The Gentlemen, the 2019 movie was a very entertaining Guy Ritchie addition to his reliably well-received UK gangster collection of films. Cracking good cast with a bit of a well done wicked humor separating it from others, including all imitators. As such, one might ask why redo it? With the solid basic drug related foundation a series offers much more real estate to flesh out an even better story.
So, in 2024 we get Ritchie's Netflix series of the same name. Once again we get an exceptional cast. This time the mix of the same premise gets the long-form. And, in this longer telling of a novel underground UK weed operation there's time to develop the characters quite well. Carried by the trio of Theo James, Kaya Scoelario, and Daniel Ings their characters of Eddie Horniman, Susie Glass, and Freddy Horniman admirably propel this 8-episode retelling of The Gentleman - often it seems better than the movie. Adding gobs of twists and deceit along the way, this version hardly lags, even at eight episodes. In fact, it's addicting to watch leaving one hoping for another season. Definitely one of the best things I've seen on Netflix.
So, in 2024 we get Ritchie's Netflix series of the same name. Once again we get an exceptional cast. This time the mix of the same premise gets the long-form. And, in this longer telling of a novel underground UK weed operation there's time to develop the characters quite well. Carried by the trio of Theo James, Kaya Scoelario, and Daniel Ings their characters of Eddie Horniman, Susie Glass, and Freddy Horniman admirably propel this 8-episode retelling of The Gentleman - often it seems better than the movie. Adding gobs of twists and deceit along the way, this version hardly lags, even at eight episodes. In fact, it's addicting to watch leaving one hoping for another season. Definitely one of the best things I've seen on Netflix.