Will there be a series 2 of Top Boy on Netflix?

Top Boy has been such a success on Netflix that it would be almost unthinkable for fans to have to wait as long as they did for its next series following a six-year hiatus.

The gritty, compelling depiction of life on a tough Hackney housing estate, featuring drug dealers Dushane (Ashley Walters) and Sully (Kane Robinson), seemed to have no future when it was dropped by Channel 4 after two seasons in 2013.

Fortunately for creator Ronan Bennett, whose powerful writing has earned rave reviews since its return, the show has a superstar fan in the form of chart-topping rapper Drake.

Two years ago, the Canadian contacted Bennett and Netflix, starting the momentum which would result in the return to filming soon afterwards.

While the first two seasons up to 2013 only had four episodes each, this series has had 10 installments.

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That has given Robinson ample scope to expand his character and enjoy the sensation of being able to answer fans who had pestered him for new episodes during the long break between seasons.

Now 34, the man also known as rapper Kano admitted: I had six or seven years or whatever it was of being constantly bombarded with questions.

I couldnt even put petrol in the car without someone saying, Yo when are they gonna do a third one? It was just like, oh my God.

Will there be a second series of Top Boy?

Fans can expect an announcement from Netflix before the end of the year, and viewers will anticipate another series given the popularity of Top Boy and the revitalised air of its cast.

Walters has offered a note of caution by suggesting that its popularity could allow him to feel fulfilled even without another series.

Bennett has confirmed the production team are willing and in talks with Netflix about a new season, telling metro.co.uk: Were incredibly proud of what weve all achieved with the new season.

Sometimes you write something for screen and it just doesnt come out as well as youd hoped even though all the individual parts are good, but somehow when theyre all together they just dont gel. This is different.

If Drake has his way, too, Top Boy should be back. Speaking about the driving force behind the inception of series 4, Bennett said: He was just magnificent.

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He loved the show. He just wanted to do whatever he could and didnt really seem to have any ego about it.

He also did the bulk of the pitch to Netflix and I hardly had to say anything. That was fantastic.

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