
Pistol
2022 · Miniseries · TV-MA · ★ 7.5 · 63% critics
A group of loud, working-class teens with “no future” crash into the music scene and spark a cultural shockwave. As their notoriety grows, they clash with authority, ambition, and the pressures around them, leaving a lasting mark on music and youth culture.
Based on Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-05-31
- Network
- Hulu
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (104 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast, rebellious music-drama with strong performances and a gritty, nostalgic edge; Not for you if you dislike dramatized biopics, harsh content, or uneven pacing like some found in Straight Outta Compton.
Pros: energetic performances; nostalgic punk vibe; compelling rise story | Cons: uneven pacing; exaggerated portrayals; one-sided perspective
Themes
- london, england
- guitar
- 1970s
- punk rock
- strong language
- spitting
- punk band
Cast & crew

Toby Wallace
as Steve Jones

Anson Boon
as John Lydon

Christian Lees
as Glen Matlock

Sydney Chandler
as Chrissie Hynde

Talulah Riley
as Vivienne Westwood

Maisie Williams
as Jordan

Emma Appleton
as Nancy Spungen

Thomas Brodie-Sangster
as Malcolm McLaren
- JS
Jacob Slater
as Paul Cook

Robert Whitelock
as Phil Nightingale
Directed by Danny Boyle
Episodes1 season · 6 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1Track 1: The Cloak of Invisibility45mTubi
- S1E2Track 2: Rotten50mTubi
- S1E3Track 3: Bodies54mTubi
- S1E4Track 4: Pretty Vaaayc**t56mTubi
- S1E5Track 5: Nancy and Sid55mTubi
- S1E6Track 6: Who Killed Bambi?52mTubi