Netflix confirms the fate of The Gentlemen after Theo James gangster thriller scoops string of rave reviews
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Netflix has confirmed that Guy Ritchie's fan-favourite series The Gentlemen will be returning for a second season.
The star-studded British gangster drama is one of the platform's biggest hits of the year after it reached 44million views in just four weeks.
Emmy-nominated Guy will be returning to direct the action comedy show, with Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, and Daniel Ings all confirmed to be reprising their roles.
For the first season, the Hollywood sensation crafted a fresh take on the 2019 movie, but featuring an entirely new cast of characters.
Ray Winstone stars as Bobby Glass, a career criminal from the East End of London who founded an industrial cannabis empire.
Netflix has confirmed that Guy Ritchie 's fan-favourite series The Gentlemen will be returning for a second season
The star-studded British gangster drama is one of the platform's biggest hits of the year after it reached 44million views in just four weeks (pictured Kaya Scodelario as Susie Glass and Theo James as Eddie Horniman)
Meanwhile Theo James plays Edward Horniman - who inherits 'his father's sizeable estate only to discover' it's a 'weed empire owned by the legendary Mickey Pearson' - and Daniel Ings plays his disinherited eldest brother Freddie.
Ray and Theo star alongside the likes of Chanel Cresswell, Joely Richardson and Gaia Weiss, as well as Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito, which plays a sly wealthy entrepreneur.
Kaya Scodelario plays Susie Glass - Ray's character Bobby's effortlessly stylish and steely daughter who runs the day-to-day business of her father's empire.
In an endless series of twists and turns, a host of unsavoury characters from Britain's criminal underworld want a piece of Eddie's operation.
Netflix announced the positive news on its social media channels on Wednesday, quipping: 'Another round, Captain? The Gentlemen will return for Season 2.'
Fans have flooded the replies with excitement at the record-breaking series making its return, quipping:
'Yes!!! We are overdue.'
'Awesome! Thoroughly enjoyed the first season. I kind of assumed the story was over! Can't wait for S2!'
In season one, Ray, 67, starred as Bobby Glass, a career criminal from the East End of London who founded an industrial cannabis empire
Emmy-nominated Guy will be returning to direct the action comedy show, with Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, and Daniel Ings all confirmed to be reprising their roles
Fans have flooded the replies with excitement at the record-breaking series making its return
'Brilliant. Loved the first season.'
'I AM READYYYYY'
'Omggggggg best news of the week'
'First season was great. So glad they decided to continue it.'
'Excellent. One of the best shows Netflix has made.'
Speaking before the release of series one, Guy said: 'The world of The Gentlemen is a little bit of me, I'm thrilled that with Netflix, Miramax and Moonage we have this opportunity to inhabit it once again.
'We're looking forward to bringing fans back into that world, introducing new characters and their stories and I am excited to be doing it with this extremely talented cast.'
As well as creating the TV series adaptation, Guy also directed the first two episodes.
The 2019 movie starred Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Colin Farrell, Jeremy Strong, Henry Golding, and Hugh Grant among many others.
It proved to be a box office success, grossing just over $115 million against a reported budget of $22 million.
In the film version, Mickey Pearson (played by Matthew) was a drug lord that tried to sell off his profitable marijuana business to a dynasty of billionaires.
