The Gentlemen — Key Facts
- Genre: Crime drama / Comedy / Action
- Creator: Guy Ritchie
- Network / Platform: Netflix
- Premiere Date: September 3, 2026 (Season 2)
- Episodes: 8 episodes for Season 2
- Production Companies: Miramax and Moonage Pictures
Premise
- The Gentlemen follows Eddie Horniman, who becomes the new Duke of Halstead after his father’s death and inherits the family’s sprawling country estate.
- Along with the title, Eddie discovers the estate is secretly home to a massive illegal cannabis operation run by Susie Glass and her crime-boss father, Bobby Glass.
- Initially reluctant to get involved, Eddie is drawn deeper into the criminal underworld and forms an uneasy partnership with Susie as they fend off rival gangster families.
- Season 2 expands the story’s scope, pushing Eddie and Susie’s operation beyond the English countryside and into new international territory as they face a wave of unfamiliar rivals.
Main Cast
- Theo James as Eddie Horniman, the reluctant Duke of Halstead
- Kaya Scodelario as Susie Glass
- Daniel Ings as Freddy Horniman
- Joely Richardson as Lady Sabrina
- Vinnie Jones as Geoff Seacombe
- Ray Winstone as Bobby Glass
- Giancarlo Esposito as Stanley Johnston
- Chanel Cresswell as Tammy
- Pearce Quigley as Gospel John
Setting / Location
- Season 2 broadens the show’s world beyond the English countryside, with the story venturing into new territory abroad.
- Filming took place across the UK, including historic estates such as Stoke Court in Buckinghamshire, alongside extensive location work in northern Italy around Lake Maggiore and the lakeside town of Verbania.
Tone / Style
- Fast-paced crime caper with a heavy dose of dark comedy
- Aristocratic British setting layered over an organized-crime underworld
- Ensemble of colorful, larger-than-life gangster factions
- Signature Guy Ritchie style: stylized violence, sharp dialogue, and interwoven criminal schemes
Production
- Creator / Director: Guy Ritchie, who also co-writes with Matthew Read
- Additional Directors: Eran Creevy and Nick Rowland
- Produced by Miramax and Moonage Pictures for Netflix
- Season 2 was renewed in August 2024, began filming in spring 2025, and wrapped ahead of schedule in October 2025
Series Status
- Season 2: Premieres September 3, 2026, with all 8 episodes released at once
- Streaming: Available exclusively on Netflix
Why to Watch
The Gentlemen mixes old-money British aristocracy with a violent, darkly funny criminal underworld, anchored by Theo James and Kaya Scodelario’s chemistry as reluctant partners in crime. Season 2 raises the stakes by taking the story international, adding Giancarlo Esposito to a cast already stacked with scene-stealing turns from Ray Winstone and Vinnie Jones, and promising — in Theo James’s own words — something “bigger and darker” than the first outing.