Overview
- Netflix announced the greenlights at its Edinburgh TV Festival spotlight, with the news revealed on Wednesday by the streamer’s UK content executive.
- Jonny Boy is a five-episode prequel written and executive produced by Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett, with Barry Keoghan reprising Jonny McGee and executive producing through Wolfcub Productions.
- Ali Abbasi is attached to direct Jonny Boy and Cowboy Films, DreamCrew, SpringHill and Easter Partisan are among the production partners named for the projects.
- Jaq (working title) is a six-episode spin-off written by Ryan Calais Cameron that will star and be executive produced by Jasmine Jobson, with filming also scheduled for 2027.
- The expansions keep creative continuity from the original run—which ended in 2023 and won the 2024 BAFTA for best drama—and signal Netflix’s strategy of star-led, multi-company co-productions to extend the Top Boy universe.