However, their luck changes – not necessarily for the better – when they discover a bag full of money, unaware that its true owners are very dangerous. The story follows seven strangers from different walks of life who are forced together to complete a Community Payback sentence, set in Bristol. A third series was confirmed to be in production by the BBC in March 2023. It was later confirmed that both series had been filmed back to back. In January 2021 it was confirmed that a second series had been ordered, with series 1 production resuming in February 2021. Filming of series 1 was halted in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is shown on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK and Amazon Prime Video in some international territories. The Outlaws is a crime thriller comedy television series created by Elgin James and Stephen Merchant, and directed by Merchant and John Butler.
