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demiworld

noun

ˈde-mē-ˌwərld

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as in underworld

a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream a report on the demiworld of drug addiction

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Created by Ronan Bennett, the Paramount+ series follows the warring Harrigan and Stevenson families, whose long-running feud threatens to upend London’s criminal underworld.

— Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
When his brother pleads for help, Tariq is pulled back into the London criminal underworld and the dangerous orbit of their crime boss mother.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

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