Pierce Brosnan's Irish accent in crime drama MobLand hasn't convinced fans, despite the fact that he spent his childhood in Ireland.
The James Bond actor, who was born in Ireland, features in new series MobLand alongside Tom Hardy. The show has received positive reviews, though some viewers don't seem to be able to move past the characters' Irish accents, particularly Brosnan's.
On Instagram, one viewer branded the star's accent "atrocious" but praised the series as a whole.
"It's cringe worthy.. enjoyed the opener apart from that," the commenter also said in response to another viewer asking: "Where is he going with the 'Oirish' accent?"
"The Irish accents are terrible …. Apart from that it's a decent show," a third viewer offered, while a fourth branded the series "epic".
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Brosnan stars as Conrad Harrigan, the head of a crime family in London. Conrad hires Harry Da Souza (Hardy) as a fixer when he finds himself embroiled in a war against a rival clan, the Stevensons.
Created by Ronan Bennett, the 10-episode series also sees Helen Mirren as Conrad's wife and the matriarch of the Harrigan family, Maeve.
Rounding out the cast are Paddy Considine, Mandeep Dhillon and Daniel Betts as Conrad's children, with Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt playing Harry's wife Jan and Top Boy's Jasmine Jobson his associate Zosia.
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After MobLand, Brosnan and Mirren will next share the screen on the hotly anticipated movie adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club for Netflix.
MobLand is available to stream on Paramount+. Episodes are released weekly, with the season finale streaming on June 1.
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