Pour a glass of top-shelf whiskey and put your fists up, because a brand-new Guy Ritchie gangster romp is coming to steal your attention.
Premiering on March 7, The Gentlemen introduces television audiences to a new slice of the world initially brought to life in Ritchie’s 2020 film of the same name. While the characters in the upcoming TV show will be totally different from the movie, The Gentlemen will have all the same bite — along with a bunch of fresh tricks up its well-tailored sleeve, as the new trailer above reveals.
The White Lotus star Theo James leads The Gentlemen as the Duke of Halstead, Eddie Horniman, the estranged son of an English aristocrat who finds himself embroiled in a world of criminality — specifically career criminal Bobby Glass’ (Ray Winstone) industrial cannabis empire on the East End of London. Crawl’s Kaya Scodelario stars as Susie Glass, Bobby’s effortlessly fashionable and ruthless daughter who handles the day-to-day business of the drug operation. Ritchie is at the helm of the action drama as creator, co-writer, executive producer, and director of the first two episodes.
“The world of The Gentlemen is a little bit of me,” Ritchie told Netflix last November. “We’re looking forward to bringing fans back into that world, introducing new characters and their stories, and I am excited to be doing it with this extremely talented cast.”
Ready to step into Ritchie’s posh and perilous new series? Take a peek below to see the first photos of The Gentlemen, and learn everything about the show, from the plot to the premiere date.
All eight episodes of The Gentlemen premiere on March 7.
We meet Eddie Horniman as he inherits his father’s sizable estate… only to discover it’s part of a weed empire. “Understandably, His Grace wants to extract himself from this particular business,” Ritchie told Netflix in the preview featurette, below. Moreover, a host of unsavory characters from Britain’s criminal underworld want a piece of the operation. Eddie tries to play the gangsters at their own game. “And that’s where deals are struck with the underworld that will probably come back to haunt him,” Ritchie continued.
As Eddie gets sucked into that life, he begins to develop a taste for it. But, as Ritchie said, that tension between the aristocratic and the crooked is “where all the fun lies.” After all, he explained, “That’s really what the show is about — the evolution from zoo to jungle, and how to hunt in the jungle.” Will Eddie survive?
In addition to James, Scodelario, and Winstone, the cast includes: Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie), Joely Richardson (Lady Chatterley’s Lover), Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul), Chanel Cresswell (This is England), Michael Vu, Max Beesley (Hijack), Jasmine Blackborow (Marie Antoinette), Harry Goodwins (In His Hands: The Emergence), Dar Salim (The Covenant), Pearce Quigley (Detectorists), Ruby Sear, and Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick).
Executive producer and creator Ritchie directs the first two episodes of the series and serves as co-writer alongside EP Matthew Read (Peaky Blinders). Marn Davies, Ivan Atkinson, Marc Helwig for Miramax TV, Will Gould, and Frith Tiplady for Moonage Pictures are also executive producers. Hugh Warren is the series producer.
Be our guest, and welcome to the jungle. You can watch the first 10 minutes of the series premiere here.
There sure are — and they’re going to make you want to invest in a fabulous new jacket. Take a look at the sleek images, featuring the formidable cast, sumptuous countryside settings, and one very unexpected chicken costume.
Keep coming back to Tudum for all your The Gentlemen news — and tune in when it launches this spring.
