[2] Too Old to Die Young follows "a grieving police officer who, along with the man who shot his partner, finds himself in an underworld filled with working-class hit men, Yakuza soldiers, cartel assassins sent from Mexico, Russian mafia captains and gangs of teenage killers.

"[3] Los Angeles police officer Larry is shot dead while taking a selfie for his mistress, Amanda.

At Larry's memorial service, where police serve orange juice and pancakes, Martin is promoted to the homicide division.

His uncle, the terminally ill Don Ricardo, highly revered Rojas's mother, who he sees in her son.

At a meeting with his subordinates, Jesus orders his men to be as brutal and violent as possible, saying he wants to turn the city into "a theme park of pain."

She prophesies that civilization will soon end and evil will prosper until things reach a breaking point, after which she will declare "the dawn of innocence."

On February 8, 2017, it was announced that Amazon had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes.

The series was slated to be written by Nicolas Winding Refn and Ed Brubaker both of whom were also set to executive produce alongside Jeffrey Stott.

Additionally, Refn was expected to direct every episode of the series and Rachel Dik and Alexander H. Gayner were set to serve as producers.

[4][6] On March 27, 2017, it was announced that Miles Teller had been cast in the series lead role of Martin, a character described as "a police officer entangled in the world of assassins.

"[3][7][8] On November 21, 2017, the rest of the main cast was announced and included Billy Baldwin, Jena Malone, John Hawkes, Cristina Rodlo, Augusto Aguilera, Nell Tiger Free, Babs Olusanmokun, and Callie Hernandez.

Like previous works of Winding Refn, the series also features a variety of electronic music and punk rock by bands like Goldfrapp, The Leather Nun, Frankie Miller and Jimmie Angel.

The site's critical consensus is, "Grim and graphic, Too Old to Die Young is stylish, but its languid story does little to justify its violent tendencies – though fans of Refn's may find enjoyment in its neon laden misery.

"[21] Conversely, Eric Kohn of IndieWire offered praise of the series, writing: "there’s certainly some potential in Too Old to Die Young, at least for audiences who can appreciate aspects of Refn’s dark style and punkish sensibility.

"[22] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the episodes 4 out of a possible 5 stars, stating: "Too Old To Die Young is macabre, and nauseating in many ways, but very well made and very watchable.