Parents' Guide to Legends

TV Netflix Drama 2026
Legends TV show poster: (L-R) Tom Burke, Hayley Squires, Aml Ameen, Jasmine Blackborow, and Steve Coogan.

Common Sense Media Review

By Ty'Kira Smalls , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 15+

Strong language and violence in 1990s UK drug trade drama.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 15+?

Any Positive Content?

  • Legends Trailer
  • Legends TV show screenshot 1: Tom Burke presses his forehead against the end of a handgun. He wears a collared shirt.
  • Legends TV show screenshot 2: Steve Coogan and Douglas Hodge sit at a desk reading newspapers. Coogan wears a gray suit, Hodge wears a black suit.
  • Legends TV show screenshot 3: Aml Ameen and Hayley Squires sit in a car. Squires points a camera out the passenger window. She wears a denim jacket.

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What's the Story?

LEGENDS follows the true events of amateur customs workers infiltrating the drug trade in 1990s England. When two young people overdose on heroin, Don (Steve Coogan) is tasked with creating an anti-drug task force. He forms a team of employees—Guy (Tom Burke), Kate (Hayley Squires), Bailey (Aml Ameen), and Erin (Jasmine Blackborow)—dissatisfied with their day jobs and ready to prove themselves. They adapt to their "legends," alternate personas that they use to go undercover. While Kate and Bailey work on infiltrating Liverpool, Guy is sent on his own to infiltrate the Turkish drug trade. As they try to navigate a deadly field with few resources, they must take care not to lose themselves to their own legends. Once a legend takes over, can you come back?

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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This gritty, thrilling series has complicated cons and haunted heroes. In Legends, Coogan and Burke give their characters humanity and vulnerability, despite their dark pasts and dangerous jobs. Squires, Ameen, and Blackborow round out a team that is not just fearless fighters, but also fearful, everyday people doing a difficult job. The violence, explicit drug use, strong language, and sexual content make this suitable for older teens.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the violence shown in Legends. Do you think it's necessary to tell the story? What's the impact of media violence on younger viewers?

  • Do you think the characters in this show work smoothly as a team? Why or why not? Why is teamwork an important character trait?

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Legends TV show poster: (L-R) Tom Burke, Hayley Squires, Aml Ameen, Jasmine Blackborow, and Steve Coogan.

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