The top figures who control Madlantis. Queen Michele rules the criminal underworld as its charismatic leader and founder of the Pirates' Coliseum. Mortimer is the reigning champion of the Pirates' Coliseum and commands a grand pirate fleet as its admiral. Raymond Law oversees all business on Madlantis and continues to generate a massive fortune.

Like a Dragon is going global. The video game series, previously known as Yakuza in the West, has only grown in popularity since 2015's Yakuza 0, encompassing all manner of turn-based RPGs, secret agent brawlers, and pirate-themed adventures. Now, it's about to be plonked in front of millions of subscribers on Prime Video.

In one big change from the source material, Amazon’s adaptation appears to be mostly a straightforward and gritty drama. The Like a Dragon games are well known for their soapy melodrama, convoluted plots,

Yakuza are mixed to negative, with a couple of positive ones. According to critics, the show fails to balance the melodrama with moments of comedy. The series was always going to be difficult to adapt because of how unique its presentation is.

Yakuza" doesn't have enough meat on its bones to justify its adaptation into a TV series, resulting in a slog of a show.

The live-action adaptation of the Yakuza game franchise will soon see the release of its first episodes on Amazon Prime, but the release date for the UK is slightly different