Drake reveals Top Boy will return to Netflix in 2020

It's good news for fans of the British series
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Tobi Akingbade2 January 2020

Drake has suggested that there will be a new season of Top Boy arriving on Netflix in 2020.

The rapper, who helped to bring the British drama to Netflix for a reboot, revealed the news on an Instagram post shared by GRM Daily.

The post pointed out Top Boy's popularity with Netflix viewers and was captioned with the question: “Will we see a new series in 2020?”

Drake then shared a comment which read: “Of course”.

Standard Online has contacted a spokesperson for Netflix for further comment.

Drake's Instagram account is @champagnepapi
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The drug gang drama was a cult hit back in 2011 when it first aired on Channel 4 but was cancelled after just two seasons, despite winning a Bafta in 2012.

The rapper then petitioned Netflix to pick it up for a new run with him as an executive producer.

Six years after it last aired, it made a return on the streaming giant in September 2019.

Drake previously told the Hollywood Reporter how he had stumbled across the show on YouTube.

“And that human element drew me in,” he said in the 2017 interview.

Ashley Walters played Dushane in Top Boy (Netflix )
Netflix

“I started just looking them up. Like, who are these people? Are these actors I should know? Are they just famous over there? I remember I hit Future, and I was just like, ‘This show is incredible.’”

Last year, when questioned about the fourth season, Ashley Walters – who plays Dushane – admitted that he was unsure about the future of the show.

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Walters said: “We haven’t had the OK yet for a season four because the show hasn’t come out yet but I think we’ve done an amazing job.”

Speaking of Drake, Walters said he did “all the leg work” to resurrect the show.

He said: “He’s a fan of the show and was like, ‘When is the next season?’ And we had to tell him that there wasn’t one and at that point it just became about how we could get it back out there.

“If I’m honest, he did all the leg work. It went quiet for a year and then we got the call it was happening.”

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