Top Boy adds Marvel star to cast for final season

The Irish pair will play new characters called Jonny and Tadgh.

Barry Keoghan and Brian Gleeson

Netflix

Published: Thursday, 7 July 2022 at 3:56 pm

Netflix has announced that Barry Keoghan and Brian Gleeson have joined the cast of Top Boy for its fifth and final season.

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The Irish actors will play characters called Jonny and Tadgh respectively, but no further information has been provided at this stage.

They join a cast that already includes Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson, Simbi Ajikawo, Jasmine Jobson, Saffron Hocking and Araloyin Oshunremi.

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Keoghan's previous credits include films such as Dunkirk, The Killing of a Sacred Deer and The Green Knight, while he joined the MCU as Druig in Eternals last year and had a cameo as the Joker in The Batman earlier in 2022.

Meanwhile, Gleeson is known for his roles in TV shows such as Peaky Blinders and Frank of Ireland – the latter of which he co-created with his brother Domhnall.

Top Boy

Netflix

Netflix has also confirmed that the final season has officially begun production in London, roughly four months on from the release of the fourth run in March.

The season will be the third produced by Netflix and is branded as 'season 3' on the streaming service, although it is the fifth in total – with two earlier runs having been broadcast on Channel 4.
It will consist of six episodes, with the first four being directed by Myriam Raja – who was previously part of the Top Boy season one mentee program – and the final two helmed by Will Stefan Smith who was behind the camera for two episodes of the previous run.
Top Boy is streaming now on Netflix – visit our guide to the best series on Netflix, read more of our Drama coverage or find something to watch now with our TV Guide.

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Patrick CremonaSenior Film Writer

Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.

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