The Gentlemen is an action comedy television series created by Guy Ritchie for Netflix. It is a spin-off of Ritchie’s 2019 film of the same name.
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- The Gentlemen is an action comedy television series created by Guy Ritchie for Netflix.
- It is a spin-off of Ritchie’s 2019 film of the same name.
- The series stars Theo James in the lead role.
- It was released on March 7, 2024.
- The series shares the same name as one of Guy Ritchie’s films, “The Gentlemen” (2019). This is a spin off from that film and it stays true to the story of the film.
- Information for the audience is handwritten on scenes in yellow.
- Theo James, as Eddie Horniman, is stationed in Turkye (at the Syrian border).
- In 2011, he was beautiful Mr. Pamuk, Turkish Embassy attache in Downton Abbey.
- Daniel Ings (Freddy Horniman) and Joshua McGuire (Sticky Pete) both starred in Lovesick (2014).
- Joely Richardson’s character in the tv series Lady Chatterley’s Lover,had an affair with the the groundsman played by Sean Bean. In “The Gentlemen” this is echoed by revelations of an earlier liason with the gamekeeper played by Vinnie Jones
- Guy Ritchie entered development of a television series for him to write and direct inspired by his film The Gentlemen with Moonage Pictures and Miramax Television in October 2020.
- Ritchie was also executive producing alongside the producers of the original film.
- Matthew Read helped Richie write the pilot script.
- Also Matthew Read came on board to executive produce at Moonage with Will Gould,
- Netflix ultimately ordered the series.
- The cast was announced the week before filming was set to begin.
- Alexis Rodney was added in the first week of filming.
- In June 2023, Max Beesley was added to the cast.
- At the same time Hugh Warren was revealed as the series producer.
- Chanel Cresswell joined the cast in a recurring role during production in December.
- Ray Winstone, Jasmine Blackborow, and Michael were also revealed to be part of the cast through a teaser in January 2024.
- Production took place in London and Badminton House.
- It ran from November 2022 through June 2023.
- Filming took place at Longcross Studios and West London Film Studios with additional on-location shooting throughout the town, including at the Princess Victoria pub and the Tate Modern as well as areas of Hackney and Islington.
- The backdrop of Printworks London was also present during the first episode.
