The Gentlemen
Series, 2024, The 2020s, Set in An inherited estate
The Gentlemen is #16 of 18 in release order and #16 of 18 in chronological order in the Guy Ritchie.
The story
When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous weed empire — and its proprietors aren't going anywhere.
The Gentlemen recap
The Gentlemen (2024) is a Netflix crime comedy series in which an army officer inherits his father's dukedom and the cannabis empire hidden under the estate. Guy Ritchie created the spin-off from his 2019 film, set in the same world with new characters. Season 1, eight episodes released in March 2024, follows Eddie Horniman (Theo James), a former UN peacekeeper who becomes Duke of Halstead over his elder brother Freddy (Daniel Ings), a cocaine-addled liability in debt to Liverpool gangsters. Susie Glass (Kaya Scodelario), running the business for her imprisoned father Bobby (Ray Winstone), needs the farm under Halstead Manor to stay put, and Eddie, trying to shield his family, slips deeper into the criminal world instead of getting out. His mother Sabrina (Joely Richardson) and sister Charly also get pulled in, while the American investor Stanley Johnston (Giancarlo Esposito) works to weaken the Glass empire and buy it. Season 2, eight more episodes released in September 2026, takes the business into Italy through the Moretti crime family and has Eddie, now in the House of Lords, push to legalise cannabis against Bobby's wishes. Bobby has him beaten and left in a shallow grave, and Eddie's marriage to the countess Bella ends when her seaplane explodes on their honeymoon.
The Gentlemen ending explained
The Gentlemen's first season ends with "The Gospel According to Bobby Glass": Eddie wins the auction for Bobby's empire by having Johnston arrested for tax fraud, killing rival bidders and executing his partner Henry Collins, and Bobby reveals his retirement was a test. Season 2 ends with "Bring Me the Head", in which Eddie learns that Freddy ordered the attacks on the family to reclaim the dukedom, spares him, and makes him behead the Liverpool gangster John Dixon. Netflix ordered a third season in August 2026.
Where to watch The Gentlemen
The Gentlemen is streaming on Netflix in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 8.1/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, before Fountain of Youth.
- Chronological order: after The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, before Fountain of Youth.
Cast
- Theo James as Eddie Horniman, Duke of Halstead
- Kaya Scodelario as Susie Glass
- Daniel Ings as Freddy Horniman
- Joely Richardson as Lady Sabrina Horniman
- Vinnie Jones as Geoff Seacombe
- Harry Goodwins as Jack Glass
- Stephane Fichet as Mr Lawrence
- Giancarlo Esposito as Uncle Stan
- Ray Winstone as Bobby Glass
- Michael Vu as Jimmy
- Logan Dean as Blanket
- Jasmine Blackborow as Charly
Created by Guy Ritchie.