand' is a boss in every single aspect
1 of 2 | Left to right, Tom Hardy, Mandeep Dhillon and Pierce Brosnan star in "MobLand," airing Sundays. Photo courtesy of Paramount+ NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- CSI: Vegas, Doctor Who and After Life alum Mandeep Dhillon says Seraphina Harrigan, the character she plays on MobLand, has no trouble standing up to the formidable gangsters in her family. Created by Guy Ritchie and streaming Sundays on Paramount+, the British show follows the Harrigan organized crime clan, led by Seraphina's father Conrad (Pierce Brosnan) and his wife Maeve (Helen Mirren). "She's the result of a one-night-stand her dad had with a stripper at Stringfellows," Dillon, 34, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "She's hated by Maeve, but it's also made her get a thick skin. She's a hustler. She's driven by power. She's driven by money, and she will get what she wants," the actress explained. "It's been such a joy to get inside of her head. She really is a boss in every single aspect. She's not afraid to tell people about themselves." This week's episode shows Seraphina returning home to her family in the Cotswalds after she was kidnapped by a rival gang alongside her half-brother Brendan (Daniel Betts) while on a "business trip" in Amsterdam. Although shaken up by her harrowing misadventure abroad -- Brendan is dismembered in front of Seraphina as his horrified parents watched via live-stream -- Seraphina finds comfort in the arms of her loving father and, surprisingly, the manipulative Maeve. "It really is tender. It's actually a beautiful relationship," Dhillon said of Seraphina and Conrad's connection. "Pierce is amazing as a human, so what a joy it is to be able to play his daughter on screen," she added. "Everyone is so scared of Conrad in the show, apart from Seraphina. Seraphina has no fear of her father. She knows that she's good and it sort of makes her feel invincible." Dhillon said this job was a cathartic experience since it allowed her to explore feelings she has about her own family. "I didn't grow up with a dad myself," she explained. "So, actually, it sort of weirdly healed a part of me, receiving a father's love through a character, which is beautiful how art can do that." Before she even tried out for the role, Dhillon said she went down a rabbit hole, watching gangster movies and TV shows. "I was famously one of those people all my life who never watched any gangster film ever and then suddenly I was watching Scarface and Goodfellas and The Godfather and Snatch, Sexy Beast, so by the time the audition came, weirdly, I was like, 'That's interesting, timely,'" she recalled. "So, I'd done it without really known I was doing it." The cast of MobLand also includes Tom Hardy, Joanne Froggatt, Paddy Considine and Lara Pulver. Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan attend 'MobLand' premiere Cast member Tom Hardy arrives on the red carpet at the premiere of "MobLand" in New York City on March 31, 2025. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
The Review Geek
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
MobLand – Season 1 Episode 8 'Helter Skelter' Recap & Review
Helter Skelter Episode 8 of Mobland begins with Conrad and Maeve reflecting on Brendan's birth and the dreams they had for the boy. All of that has come crashing down now that he's been acquainted with the wrong side of a chainsaw. Seraphina is still in a state of shock but she's dropped off with Harry, while Kat now owes Jaime Lopez a big favour for sparing her life. Harry returns to the estate with Seraphina, with Maeve watching on disapprovingly from the window upstairs. Seraphina reflects on what happened with the deal, going on to admit to the family that she tried to strike a deal for the family's benefit. Conrad reassures her there's nothing she could have done differently, and out of everybody, he blames Richie for this. Maeve shows up in the middle of this and is strangely empathetic to Seraphina, giving her a hug and reassuring that she is a Harrigan given she tried to save Brendan. She also promises that they're going to avenge his death. When the ladies leave the room, Harry admits to Conrad that he had to strike a deal with Kat McAllister to get Seraphina out. Conrad isn't exactly happy and he questions Harry over how he knows Kat, but he keeps his cards close to his chest. The only thing he reveals is that he was approached 2 years back to switch over and work with her but he refused. After what's happened, Conrad is going to move Eddie, Bella and Kevin to a safehouse. But interestingly, he's keeping Gina and Jan at the estate. Conrad gets straight back to business though, wanting intel on the fentanyl and the ties with Jaime Lopez, wanting Harry to organize a sit-down with him. Kevin is incredulous when he finds out the extent of this and it's definitely eyebrow raising. Conrad not only wants to try and broker a deal with the man who just killed Brendan, but also bring in Kat's security detail to beef the place up to make sure nothing untoward happens. Harry's dilemma continues though when Jan tells him about the extent of Eddie's ties with Gina. Eddie talks a big game to Harry when he shows up in the bedroom to confront him, but he's taken aback by Harry's chilling calmness. Harry actually promises to give his blessing and support this relationship with Gina… but he also reassures Eddie that one day, when he's least expecting it and he's at the top of the mountain, he'll 'push him off'. This certainly wipes the smile off his face. However, Harry's words with Gina don't have the same effect when he tells her about Eddie's murderous capabilities. Gina shrugs it off though, pointing out that she's just choosing a guy similar to her father's traits. Meanwhile, Alice's Oscar performance last episode has brought in former Deputy Chief Inspector Colin Tattersall to assist (see: babysit) the police over how to break the Harrigan family. He's spent 30 years in the business and now he's a freelancer. Colin doesn't like their current idea of going after Jan and believes that a family with tentacles as long as the Harrigans can't be broken in that way. Instead, he believes they should go after Richie and work with him. Back at the estate, with Harry leaving for London, Conrad speaks to Jan and demands she call Alice. Conrad wants her to come down for dinner, and he continues his scheming after, speaking to Bella and essentially telling her to spy on Kevin. Maeve is still here too, similarly scheming away, and after giving Seraphina sleeping pills, immediately speaks to Kevin and reveals that Seraphina, just before dozing off, claimed that she's number 1 in the family. Kevin ignores Maeve's spinning as he has bigger fish to fry. He heads on down to the nursing home and finds the address Rigby is staying in from the visitor's book. En-route to this organized meet, Harry speaks to Freddie and tells him that 'the King is dead'. He knows that Conrad isn't in charge and that Maeve is the one pulling the strings. When Freddie wants out, Harry brings up how that's not a great idea. Harry continues on, revealing that he and Kevin are going to organize a coup and take the family over and make sure Richie is out the picture in the process too. Whether this is true or just a way to loosen Freddie's lips is still unclear at this point but we do get confirmation that Archie is clean and not the mole. Freddie knows who the real mole is working against them but we don't find that out right now. Instead, Harry throws Freddie off the roof and leaves to speak to Kat. Kat agrees to Conrad's terms, but makes it clear here that she's doing this for Harry, who now owes her two favours. Meanwhile, Fisk, Mukasa and Colin shows up to see Richie, bringing up how they want to take down the entire Harrigan operation but they need help to give it a bit of a push. In exchange, Richie will get full immunity plus ten years from the date Conrad is convicted. However, the police make it clear that they own him, which certainly isn't going to fly with him. He takes a gun and shoots both Fisk and Mukasa, killing them both. Colin though, sits in the wings and reassures him that yes, Richie does own the police. Hearing this, Richie agrees to their deal. The Episode Review Another intense episode of Mobland rolls round and this time we get some big revelations from key players. The mole working within the Harrigan family is still unknown at this point but it's clear the information is dangerous enough that Harry had to kill Freddie to keep it quiet. Meanwhile, Gina and Eddie's relationship looks like it's going to continue for the foreseeable future but given Eddie's cocky demeanour, it's unclear whether he's just with her to mess with Harry or if he genuinely likes the girl. Either way, that's a tricky powder-keg that could explode at any moment. We still don't know the full extent over Tommy's death either. Sure, we know that Eddie killed him but we don't know if he did so under the guidance of Maeve or not, which does seem to be my general line of thinking here. Conrad is definitely slipping though and it's interesting that he decided to keep Jan and Gina at the estate. He doesn't 'own' these two yet like he does with Bella, but that could well change depending on what happens during this dinner with Alice. Either way, the ending sets things up for a dramatic crescendo to this season, which is shaping up to be one the best shows of 2025. Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'MobLand' Episode 7 Ending Explained — Who is Kat?
In a shocking twist in MobLand Episode 7, Harry (Tom Hardy) calls in a very big favor in order to get the Harrigans out of one very particular jam. But who is this mysterious new character? And how will she impact the second half of the show? Here's what we know about Janet McTeer's formidable Kat McCallister, plus why the ending of Episode 7 seems to hint that Harry is playing a bigger game than we ever suspected. Spoilers ahead. In the final moments of Episode 7, "The Crossroads," after Brendan (Daniel Betts) has been slain by the chainsaw, Harry manages to convince a woman named Kat McCallister to stay the execution of Seraphina (Mandeep Dhillon). He's able to do this because apparently Kat has taken a shine to him, and even more relevantly, she wields untold power over various different gangs. Make no mistake, although Janet McTeer was revealed to be in the MobLand cast before the show began, this is her first appearance in the series. You didn't miss anything. Kat is basically a new character, a mob boss above all mob bosses, capable of telling everybody what to do. But what does it mean? And what kind of long game is Harry really playing?Right now, the biggest question in MobLand is the one that we don't know the answer to: Who is the mole inside the Harrigan family? In theory, Jan (Joanne Froggatt) is the one who accidentally revealed that Harry was headed to Antwerp, but who told Richie Stevenson (Geoff Bell) that Brendan and Seraphina were there in the first place? The revelation that Harry has much deeper connections to a larger criminal network could reveal that he's a bigger game player than we thought. For the most part, the narrative of the series forces us to assume that Harry is a savvy, if somewhat unwilling, pawn in the larger gangland conflicts. He called in a favor from Kat to save Seraphina, but is that all that's happened? Harry's job is a "fixer" for the Harrigans, but it's of course, possible that he's not just reacting to situations. Could Harry be behind some of the conflicts he's been tasked with solving? With several unanswered questions and a new power base in the show, it seems that the last three episodes of MobLand will be twistier than we ever expected. The next episode of MobLand hits Paramount+ on Sunday, May 18.
News.com.au
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Ben Affleck reveals his kids ‘don't censor their criticism'
The actor and filmmaker has revealed that his kids, Samuel, 13, Seraphina, 16, and Violet, 19, who he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, are some of his toughest critics. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday, Ben said, "My kids, they're like very tough and they don't censor their criticism.' "They'll sit right next to me watching a movie and just, while it's happening, 'This is terrible. I mean, this is terrible! Why did you do this?' Like, you can wait till it ended…'
