Netflix finds Legends in new Neil Forsyth drama starring Tom Burke and Steve Coogan

FIRST LOOK: Tom Burke and Steve Coogan star in Legends, a series from the creator of The Gold and Guilt coming to Netflix on May 7, 2026.

Inspired by one of the most remarkable criminal investigations ever conducted, the six-episode series follows a group of ordinary Customs employees sent undercover to infiltrate some of the country’s most dangerous criminal networks, and stop the heroin crisis threatening Britain in the early 1990s.

Their ‘legends’ were brand new identities, created by the amateur operatives to protect themselves and their families at home, as they entered into a new world of unimaginable risks, and unprecedented adventure.

Burke plays Guy and Coogan is Don, with Hayley Squires as Kate, Tom Hughes as Carter, Aml Ameen as Bailey, Jasmine Blackborrow as Erin, Douglas Hodge as Blake and Johnny Harris as Eddie.

The cast also includes Gerald Kyd, Numan Acar, Charlotte Ritchie, Joshua Samuels, Kem Hassan and Thomas Coombes.

Produced by Tannadice Pictures, Legends is created and written by Neil Forsyth. The directors are Brady Hood and Julian Holmes.

The executive producers are Ben Farrell & Neil Forsyth for Tannadice, and Richard Bradley for Lion Television. The series producer is Charlie Leech.

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