“Four hundred years ago, this estate spread out as far as the eye could see. I want it all back.” That is Eddie Horniman in the first full trailer for the second season of The Gentlemen, and it tells you where the story is going.
The week of August 31, 2026 belonged to Guy Ritchie’s crime series, which came back to Netflix on September 3. All eight episodes of season 2 arrived together, at 12 a.m. PT, so viewers could finish the lot in one sitting. Theo James and Kaya Scodelario returned as Eddie and Susie Glass, three years after the show first aired.
Where Eddie goes next
In season 1, Eddie inherited the family estate and found millions of pounds worth of weed growing on the land. He ended up in business with Susie and her father Bobby, played by Ray Winstone. The season 2 synopsis picks it up a year later, with Bobby’s decisions looking more and more unsound and Eddie and Susie forced to choose between acting and losing everything.
Variety said the new season takes the pair to the lakeside villas of Italy, where at least one of their crew ends up out of his depth. Back home, Eddie’s climb through the underworld is matched by a climb through the British establishment, which brings him to an oily aristocrat played by Hugh Bonneville. Giancarlo Esposito plays the American billionaire Stanley Johnston, who whispers in Eddie’s ear: “You are destined to rule, forge your own path.” Maya Jama and boxer Chris Eubank Jr are among the new faces.
Netflix did not wait for the premiere to look ahead. On August 24 it greenlit a third season of eight episodes, with Ritchie directing and co-writing with Matthew Read. “A third season felt inevitable,” Ritchie said, “and I’m looking forward to pushing the boundaries of it further.”
The rest of the week’s slate
ScreenCrush’s weekly guide put The Gentlemen alongside several other arrivals. Chad Powers, Glen Powell’s comedy about a disgraced quarterback who adopts a disguise and a new identity to get back into football, returned to Hulu on September 3 with six season 2 episodes.
Earle Meets World, a reality series built around TikTok star Alix Earle, reached Netflix on September 4. The Varnell Hill Show, a spinoff of the ’90s sitcom Martin, started on Paramount+ on September 1, with Tommy Davidson back in his old role, “as he fights to stay relevant in a rapidly changing entertainment landscape.” Lovesick, which Netflix launched on September 2, follows a woman who dreams of becoming a doctor during the Mexican Revolution.
Sources
- The Best New TV Shows You Can Watch This Week (ScreenCrush, via AOL)
- 'The Gentlemen' Officially Renewed for Season 3 as First Season 2 Trailer Drops (Variety)
- 'The Gentlemen' Season 2 Release Time and Netflix Schedule (Cosmopolitan UK)
