From EOKA to London’s Underworld: The Cypriot Who Inspired a Character in Netflix’s “Legends” Series

20.08.2026

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From EOKA to London’s Underworld: The Cypriot Who Inspired a Character in Netflix’s “Legends” Series

The new Netflix series is based on real-life covert operations by British customs officials and brings the controversial story of a Greek Cypriot informant back into the spotlight.

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One of the darkest and most controversial stories linking Cyprus to the British underworld is back in the spotlight in the new Netflix series, “Legends.”

The series premiered in 2026 and transports viewers to Britain in the early ’90s, when a small team of HM Customs and Excise agents was recruited for a top-secret mission: to create fake identities—so-called “legends”— and infiltrate dangerous drug trafficking networks. Netflix confirms that the series is inspired by real events and the covert operations of that era.

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