The thriller series “The Gentlemen”, created by Guy Ritchie (“Snatch”, “Sherlock Holmes”), debuted today on Netflix. The production is inspired by the film of the same title from 2019. You can watch her video review below. Maciej Łuka and Łukasz Muszyński invite you.
“The Gentlemen”: a review of the series
“The Gentlemen”: Guy Ritchie and Netflix join forces
In the series “The Gentlemen”, Eddie Horniman (Theo James) unexpectedly inherits a large country estate from his father, which turns out to be a marijuana empire. In addition, quite a large team of pleasantries from the British underworld want to have a share in this business. Eddie decides to free the family from their clutches and defeat the gangsters with their own weapons. However, the more he becomes involved in the criminal universe, the more he begins to like it.
Ritchie is an executive producer of the series, wrote the pilot with Matthew Read, and directed the first two episodes. The whole thing has eight episodes.
Apart from James, the cast also included: Kaya Scodelario, Ray Winstone, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones, Giancarlo Esposito, Chanel Cresswell, Michael Vu, Max Beesley, Jasmine Blackborow, Harry Goodwins, Dar Salim, Pearce Quigley and Peter Serafinowicz.
“The Gentlemen” – what was the movie regarding?
The film “The Gentlemen” was regarding Mickey Pearson – an American who built a drug empire in England. One day, a rumor spreads that Pearson wants to get out of the market. Maybe the climate doesn’t suit him or he’s afraid of Brexit. The problem is that native British bandits are looking for an opportunity to take over his business. There are offers, threats and flattery. Some people try blackmail or bribery. Pearson, however, apparently hasn’t made a final decision yet. To help him with this, some more impatient people reach for weapons. And a certain cunning and witty journalist is planning a scam that may change the rules of the game. Pearson, however, turns out to be the master of the free-American gangster. A very costly war begins. But gentlemen don’t talk regarding money.
The cast of the film included Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Jeremy Strong and Hugh Grant.