Did you enjoy Suburbs 2 on Netflix? You should also like these three movies and series

Boyz’n the Hood – Street Law

What is it about?

The transition from adolescence to manhood of three friends from the South Central ghetto of Los Angeles: Tre, a brilliant student who was expelled for starting a fight; Ricky, an athlete seeking a scholarship to a major university; and his half-brother Dogboy, mired in alcoholism and crime.

Why should you like it?

Directed by the late John Singleton, this film tells the story of a high school student from a Los Angeles neighborhood who tries not to succumb to the drugs, violence, and racism that plague his community. A story reminiscent of The Banlieusards, as Boyz’n The Hood greatly inspired Kerry James. “This is really the movie that marked my teenage years.“, the director even slipped into our microphone.

top guy

What is it about?

In a neighborhood of East London, the daily life of several young people involved in drugs and gangs.

Why should you like it?

The suburbs of London are very little represented on television. But the English series Top Boy, saved by Netflix and produced by Drake, shows its harsh reality, without artificiality, depicting the daily life of several young people involved in drugs and gangs. The aesthetic is cold, the actors are convincing, and the Frenchman Jan Demaje directed four episodes.

Robbers (series)

What is it about?

When his niece angers a powerful drug lord, Mehdi and his gang of heist professionals find themselves at the center of a violent gang war. very violent.

Why should you like it?

In 2015, director Julien Leclerc (L’Assaut, Gibraltar) brought together robbers and drug dealers in a fascinating thriller directed by Sami Bouajila, Guillaume Gouix and rapper Kaaris. A few years later, the director revives Braqueurs in the form of a TV series (it is neither a sequel nor a spin-off). Sami Buajila falls for a new thug, who finds himself in a spiral of violence.