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Guy Ritchie’s first foray into television was a big hit for Netflix. After months of speculation following the launch of season 1, the series was renewed for season 2 in August 2024, and now the show has officially wrapped filming and is deep into post-production. Here’s what we know about The Gentlemen season 2, including the new cast, production updates, and more, ahead of its confirmed 2026 release.
In case you missed it, The Gentlemen is a British crime comedy series created by Guy Ritchie and produced by Miramax Television. It continues in the same world established in Ritchie’s movie, released in late 2019. All eight episodes dropped on Netflix globally on March 7th, 2024.
With a team of writers, Ritchie wrote all eight episodes and directed two, with Eran Creevy, Nima Nourizadeh, and David Caffrey each directing two episodes. Seventeen producers are credited on The Gentlemen, including Guy Ritchie, Matthew Read (Only God Forgives), Will Gould (The Wolves of Kromer), Ivan Atkinson (Wrath of Man), Marn Davies (The Gentlemen), and Miramax Television’s Mark Helwig (Lost in Space).
The Gentlemen Season 2 Officially Renewed at Netflix
In August 2024, Variety reported that the show had been given the thumbs up for more episodes.
Season 2 of The Gentlemen will consist of 8 episodes. Guy Ritchie will return to write and direct, and Matthew Read will co-write. Eran Creevy will also return to direct alongside Ritchie, with Nick Rowland (Calm with Horses) joining the roster to direct at least one episode. In a statement, Netflix’s UK VP of Content Anne Mensah said:
“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. 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.”
The Gentlemen Season 2 Cast: Returning and New
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Alongside the announcement of the show being renewed, Netflix confirmed that there would be three returning characters from season 1 who have already signed up for future episodes:
- Theo James as Eddie Horniman
- Kaya Scodelario as Susie Glass
- Daniel Ings as Freddy Horniman
Also now confirmed to be returning are:
- Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast, Nil By Mouth)
- Joely Richardson (Ballad of Renegade Nell, One Day)
- Vinnie Jones (Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch)
- Jasmine Blackborow (Legends, Marie Antoinette)
- Michael Vu (Sumotherhood, In The Grey)
- Harry Goodwins (One Spoon of Chocolate, Sunset Drive)
- Ruby Sear
- Pearce Quigley (The Detectorists, Showtrial)
- Giancarlo Esposito (The Residence, Captain America: Brave New World)
- Morgane Polanski as Gospel John
- Alexis Rodney as Emory Stevens
Joining the cast for season 2 are:
- Hugh Bonneville (I Came By, The Agency)
- Benjamin Clementine (Dune, Blitz)
- Benedetta Porcaroli (The Leopard, Amanda)
- Michele Morrone (Another Simple Favour, The Housemaid)
- Sergio Castellito (The Star Maker, Conclave)
- Amra Mallassi (Dune: Part Two, Hijack)
- Tyler Conti (Tell Me Everything, Safe) as Joe Green
- Chris Eubank Jr (Professional boxer)
- Maya Jama (TV host, DJ, and entrepreneur)
- Thomas Kadman (The Game Changer, FBI: International)
- Ian Bonar (Isle of Shite, Dope Girls) as Richard
- Cosimo Fusco (30 Coins, Angels & Demons) as Carlos Vargas
- Charles Edwards (Rings of Power, The Crown) as Simon Macdougall
- Natasha Alderslade (The American, Doctors) as Rebecca
- Ethan McKinley (The Therapist, The Trial) as Butter
- George Webster (Good Thinking, Masters of the Air) as Red Ned
- Italo Amerighi (The Law According to Lidia Poet, Dune: Part Two) as Father Bosco
- Faraz M. Khan (Trying, Black Ops)
- Antonio Bustorff (Den of Thieves 2, Snatch – A Family Affair) as Victor
- Daniel Attwell (The Death of Bunny Munro, Andor) as Fucksake Frank
- Harvey Quinn (Industry, The Witcher) as Rupert
- Tommo Thomas (Jackie the Stripper, The Bitter End) as Glass Heavy
- Nanda Isaia as Bianca
When did The Gentlemen Season 2 film?
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Previously, we reported that pre-production for the series began on January 13, 2025, and filming was scheduled to start in the UK in April 2025. Indeed, things did kick off in late April 2025, with Netflix officially announcing that production had started on The Gentlemen season 2 as of May 28th, 2025. The budget for the series is somewhere in the $40 million range.
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The Gentlemen Season 2, starring Theo James and Kaya Scodelario, is NOW IN PRODUCTION. pic.twitter.com/zAG4SLDVSS
— Netflix (@netflix) May 28, 2025
Filming was originally expected to continue through to late November 2025, but it actually wrapped up sooner than anticipated in mid-to-late October 2025 [2]. Those on the production were treated to a season 2 wrap party and were even gifted bright glass tumblers featuring season 2 branding .
Given some of the Italian names added to the cast, you won’t be surprised to hear that some of the filming for season 2 took place in the country . We reported in late June that filming had moved to the beautiful country, with some of the filming taking place in and around Lake Maggiore and Verbania [3].
Full collection of snaps can be found in the link provided, but here’s a couple:
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What The Cast Said Before The Season 2 Renewal
Given the show’s performance, much of the cast and crew seemed optimistic about the future ahead of the official announcement. Deadline reported in March 2024 that Guy Ritchie has ideas for a second season. Marc Helwig, one of the executive producers of The Gentlemen, had the following to say about a second season:
“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.”
One possibility is that the show turns into an anthology series, meaning we’ll get a new cast and story at the beginning of season 2 rather than a continuation, although with the possibility of crossovers later. In an interview with Brazillian outlet Omlete, Theo James alluded to this, telling the news outlet (translated), “I think it works like limited series content, actually,” adding, “I think maybe there’s a way for Guy to expand on other films from his intellectual property, but for now, I think [the series] works on its own.”
James later spoke at the Deadline Contenders event, where he said a season 2 “wasn’t genuinely discussed,” but added, “I think it would be a wrangling process with all of us and Guy. But also, I think with a show like this, if you’re going to do more, you need to come up with a really interesting conceit for Season 2. Because as much as we enjoyed it and as fun as it was, it needs narrative drive.”
Since that interview, both James and his co-star Kaya Scodelario have spoken a bit about where a season 2 could lead. Speaking to , Scodelario said:
“I will say that Theo and I have discussed it. And I think we both would be excited to take these characters on a slightly different journey.
I think we’re both quite protective of the show and protective of our characters and how it came out and aware of, you know, making sure that if we were ever to move forward in any way with them, that we’d make it just as good, if not better. I don’t think either of us would want to do a second season if we didn’t feel as though we were doing justice to our characters, taking them on a whole new adventure, something equally as exciting and interesting, but even kind of bigger and better.”
How well did The Gentlemen Season 1 perform on Netflix?
The series has been one of the strongest performing shows of 2024 so far and the second biggest UK Netflix Original of 2024, only behind Fool Me Once, which put in a mega-performance, allowing it to enter Netflix’s all-time top 10.
The show featured in Netflix’s global top 10s for ten weeks between March 3rd and May 12th, picking up 462.40 million hours watched, equating to 69.50 million equivalent views. If we stack up The Gentlemen vs other Netflix shows after the first two weeks, we can see the show is definitely among Netflix’s top-tier shows for 2024.
New Characters Introduced in Season 2 of The Gentlemen
Netflix did not provide character names for the new list of actors, but we’ve got some intel about some of the new faces you’ll see in this season, including:
- Harry Cohen Lead
- Male, 60-75, White
- Appears comfortably domestic, baking fish and welcoming Eddie, Susie, and Jack when they arrive for help
- Beneath the cosy knits is a criminal mastermind
- Casting: Eastern European, Mediterranean, Scandinavian, or White
- Joe Green Lead, Series Regular
- Male, 30-35, Open ethnicity
- Childhood friend of Susie, with shared history that still sparks
- From a coke dynasty, recently working in Costa Rica, delighted to see Susie again
- Confirmed to be played by Tyler Conti
- Bella Lead
- Female, 25-35, Open ethnicity
- Alluring, beautiful, tall, an Italian countess
- Outgrew Cico, a mid-level criminal with trashy tastes
- After Cico is killed by his own tiger, she turns her attention to Eddie
- Must be an Italian actress and speak Italian
- Cico Lead
- Male, 40-49, Open ethnicity
- Social climber who entered the Italian aristocracy through Bella
- Relies on mid-level criminal instincts and is not quite smart enough to manage it
- Gauche and off-putting, even his pet tiger seems to despise him
- Must be an Italian actor and speak Italian
- Marco Moretti Lead
- Male, 60-75, Open ethnicity
- Old-school Italian Mafia presence, feared even by Bobby Glass
- Appears forthright and charming, hides a bitter ruthlessness
- Must be an Italian actor and speak Italian
- Nanny Lead
- Male, 20-29, Black
- Ludicrously posh equerry to the King
- Father of Charly’s baby, Tarquin, after meeting her through Eddie at a Sandhurst commissioning ball
- Charly kept the baby secret to protect his career; they are now happy
Note: Netflix did not respond to a request for comment on these.
What can you expect from the second season of The Gentlemen?
After gathering the money to bid on Bobby Glass’s weed empire, Eddie and Susie ensured they would take out the competition that had bid higher than they had. Alerting HRMC of Stanley Johnston’s tax records, he was arrested for tax evasion. As for Pete and Mercy, the latter hacked the former to death before losing her own life to Henry Collins, who subsequently, after raising £15 million of his own money to invest in Eddie’s and Susie’s bid, was murdered by Eddie on the request of Susie for his role in her brother ending up in a coma.
However, the entire bid process was a ruse by Bobby, who wanted to “wake” Eddie and Susie up to see if they were prepared to put some “Skin in the game.” With the money they amassed for the bid, they’ll now use it to invest in expanding the Glass weed empire.
A synopsis we’ve been provided for season 2 states the following :
“It’s been one year since Eddie and Susie joined forces to work together in Bobby’s criminal empire overseas. As they drive to expand their enterprise, the decisions Bobby is making seem to be increasingly unsound. Now Eddie and Susie must decide whether to take action or risk losing it all, but unfettered ambition never ends well…”
Are Bobby and Stanley working together?
Using his connections, Bobby Glass ensured Stanley Johnston was sent to the same prison as him. With nothing but time on their hands, there’s a possibility that Glass and Johnston could join criminal empires, Glass with weed and Johnston with methamphetamine.
However, there could be resistance from Susie, who initially claimed to Eddie that the Glass family didn’t deal in anything like methamphetamines as the drug is too hot and garnered too much attention from the authorities. But, if all of the risk is placed on Johnston, Susie may be open to working with Johnston. However, if Bobby springs this on her unexpectedly and is not treated like an equal partner, tensions could arise between father and daughter.
Picture: Ray Winstone as Bobby Glass – Miramax Television
Will Freddy try to betray Eddie again?
Throughout the season, Freddy’s jealousy and annoyance at being overlooked by his father in favor of his little brother, Eddie, almost lead him to betray his brother.
Freddy came clean about his thoughts of having Eddie murdered. He’s also had a profound awakening and realization of the person he is and is coming to terms with it by trying to take accountability for his actions.
However, Freddy’s insecurities are what have gotten the best of him. When he was trying to showcase that he and Jimmy were able to crossbreed a cannabis plant with the coca plant, he seemed to think it would be the next big thing for drugs. If Freddy continues to be overlooked, despite his change in attitude, it may be enough to push him over the edge.
Picture: Daniel Ings as Freddy – Miramax Television
Eddie and Susie?
A love-hate relationship for the ages. Eddie and Susie are certainly one hell of an intriguing pair. Eddie went behind her back on numerous occasions to get him and his family out of the Glass empire, which almost resulted in the death of his entire family after Susie learned of his betrayal and set Tommy Dixon and his posse of god-fearing scousers on Halstead Manor.
The pair have put aside their differences and are now business partners. However, as Eddie continues his descent into the criminal underworld, will that make their relationship even more volatile? Or will it bring them closer together?
Picture: Kaya Scodelario (left) and Theo James (right) – Miramax Television
Who will be the next “villain” of the series?
We could see several new antagonists for the second season. Just several that spring to mind is an invading criminal empire that wants a piece of the Glass empire; the authorities begin breathing down the necks of the Horniman family, especially if Freddy gets himself into trouble. However, it could be the case that the number of times Eddie has been with Susie in public, it wouldn’t take much for a detective to put two and two together and begin investigating Eddie’s illicit activities.
There’s still the threat of the Dixon family, who will want revenge on Freddy for the death of Tommy.
Picture: Pearce Quigley as Gospel John – Miramax Television
Teasing the series on Virgin Radio UK, Theo James teased, “It’s bigger and darker. Still hilarious, but it gets pretty dark in a good way. That’s what we always wanted to do. You introduce a character like mine who’s new to this world, and he’s always on the back foot and gets lured into power and what comes with that.” He further suggested his morality shown throughout the first season will become “compromised.”
When will The Gentlemen season 2 be released on Netflix?
Netflix has yet to confirm an exact release date for The Gentlemen season 2. However, Moonage Pictures and Netflix have confirmed a 2026 premiere with the streamer reiterating it as part of its Next on Netflix 2026 promo.
Given the production wrapped in October 2025, we expect season 2 to drop on Netflix sometime in the second half of 2026. Multiple people connected to the show have also indicated this timeframe.
For the time being, we’re awaiting further official confirmation.
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