The Gentlemen Series Trailer: Theo James Leads the Perfect Spinoff to the Matthew McConaughey Masterpiece
In late 2019, the action comedy movie The Gentlemen, directed and produced by Guy Ritchie, was released to positive critical reviews. It follows a cannabis empire leader in England who faces violent conflict when he attempts to sell off his business. In the world of sequels, Ritchie decided to turn it into a franchise by making a series based on it.
While the movie starred Matthew McConaughey in the lead role of Mickey Pearson, the spin-off series The Gentlemen is going to be led by The Divergent Series film trilogy star Theo James. The first look of this series was released in November 2023, and the streaming service has recently dropped a trailer for the series.
Netflix has Dropped the Trailer for The Gentlemen Series
Although The Gentlemen series is a spin-off, it is based in the same world as the original film. Guy Ritchie serves as the serves as the creator, co-writer, and executive producer of this series. He shares the latter two positions with Matthew Read (known for Curfew and Peaky Blinders) and also directs the first two episodes of the show so fans are definitely in for a ride if they decide to watch the series. The trailer for the series is out.
The cast of this series is completely new as none of the actors from the movies star in it. While Theo James plays the lead character of Eddie Horniman, Ray Winstone appears as cannabis empire founder Bobby Glass, and Kaya Scodelario as Bobby’s daughter and the empire’s operations leader. Additionally, the cast includes Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones, Giancarlo Esposito, and Chanel Cresswell.
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The show will follow Eddie who will inherit his father’s huge estate only to find out that it is a part of a marijuana empire. As one can imagine, the criminal underworld is interested in having a piece of the marijuana empire. Now, as Eddie tries to give them a taste of their own medicine, he gets involved in the world of criminality and starts liking it.
Guy Ritchie on Making The Gentlemen Series
Guy Ritchie is predominantly known for his contribution to the realm of crime cinema in Hollywood. He made his directorial debut in 1998 with the movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. It was followed by the crime comedy film Snatch, released in 2000.
Speaking on the making of The Gentlemen series, in early 2023, Ritchie told Time:
“The attractive thing about The Gentleman is it’s a TV series. I have to say that is a beguiling departure from just making films. When you realize how immersive you can become within certain worlds, TV does become very attractive.”
The Sherlock Holmes director went on to say that he is a binge-watching kind of person so he is not much different from the average audience that likes to rip off the band-aid in one go.
All eight episodes of The Gentlemen will be available for streaming on Netflix in March 2024.
