Snatch (TV series)

Snatch
Genre	Crime; Comedy-drama;
Created by	Alex De Rakoff
Based on	Snatch; by Guy Ritchie
Starring	Luke Pasqualino; Rupert Grint; Lucien Laviscount; Phoebe Dynevor; Juliet Aubrey; Marc Warren; Stephanie Leonidas; Tamer Hassan; Dougray Scott;
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Alex De Rakoff; Rupert Grint;
Producer(s)	Helen Flint
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	42–43 minutes
Production company(s)	Little Island Productions; Sony Pictures Television;
Release
Original network	Crackle
Original release	March 16, 2017 –; September 13, 2018
External links
	Official website

Snatch is a crime comedy-drama web television series based on the film of the same name directed by Guy Ritchie that premiered on March 16, 2017 on Crackle. The series was created by Alex De Rakoff and stars Luke Pasqualino, Rupert Grint, Lucien Laviscount, Phoebe Dynevor, Juliet Aubrey, Marc Warren, Stephanie Leonidas, Tamer Hassan, and Dougray Scott.

Premise

Snatch follows a group of young scammers who find themselves with a truck loaded with stolen gold bullion and are soon involved in the world of organized crime.

Cast and characters

Main

Luke Pasqualino as Albert Hill, a Cockney hustler.
Rupert Grint as Charlie Cavendish-Scott, Albert's partner-in-crime who comes from an aristocratic family.
Lucien Laviscount as Billy 'F*ckin' Ayres, a local half-Irish Traveller boxer and Albert and Charlie's friend.
Phoebe Dynevor as Lotti Mott, Sonny Castillo's moll who desperately wants out and decides to help Albert and Charlie in their scheme.
Juliet Aubrey as Lily Hill, Albert's mother.
Marc Warren as DI Bob Fink (season 1), a corrupt police inspector who operates as a local crime lord.
Stephanie Leonidas as Chloe Cohen (season 1), a local gold dealer whom Charlie fancies.
Tamer Hassan as Hate 'Em, Vic's cellmate in prison.
Dougray Scott as Vic Hill, Albert's father, a legendary bank robber who still runs things from inside prison.

Recurring

Ed Westwick as Sonny Castillo, a local Cuban crime lord.
Ian Gelder as Norman Gordon, an old friend of Vic's and a safecracker.
Claire Cooper as Miss Teri Dwyer, Jones's subordinate in law enforcement and crime.
Vincent Regan as Chief Superintendent Jones, a corrupt policeman.
Johann Myers as Windrush, a 'cleaner'.
David Bamber as Staff, the Cavendish-Scotts' butler.
Duncan Watkinson as Peters
Nick Pearse as Bert the Friendly Screw, a correctional officer at Vic's prison who does favours for him.
Henry Goodman as Saul Gold, a Jewish local jeweller and crime boss.
Brian McCardie as Uncle Dean, Billy's uncle, who is the leader of a campsite of pikeys.
Luke J.I. Smith as Mushy
Jack Brady as Eddie Flowers, Lily's mute assistant at her flower shop.
Leon Annor as Lil' Manny, Sonny Castillo's right-hand man.
Russ Bain as Lawrence McLeod, a security worker at Fink's police station.
Shaun Mason as Tall Paul
Marc Bannerman as Patsy Richardson, a London loanshark to whom Albert owes money.
Ray Fearon as Father John, a London fence and crooked evangelical priest.
Michael Obiora as Nas Stone, a New York jeweller.
Julian Firth as Lord Cavendish-Scott, Charlie's father.
Adam Levy as Abel Heimel, a Hasidic Jewish gangster from New York affiliated with Saul Gold.
Joe Hurst as Schmeckel Heimel, a Hasidic Jewish gangster from New York affiliated with Saul Gold.
Kevin Sutton as Yuda Heimel, a Hasidic Jewish gangster from New York affiliated with Saul Gold.
Emmett J. Scanlan as King Royston, Billy's late father, a pikey boxer.
Emma Osman as Beth Ayres, Billy's mother, who was the lead singer in a punk band.
Hovik Keuchkerian as Carlito Blanco

Episodes

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	10	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
	2	10	September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)	September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)

Season 1 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"All That Glitters"	Nick Renton	Story by : Alex De Rakoff & David Harris Kline Teleplay by : Alex De Rakoff	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
2	2	"Badda Bling"	Nick Renton	Story by : Alex De Rakoff & David Harris Kline Teleplay by : David Harris Kline	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
3	3	"Going In Heavy"	Nick Renton	Story by : Alex De Rakoff & David Harris Kline Teleplay by : Alex De Rakoff	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
4	4	"Across The Pond"	Nick Renton	Story by : Alex De Rakoff & David Harris Kline Teleplay by : Alex De Rakoff & Jason Kaleko	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
5	5	"The Smelt Down"	Lawrence Gough	Story by : Alex De Rakoff & David Harris Kline Teleplay by : Alex De Rakoff	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
6	6	"Fly Away You Nutters"	Lawrence Gough	Alex De Rakoff & David Harris Kline	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
7	7	"Coming Home To Roost"	Lawrence Gough	Story by : Alex De Rakoff & David Harris Kline Teleplay by : David Harris Kline & Chris Gorak	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
8	8	"Pear Shaped"	Lawrence Gough	Story by : Alex De Rakoff & David Harris Kline Teleplay by : Jason Kaleko & Beanie Brownjohn	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
9	9	"Creepers"	Geoffrey Sax	Story by : Alex De Rakoff & David Harris Kline Teleplay by : David Harris Kline & Simon Spurrier	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)
10	10	"A Family Affair"	Geoffrey Sax	Story by : Alex De Rakoff & David Harris Kline Teleplay by : Alex De Rakoff & Beanie Brownjohn	March 16, 2017 (2017-03-16)

Season 2 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
11	1	"Ole"	Tom Dey	Alex De Rakoff	September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
12	2	"The Catalan and the Mute"	Tom Dey	Alex De Rakoff	September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
13	3	"Larga Vida al Rey"	Tom Dey	Grant Levy & Dominik Rothbard	September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
14	4	"Haymaker"	Luis Prieto	Michael Cobian	September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
15	5	"Good Work for Good Money"	Luis Prieto	Anderson MacKenzie	September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
16	6	"Bomba"	Kevin Connolly	Alex De Rakoff & Anderson MacKenzie	September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
17	7	"Heavy Wears the Crown"	Kevin Connolly	Alex De Rakoff & Michael Cobian	September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
18	8	"Diamonds Ain't Forever"	Kevin Connolly	Alex De Rakoff & Grant Levy & Dominik Rothbard	September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
19	9	"Close Quarters"	Luis Prieto	Alex De Rakoff & Grant Levy & Dominik Rothbard	September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
20	10	"Job Done"	Luis Prieto	Alex De Rakoff & Anderson MacKenzie	September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)

Production

Development

On April 20, 2016, it was announced that Crackle had given a series order to a television series adaptation of Guy Ritchie's 2000 film Snatch for a first season consisting of ten episodes.[1][2] On August 22, 2016, it was announced that the series was created by Alex De Rakoff who was also set to serve as the show's head writer and an executive producer. It was additionally announced that Helen Flint would act as a producer for the series, Nick Renton would direct, and that production companies involved with the series were expected to include Little Island Productions.[3] Principal photography for season one was expected to commence during the week of August 29, 2016 in Manchester, England.[3]

On April 19, 2017, it was announced that Crackle had renewed the series for a second season.[4] On July 24, 2018, it was announced that season two would premiere on September 13, 2018.[5]

Casting

In August 2016, it was announced that Rupert Grint, Dougray Scott, Luke Pasqualino, and Lucien Laviscount had been cast in the series' lead roles and that Ed Westwick would appear in a recurring capacity.[3][6] On September 23, 2016, it was reported that Phoebe Dynevor had been cast in series regular role.[7] On February 7, 2018, it was announced that Úrsula Corberó had been cast in a recurring role for the second season.[8]

Release

On January 13, 2017, the first trailer for the series was released.[9] On August 22, 2018, the official trailer for the second season was released.[10]

On March 9, 2017, the series held its world premiere at the ArcLight Culver City movie theater in Culver City, California.[11] On September 28, 2017, the series held its British premiere at the BT Tower in Fitzrovia, London, England.[12] On October 31, 2017, the series premiered on AMC in the United Kingdom.[12]

Reception

Critical response

The first season was met with a mixed to negative response from critics upon its debut. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 33% approval rating with an average rating of 4.61 out of 10 based on 15 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Snatch won't grab you."[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 55 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Outcome	Ref.
2018	National Film Awards UK	Best TV Drama Series	Snatch	Nominated	[15]
		Best Actor	Rupert Grint	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Lucien Laviscount	Nominated
		Best Breakthrough Performance	Marc Warren	Nominated

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References

Stanhope, Kate (April 20, 2016). "Crackle Greenlights 'Snatch' Series Inspired by Guy Ritchie Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
Spangler, Todd (April 20, 2016). "Crackle Greenlights 'Snatch' Drama Series Based on Guy Ritchie Movie". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
Andreeva, Nellie (August 22, 2016). "'Snatch': Rupert Grint To Star In Crackle Series Based On Guy Ritchie Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
Andreeva, Nellie (April 19, 2017). "Crackle Orders 'The Oath' Drama Series Produced By 50 Cent & Movie 'In The Cloud', Renews 'Snatch' & 'SuperMansion'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
"Rupert Grint Drama 'Snatch' Gets Season 2 Premiere Date On Sony Crackle". Deadline Hollywood. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
Prudom, Laura (August 22, 2016). "Rupert Grint to Star in 'Snatch' Series from Crackle". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
Pedersen, Erik (September 23, 2016). "Phoebe Dynevor Joins Crackle's 'Snatch'; Jona Xiao Recurs On BET's 'Being Mary Jane'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
Petski, Denise (February 7, 2018). "Allison Dunbar Joins Crackle's 'StartUp'; Úrsula Corberó In 'Snatch'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
Lincoln, Ross A. (January 13, 2017). "'Snatch' First Trailer: Lock, Stock And Two Crime Film Remakes?". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
Petski, Denise (August 22, 2018). "'Snatch' Trailer: First Look At Season 2 Of Rupert Grint Sony Crackle Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
Moskowitz, Alana (March 10, 2017). "Weasley Power! Rupert Grint and Bonnie Wright Reunite". E! Online. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
Fletcher, Alex (September 29, 2017). "Watch a Facebook Live with Rupert Grint and the cast of Snatch". BT. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
"Snatch: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
"Snatch: Season 1". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
"Winners announced at the 4th annual National Film Awards UK | National Film Awards". National Film Awards. March 29, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

External links

Official website
Snatch on IMDb

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[1] Stanhope, Kate (April 20, 2016). "Crackle Greenlights 'Snatch' Series Inspired by Guy Ritchie Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[2] Spangler, Todd (April 20, 2016). "Crackle Greenlights 'Snatch' Drama Series Based on Guy Ritchie Movie". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[Grint-3] Andreeva, Nellie (August 22, 2016). "'Snatch': Rupert Grint To Star In Crackle Series Based On Guy Ritchie Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[4] Andreeva, Nellie (April 19, 2017). "Crackle Orders 'The Oath' Drama Series Produced By 50 Cent & Movie 'In The Cloud', Renews 'Snatch' & 'SuperMansion'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[5] "Rupert Grint Drama 'Snatch' Gets Season 2 Premiere Date On Sony Crackle". Deadline Hollywood. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[6] Prudom, Laura (August 22, 2016). "Rupert Grint to Star in 'Snatch' Series from Crackle". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[7] Pedersen, Erik (September 23, 2016). "Phoebe Dynevor Joins Crackle's 'Snatch'; Jona Xiao Recurs On BET's 'Being Mary Jane'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[8] Petski, Denise (February 7, 2018). "Allison Dunbar Joins Crackle's 'StartUp'; Úrsula Corberó In 'Snatch'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[9] Lincoln, Ross A. (January 13, 2017). "'Snatch' First Trailer: Lock, Stock And Two Crime Film Remakes?". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[10] Petski, Denise (August 22, 2018). "'Snatch' Trailer: First Look At Season 2 Of Rupert Grint Sony Crackle Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 22, 2018.

[11] Moskowitz, Alana (March 10, 2017). "Weasley Power! Rupert Grint and Bonnie Wright Reunite". E! Online. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[UKPremiere-12] Fletcher, Alex (September 29, 2017). "Watch a Facebook Live with Rupert Grint and the cast of Snatch". BT. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[13] "Snatch: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[14] "Snatch: Season 1". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

[15] "Winners announced at the 4th annual National Film Awards UK | National Film Awards". National Film Awards. March 29, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.