Where normally, The Gentlemen, wouldn’t be the type of show that this writer watches, you had me at royalty and Theo James. It’s nothing against the premise, it’s just that Guy Ritchie has not really ever made something that I have overwhelmingly enjoyed.
But again, Theo James. Accent. Kaya Scodelario. It’s like okay, fine, take my time and change my mind about Guy Ritchies ability to make anything that is worth watching.
The teaser for THE GENTLEMEN also reveals veteran actor Ray Winstone will star in the series. Ray plays Bobby Glass, a career criminal from the East End of London who founded an industrial cannabis empire.
Winstone joins a host of on-screen talent, led by Emmy-nominated The White Lotus 2 star Theo James as The Duke of Halstead, Eddie Horniman, who finds himself embroiled in criminality after inheriting his father’s estate, and Kaya Scodelario (Crawl, The Pale Horse) who plays Susie Glass, Bobby’s effortlessly stylish and steely daughter who runs the day-to-day business of the empire.
If Ritchie screws this up, with the phenomenal cast that he has starring alongside Theo James and Kaya Scodelario – Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones, Giancarlo Esposito, Chanel Cresswell, Michael Vu, Max Beesley, Jasmin Blackborow, Harry Goodwins, Dar Salim, Pearce Quigley, Ruby Sear, and Peter Serafinowicz – then that’s on him.
THE GENTLEMEN sees Eddie Horniman (Theo James) unexpectedly inherit his father’s sizable country estate – only to discover it’s part of a clandestine cannabis empire. Moreover, many unsavory characters from Britain’s criminal underworld want a piece of the operation. Determined to extricate his family from their clutches, Eddie tries to play the gangsters at their own game. However, as he gets sucked into the world of criminality, he begins to find a taste for it.
This series has the chance to be iconic, incredible, and groundbreaking. We hope that it is.
Can’t wait to find out more, when The Gentlemen arrives on Netflix this March.
