{
  "id": 3529681,
  "title": "‘Top Boy’ Prequel ‘Jonny Boy’ Starring Barry Keoghan, Jaq Spinoff With Jasmine Jobson Ordered at Netflix",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/top-boy-prequel-jonny-boy-starring-barry-keoghan-jaq-spinoff-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:33:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/top-boy-prequel-jonny-boy-barry-keoghan-netflix-1236843787/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Netflix has ordered two shows set in the world of “Top Boy” — a prequel series starring Barry Keoghan and a spinoff centered on Jaq. Both shows were announced at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday. The five-episode prequel is titled “Jonny Boy” and will follow the character Keoghan played in the fifth and final […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Barry Keoghan to Lead and Produce ‘Top Boy’ Prequel Series ‘Jonny Boy’ at Netflix (Exclusive)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/barry-keoghan-to-lead-and-produce-top-boy-prequel-series-jonny-boy-at",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Barry Keoghan To Reprise ‘Top Boy’ Role For Netflix Series ‘Jonny Boy’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/barry-keoghan-to-reprise-top-boy-role-for-netflix-series-jonny-boy",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:26:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}