First Look: Netflix’s ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2 As Cameras Begin Rolling

Considering the 2019 film of the same name starring Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, and Colin Farrell was initially pitched as a television series, Netflix’s The Gentlemen represents something of a full-circle moment for writer-director Guy Ritchie. But now that the eight-part spin-off has wrapped up: when can we expect The Gentlemen season 2 to hit our streaming queues?

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The Gentlemen season 2 is actually off to the races with Netflix

On August 14th, 2024, Netflix officially announced the renewal of The Gentlemen for season 2, with cameras having now begun rolling in the UK at the time of this republishing.

Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, and Daniel Ings are also confirmed to reprise their respective roles in the eight-episode sophomore instalment; while Guy Ritchie returns to direct and co-write the series alongside Matthew Read.

“With its gun-toting chickens and drug-dealing Dukes, The Gentlemen was a huge hit with audiences in 2024. Not really a surprise as Guy Ritchie remains one of the industry’s most iconic creators telling authentically British stories with his signature swagger, grit, and wit,” said Netflix UK’s Vice President of Content (via Variety).

“We are thrilled the series will be returning to Netflix for a second season, and cannot wait to see what happens when the worlds of old money and drug money collide once more.”

There were always assurances something was in the pipeline. Prior to this, Marc Helwig – Miramax’s Head of Worldwide Television – told Deadline: “We have started that process. There are some writers we’ve talked to, certainly lots of discussion with Guy about what he might want to do in a second season, what things to focus on.”

Helwig also hinted at the possibility of The Gentlemen expanding into a broader cinematic universe beyond season 2/3/4 alone. Or as he describes it, a “Guy Ritchie world.”

“You feel that this could run and run,” said Guy Ritchie himself.

“The characters take on their own life, all you have to do is establish a character and create their own voice, and then couple that with an actor and we’re off to the races.”

Of course, there was also a massive grain of salt, which hasn’t exactly gone away in light of the welcome news.

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Too many projects, not enough Ritchie?

As you may recall, leading man Theo James, co-star Kaya Scodelario, and Giancarlo Esposito previously admitted a second season hadn’t been seriously discussed. But there was the matter of “wrangling” Guy Ritchie.

This was, of course, the primary concern which many initially assumed would be the renewal’s biggest challenge. In fact, when this article was first published, the in-demand writer-director was:

• In the weeds with promoting The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare starring Henry Cavill, Eiza Gonzalez, and Alan Ritchson
• Reuniting with Cavill, Gonzalez, and Jake Gyllenhaal for the action-thriller In The Grey
• And gearing up for the (now-completed) Apple heist adventure flick Fountain of Youth starring John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, Domhnall Gleeson, and once again, Eiza Gonzalez (the man has his favourites)

Since then, he’s also somehow made time for Paramount+’s MobLand starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren; and it’s been reported that he’d be tackling the British aristocracy once again with another vintage Guy Ritchie film. This one titled Wife & Dog.

“Little is known about the film, other than that it will mark Ritchie’s return to a similar setting full of back-stabbing and colourful characters to that of Netflix’s The Gentlemen series and his 2019 film of the same name,” explained Ryan O’Rourke of Collider.

“The cast list, similarly, is being kept under lock and key, though a bevy of big stars are circling the project. In addition to directing, Ritchie also penned the screenplay and produced alongside his mainstay production partner Ivan Atkinson and Black Bear’s John Friedberg, who also helped on The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.”

A little while after, it was also announced he’d be revisiting Sherlock Holmes with an Amazon Prime Video prequel series based on Andy Lane’s Young Sherlock Holmes with Hero Fiennes Tiffin (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare) cast as the lead.

Guy Ritchie is attached to direct and executive produce the eight-episode affair with Matthew Parkhill (Deep State, Rogue) signed on as the writer, showrunner, and also executive producer.

“In Young Sherlock, we’re going to see an exhilarating new version of the detective everyone thinks they know in a way they’ve never imagined before,” said Ritchie.

“We’re going to crack open this enigmatic character, find out what makes him tick, and learn how he becomes the genius we all love.”

“This exciting, new chapter about one of the world’s best-known literary characters, will delight our global customers with its captivating storytelling,” added Vernon Sanders, Amazon MGM Studios Head of Television.

“With the brilliant creative team, led by Guy Ritchie and Matthew Parkhill, we will explore untold mysteries of how young Sherlock found his way to a life of truth-seeking.”

Suffice it to say, he has a full plate. Hopefully, the end product won’t suffer for it.

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What will the second season of The Gentlemen be about?

[Warning: Major season 1 spoilers]

After months of working towards an exit from Bobby Glass’ (Ray Winstone) criminal enterprise, former UN peacekeeping officer and 10th Duke of Halstead, Eddie Horniman (Theo James) decides to commit and finds himself deeper than ever.

Throughout the first season, he’d demonstrate an incredible aptitude – a God-given talent, even – for navigating the underworld, making full use of his fists, firearms, and most importantly, cunning along the way. But the finale was when he was revealed to have developed an appetite for the empire-building game.

“That is the beginning of his journey into the heart of darkness,” Theo James explains to Netflix’s Tudum.

“Michael Corleone’s soul is broken in the journey of that film. And similarly, in a more bombastic Guy Ritchie way, Eddie’s soul is darkened.”

“He finally realises that with power comes death, and he begins to enjoy it… Eddie and Susie (Kaya Scodelario) just signed the deal with the devil and they’re about to embark on a diabolical journey.” 

The deal in question, of course, is what will inform the plot of The Gentlemen season 2.

After baiting bids for the Glass weed operation from…

• Esposito’s billionaire rival American kingpin Stanley Johnston – who they’d set up for a tax fraud rap, sending him to the same jail as Bobby Glass where they toast one another as “gentlemen”
• Low-life bottomfeeder Sticky Pete (Joshua McGuire) and cartel-affiliated drug baroness Mercy Moreno (Martha Millan) – both executed by scheming boxing promoter Henry Collins at the coercion of Eddie
• Henry himself, who would later be executed in a double-cross by Eddie for putting Susie’s brother Jack Glass in a coma

… Bobby reveals his “retirement” plans were a test to see whether Eddie and Susie were suitable candidates to inherit the throne. They take the reins more officially, but this renewed partnership doesn’t necessarily mean they’re all fine and dandy.

“They’ve grown to love each other in their own way, but I think they’ll never fully trust each other. They are so different, and they’re from such vastly different worlds,” said James.

Kaya Scodelario added: “She’s the kind of person that, once you’ve broken her trust, she never forgets it. She can forgive it, but she’s not going to forget it.”

“To assume that they would just sail off into the sunset and everything would be perfect would be unrealistic because they’ve both had a taste for it now. They’ve learned how the other one works, and they’ve felt betrayed by the other one.”

“That’s going to fester below the surface for a long time.”  

But it wouldn’t be entirely hostile.

“I think something unexpected would be quite cool. It would be interesting to see Susie and Eddie negotiate the more business side of things and the structure of how it works, and we could learn more about how she’s built this empire over time,” she told Collider. 

“What’s interesting about Susie and Eddie is that they do work very well together, even when they are at loggerheads, even when they seem to be on opposing teams or not trusting each other.”

“They have a very interesting chemistry and a very good work dynamic. Whether they like it or not, they would have to explore that a little bit more.”

“Selfishly, I’d love them to go abroad somewhere. That would be nice. England was fun, but it was quite cold and rainy. I could see them taking a trip to an overseas land.”

“This chapter sees a deliberate expansion, both geographically and thematically, as we journey from the English countryside to the Italian lakes. Eddie and Susie find themselves navigating an increasingly volatile empire as they’re besieged on all fronts by an influx of enigmatic new players.”

Guy Ritchie via Tudum

Then there’s Scouse crime family head John “The Gospel” Dixon (Pearce Quigley), who was intent on wiping out the Horniman clan as payback for his brother’s death at the hands of coked-up wildcard Freddy Horniman (Daniel Ings).

Non sine periculo (“Not without danger”), as per the Horniman family motto.

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Do we know The Gentlemen season 2 cast members?

Assuming everyone else aside from James, Scodelario, and Ings agrees to continue (because why wouldn’t they?), The Gentlemen season 2 will re-welcome the following:

• Theo James as Edward “Eddie” Horniman — 10th Duke of Halstead & kingpin in the making
• Kaya Scodelario as Susan “Susie” Glass — de facto head of the Glass syndicate & Eddie’s literal partner in crime
• Daniel Ings as Lord Frederick “Freddy” Horniman — Eddie’s coke-addicted screw-up of an older brother
• Joely Richardson as Lady Sabrina Horniman — Dowager Duchess of Halstead & family matriarch
• Vinnie Jones as Geoffrey Seacombe — faithful groundskeeper of Halstead Manor
• Jasmine Blackborow as Charlotte “Charly” Horniman — Eddie & Freddy’s younger sister
• Chanel Cresswell as Freddy’s wife Tamasina “Tammy” Horniman
• Stephane Fichet as Mr Lawrence — Halstead family butler
• Michael Vu as James “Jimmy” Chang — chief “horticulturalist” (weed grower)
• Giancarlo Esposito as Stanley Johnston — an American billionaire/competing kingpin who seeks to conquer the UK
• Alexis Rodney as Emory Stevens — Stanley’s loyal right-hand man
• Ray Winstone as Robert “Bobby” Glass — Susie’s father & incarcerated head of the Glass crime empire
• Harry Goodwins as Jack Glass — Bobby’s son, Susie’s brother, & a professional boxer
• Laurence O’Fuarain as JP Ward — head of a traveller family who becomes the syndicate’s distributor

In light of how the first season ends, we can probably lock in Pearce Quigley as John “The Gospel” Dixon, Ruby Sear as Gabrielle, and Gaia Weiss as Princess Rosanne.

Since this article’s initial publishing, British screen legend Hugh Bonneville, Love Island host Maya Jama, Benjamin Clementine, Benedetta Porcaroli, Michele Morrone, Sergio Castellitto, Amra Mallassi, and Tyler Conti have also been added to the lineup.

Netflix notes that further casting will be announced “in due course.”

When is The Gentlemen season 2 release date (Australia or otherwise)?

Now that it’s finally in active production, we can expect The Gentlemen season 2 to premiere on Netflix sometime during mid-to-late 2026. A bit of a wait, sure, but what’s another few months on top of a year.

Has The Gentlemen season 2 trailer been dropped yet?

At this stage, there definitely isn’t a trailer for The Gentlemen season 2. Check out the first-look promo at the top of this article in the meantime, which was dropped to commemorate production officially kicking off (and rewatch the actual series on Netflix).

Netflix’s The Gentlemen Synopsis:

Edward Horniman (Theo James) has unexpectedly inherited an estate of 15,000 acres and the title of Duke of Halstead at the reading of the last will and testament of his deceased father. The title contains a special remainder that allows it to pass to the second son. However, he learns that the land has become part of a weed-growing empire run by Susie Glass (Kaya Scodelario). Now, he must navigate a world of eclectic and dangerous characters with nefarious agendas, whilst also trying to protect his home and stay alive.

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