The news was announced in the most Guy Ritchie way.
After the huge success of season one, Netflix have announced that The Gentlemen will return for a second season.
The news was revealed via a gigantic billboard which appeared on a street near London Bridge this week with an enormous joint obscuring the full message.
As this burned down, the message “roll on season 2” was eventually revealed, confirming the gangster drama about a burgeoning weed empire would be back for new episodes.
Netflix UK & Ireland confirmed the news with a post on X this afternoon, writing: “Roll on Season 2 of The Gentlemen. Filming is due to kick off in 2025!”
Roll on Season 2 of The Gentlemen. 🔥
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) August 14, 2024
Filming is due to kick off in 2025! pic.twitter.com/NbHjjTpmeM
Season one of the crime drama dropped on Netflix in March of this year, and received a rating of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.
It featured a star-studded cast which included Theo James (The White Lotus), Kaya Scodelario (Skins), Vinnie Jones (The Football Factory) and Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad).
All of these are expected to return for the second season, although no cast information has been announced as of yet.
Fans reacted with a lot of positivity to the news on social media.
One person wrote: “The Gentlemen for Season 2, because apparently, Theo James’ charm is too powerful to be contained in just one season.”
‘The Gentlemen’ for Season 2, because apparently, Theo James’ charm is too powerful to be contained in just one season. pic.twitter.com/iNxcPE6V6m
— AI Box (@AIBox_ai) August 14, 2024
Another added: “WOOOW SUCH A W MARKETING IDEA!! The creator of this idea should get a pay rise immediately!!!”
One other wrote: “Yay, the first season was really good!”
The first season followed Eddie’s (James) exploits after he inherits his father’s country estate – and discovers Glass (Scodelario) and her incarcerated father have been running a cannabis empire on it.
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Initially, he plans to extricate his family from the gangsters’ clutches but, as events unfold, Eddie realises he not only has a taste for criminality but he’s pretty good at it too.
The show is set in the same universe as Ritchie’s 2019 film The Gentlemen, which starred Charlie Hunnam, Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell and Jeremy Strong, but does not have any overlapping characters.
