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Assuming that you finished Nemesis, we also hope that you see what the problem is. We are all addicted to stress now. No, seriously.

Once you have watched these characters spend entire episodes lying to each other and hiding things, normal crime dramas stop feeling intense enough afterwards. Half the stress in Nemesis came from watching the lies and things blowing up. Whew. Horrible atmosphere and yet, absolutely brilliant television.

So we don’t blame you for searching for another show with the same amount of tension. Hence, we have got you Top Boy, which, fair warning, might stress you out even more. It first came out in 2011 and still feels more stressful than loads of newer crime dramas.

The story follows Dushane and Sully trying to keep control of a drug operation across East London. Every season keeps throwing more problems at them from every direction. One person inside their crew messes something up, and somebody else wants revenge… every single time.

The mad part? Top Boy nearly disappeared completely years ago after Channel 4 cancelled it following two seasons. Still annoying. Then Drake started publicly talking about how obsessed he was with the series and helped bring it back through Netflix, which completely changed things for the show. Viewers outside Britain started discovering Dushane and Sully, and the world became a Top Boy fan all over again.

And Dushane and Sully. What a terrifying friendship. Ashley Walters plays Dushane as somebody constantly chasing money and power, and Sully, played by Kane Robinson, walks around looking capable of either protecting somebody with his life or ruining everything for everybody, depending on his mood that day.

To be honest, their relationship is what carries the whole series because neither man fully trusts the other for long, even when they need each other. One episode, they are loyal and in the next, somebody is threatening somebody else. Then, a few scenes later, they are risking everything to protect each other again. Exhausting pair of men, genuinely.

And the thing Top Boy gets so right, which matters massively for Nemesis fans, is consequences. Proper consequences. Characters don’t make reckless decisions and then walk away as if nothing happened. No consequences. In Top Boy, we watch kids getting involved in drug dealings for quick money, but they pay for it. Families end up grieving because somebody lost their temper for ten seconds. Friends betray each other because survival wins over loyalty. There is no clean escape here.

Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson have both received huge praise throughout Top Boy’s run because the series depended drastically on the relationship of their characters. Also, a massive thanks to Netflix for its revival because it introduced the show to a completely new audience outside Britain after years of being treated almost like a forgotten show.

So yeah, if Nemesis has left you chasing another crime series, Top Boy is probably the closest thing Netflix has right now. Give it a whirl.