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‘The Gentlemen’ Producers on Balancing Quirkiness With Crime in ‘Glamorous’ Season 2: ‘We Are Always Looking for New Ways To Murder People’
The producers of Netflix’s ‘The Gentlemen’ discuss how Season 2 blends Guy Ritchie’s signature quirkiness with darker crime elements, set against the backdrop of Italian glamour and British stately homes.
The producers of «The Gentlemen» say the key to the show’s appeal is striking a delicate balance between its quirky, stylish tone and the brutal realities of the criminal underworld it portrays. In a new interview about the upcoming second season, the creative team behind the Guy Ritchie series explained that they approach each episode with a dual mandate: keep the audience entertained with wit and visual flair, while never shying away from the violence that drives the plot forward.
«We are always looking for new ways to murder people,» one producer said, describing the show’s ongoing creative challenge. The series, which stars Theo James as Eddie Horniman, a Duke who inherits a vast weed empire, and Kaya Scodelario as Susie Glass, the sharp-tongued heiress to a gangland fortune, returns to Netflix for its second season. The new episodes reportedly push the story further into the glamorous yet dangerous corners of Europe, with Italy serving as a key backdrop for the unfolding drama.
The producers noted that the show’s visual identity owes a debt to the British stately home tradition, a setting they have deliberately subverted. If «Bridgerton» gave such estates a new lease of life with Regency charm, «The Gentlemen» has injected them with a criminal dose of cool. That contrast — between the polished, aristocratic world of the British countryside and the gritty, high-stakes business of drug trafficking — remains central to the series’ identity.
Season 2 premiered on Netflix on September 3, and ahead of that release, the streaming platform had already greenlit a third season, signaling strong confidence in the show’s continued appeal. The series was created by Ritchie as a spin-off of his 2019 film of the same name, which followed a similar premise of an aristocrat drawn into the criminal underworld. The television adaptation expands on that concept, giving James’s character a more complex arc as he partners with a criminal dynasty whose motives are never entirely clear.
The cast also includes Ray Winstone, who plays Bobby Glass, the patriarch of the Glass family and a figure of considerable menace beneath a deceptively calm exterior. Winstone, known for a career full of tough-guy roles, has spoken about the physical and emotional demands of playing such characters. In a recent interview, he recalled his early days in the industry, including his first American film role in the cult 1982 punk movie «Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains,» where he starred alongside members of The Clash and The Sex Pistols. That experience, he said, taught him that acting, not rock stardom, was his true calling.
The producers’ comments suggest that Season 2 will continue to explore the tension between the show’s lighter, more eccentric elements and its darker themes. They emphasized that the writing team is constantly searching for fresh ways to depict crime, ensuring that the violence never feels routine or gratuitous but instead serves the story and characters. This approach has resonated with audiences, who have embraced the show’s blend of humor, style, and suspense.
As «The Gentlemen» moves forward, its producers remain committed to the formula that made the first season a hit: a charismatic lead, a richly drawn supporting cast, and a world that feels both glamorous and dangerous. With a third season already in the works, the creative team shows no signs of running out of ideas — or of new ways to dispose of their characters.
