Netflix’s The Gentlemen expands Guy Ritchie’s 2020 crime comedy into an eight-episode series centred on aristocrat Eddie Horniman, who unexpectedly inherits his family title and estate after his father’s death. The inheritance also brings responsibility for a large cannabis operation, drawing Eddie into conflict with criminal groups and the consequences of his family’s dealings.

The series stars Theo James as Eddie and Daniel Ings as his older brother Freddy, whose behaviour adds further instability to the situation. Although it shares a universe with the film, the article says viewers do not need prior knowledge of it, as the links are mainly Easter eggs; it argues that the show builds its own mythology while retaining Ritchie’s sharp, crime-focused style.