Guy Ritchie’s 8-part crime series with action and comedy elements is an easy Netflix binge before its season 2 drops on Thursday, September 3, 2026. Ritchie, who first rose to fame as the writer and director of iconic crime movies like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000), has created a handful of great streaming shows in the 2020s so far, one of them being the hit Prime Video spy action mystery Young Sherlock. This Thursday, September 3, will mark the latest installment of his venture into scripted series.

The highly anticipated second season of Guy Ritchie’s action comedy series The Gentlemen finally arrives on Netflix this week after more than a 2-year wait. The Gentlemen season 2 will premiere all eight of its episodes at once, and the series has already been renewed by Netflix for a third season ahead of season 2’s debut. For those who haven’t seen The Gentlemen season 1 yet, it’s actually reasonably easy to binge-watch in just one or a few sittings, considering its 8 episodes that have a total runtime of roughly 6.5 hours.

The Gentlemen Season 1 Is An Easy 8-Episode Netflix Binge

The Gentlemen is one of the very best new series to binge-watch on Netflix this week. Once you get through the first two episodes of The Gentlemen, which are 67 and 63 minutes each, respectively, it’s mostly smooth sailing from there, as the length of each episode drops drastically to the 41–50 minute range, making it easy to continue on until you arrive at the season 1 finale. The Gentlemen season 1 earned a strong 84% Rotten Tomatoes audience score and raked in 12.2 million views worldwide within its first three days on Netflix.

The Gentlemen features Ritchie’s signature directorial style, full of sharp editing and even sharper dialogue, which is part of the reason why it’s so entertaining from start to finish. Theo James stars as Eddie Horniman, an ex-soldier who unexpectedly inherits his father’s gigantic family estate and is named the 13th Duke of Halstead over his older brother Freddy (Daniel Ings). Upon returning home, Eddie realizes that he hasn’t only inherited his father’s wealth but also a booming weed empire overseen by the Glass crime family.

From the moment you press play on The Gentlemen season 1, you meet Eddie in his former life as a member of the British Army. After discovering his father is on his deathbed, Eddie has no choice but to be relieved of his duty in Türkiye to say goodbye, only to get an earful from the 12th Duke of Halstead, Archibald, upon his arrival. Within minutes, Archibald passes away, the funeral is held, and Eddie receives the stunning news of his inheritance, much to his brother’s chagrin. All this happens within the first ten minutes of The Gentlemen – after that, things start to get very interesting,

The Gentlemen Season 2 Premiere Makes Now The Perfect Time To Catch Up

With The Gentlemen season 2 set to premiere in just a matter of hours on Netflix, now is the perfect time to binge-watch the original series, whether it’s for the first time or a re-watch. Since The Gentlemen season 1 hit Netflix back in March 2024, viewers may find it beneficial to refresh on season 1’s story to be fully prepared for season 2. Even if you don’t have time to binge the entire first season tonight, you could easily split it between Wednesday and Thursday and dedicate the weekend to watching all of The Gentlemen season 2.

With its strong Rotten Tomatoes audience score, big-name talents like Ritchie, James, and Giancarlo Esposito, and its relatively short length at roughly 6 and a half hours, we consider The Gentlemen to be an absolute must-watch this week on Netflix and expect it to become one of, if not the, most-watched new series on the platform this weekend. Fortunately, there’s still time to catch up before season 2 arrives and be a part of the platform’s latest streaming sensation.

The Gentlemen

6/10

Release Date

2024 – 2026-00-00

Network

Netflix

Directors

David Caffrey, Guy Ritchie, Eran Creevy, Nima Nourizadeh

Writers

Stuart Carolan, Guy Ritchie, Matthew Read, Billy Mason Wood, Haleema Mirza

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  Kaya Scodelario

  Susie Glass

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  Theo James

  Eddie Horniman