“Legends” is now streaming on Netflix, and though it may seem too crazy to believe, there’s actually quite a bit of truth to this story. Created by Neil Forsyth, the 6-episode series takes place in ...

Two bodies open Neil Forsyth's Legends, the British crime import arriving on Netflix this week. The first belongs to a fifteen-year-old boy from a Liverpool council estate. The second is an Oxford ...

There’s something to be said about the use of restraint in a crime drama. Less chases and gunfights, a script not trying so hard to be funny… it all adds up to a show that demands attention, like the ...

In the parlance of undercover operatives, a “legend” is the false identity one concocts to infiltrate a criminal network. “Your legend has to come from you, or it won’t work. Your legend has to be ...

The “based on reality” disclaimer—or claimer—is usually intended as a bid for added true-crime cachet. So when the advisory “inspired by real events” appears at the beginning of “Legends,” a viewer ...

New Netflix drama Legends comes from The Gold creator Neil Forsyth, who transports us back to the 1990s to tell the incredible true story of ordinary Customs workers who went undercover in dangerous ...

Netflix’s Legends will be dropping this week - and the show has some very familiar faces in its star-studded cast. Six-part series Legends arrives on Netflix today (May 7) and is based on the ...

Forget the generic title – this Netflix thriller should really be called “unsung legends”. Back in 1990, a handful of UK customs employees were plucked from their humdrum jobs searching suitcases or ...

This astounding true story, written by Neil Forsyth, asks the question: what if the A-Team was comprised entirely of disgruntled customs officers? Imagine The A-Team but instead of a band of ...

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Netflix's latest gripping crime drama to hit our screens is here and Legends is actually based on a largely untold real-life story too. Yes, the Netflix series is indeed based on a true story - or ...

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