Theo James as Eddie in a car in Season 2 of 'The Gentlemen.' Image via Netflix By Therese Lacson Published Sep 3, 2026, 3:01 AM EDT Therese Lacson is a Senior TV Editor who has been with Collider since 2021. She got started in this business over ten years ago working primarily as an interviewer and critic. At Collider, she works closely with the features team to support the writers and also ideates and develops content daily. She has covered major industry events including Cannes Film Festival , Sundance Film Festival , SXSW , Toronto International Film Festival , and San Diego Comic-Con . Although she reviews and covers both film and television, her focus is in television and her expertise is in fantasy and sci-fi genre shows. Her favorite shows to cover include House of the Dragon , Bridgerton , Fallout , 9-1-1 , and Rivals . Sign in to your Collider account Add Us Add on Google Preferred Source Google News Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Listen Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap It's been two years since Guy Ritchie 's Netflix series, The Gentlemen , first hit our streaming screens, and its sophomore return is making an even bigger splash than Season 1 . Based on his 2019 film of the same title , The Gentlemen follows the story of Edward Horniman ( Theo James ), 13th Duke of Halstead, former Army captain and newly minted gangster, as he navigates the world of drugs and crime upon returning to his family estate. While Season 1 focused on bringing Eddie into this new world as an aristocrat-turned-criminal, Season 2 pushes the character into deeper and darker waters . The new season brings in the Italian mafia, Peruvian cartels, the British House of Lords, and a sprinkling of mysticism and myth we've never seen before. It's a tonal shift away from the comedy that was so evident in Season 1, but the move is for the better as The Gentlemen transforms and evolves into something completely new.
If Season 1 of The Gentlemen was about easing us into the world of crime alongside Eddie, then Season 2 is about his quiet rise into becoming a kingpin in his own right . The season starts with the reveal that Eddie is trying to secure a seat in the House of Lords in an attempt to derail a bill set to decriminalize marijuana. At the same time, he's expanded Bobby Glass' ( Ray Winstone ) empire into Italy, bringing in more money and creating more weed farms. Of course, any criminal expansion into Italy will inevitably bring its own baggage, and both Eddie and Susie ( Kaya Scodelario ) have to face off against the mafia's El Capo dei Capi (the boss of bosses), Marco Moretti ( Sergio Castellitto ).
While Season 1 of The Gentlemen stuck to the blueprint of Ritchie's film, Season 2 expands in all directions in the vein of his more sober crime drama, MobLand . Expanding into the international world of criminals means that whatever equilibrium was found after Season 1 has been undone. It's clear that while Susie and Eddie might be able to keep their cool in London, leaving the safe confines of England means they are navigating more dangerous territory. While some shows struggle when the cast expands and the story with it, Ritchie has rooted The Gentlemen in a way that makes its evolution feel organic . This is still a story about class differences, about crime and morality, about power and ownership. We're just seeing it o…