The criminal world of The Gentlemen is getting bigger, more dangerous and considerably more ambitious. Theo James and Kaya Scodelario return as Eddie Horniman and Susie Glass when Guy Ritchie’s Netflix crime drama comes back for Season 2 on September 3, 2026. Netflix has already confirmed a third season, making the returning stars central to one of its most successful crime franchises.
Eddie Is No Longer the Reluctant Duke
Season 1 introduced Eddie as an aristocratic heir who unexpectedly inherited a country estate sitting above an enormous illegal cannabis operation. His partnership with Susie gradually transformed him from an unwilling participant into someone increasingly comfortable with the criminal world.
Season 2 takes that evolution much further. Netflix describes Eddie as a man who is now scaling up his criminal empire, while Theo James says the character has embraced the possibilities offered by both his aristocratic heritage and his criminal ambitions.
That transformation is important because it changes the show’s central question. Eddie is no longer simply asking how to survive the underworld. He is beginning to ask how much of it he can control.
Susie Glass Remains the Power Behind the Operation
Kaya Scodelario’s Susie is equally important to the show’s appeal. Stylish, calculating and deeply connected to her father Bobby Glass, Susie understands the criminal business in ways Eddie initially does not.
Netflix’s character guide describes Susie as the person running her father’s organization and highlights the complicated relationship between her ambition, her loyalty to Bobby and her evolving partnership with Eddie.
Season 2 therefore isn’t simply about Eddie becoming more powerful. It is about whether Eddie and Susie can remain partners as their ambitions grow and new threats enter the picture.
Why Their Chemistry Drives the Series
The show’s greatest advantage is the contrast between its two leads. Eddie brings aristocratic confidence and increasingly ruthless ambition, while Susie brings experience, instinct and an understanding of the criminal ecosystem.
That combination gives The Gentlemen its distinctive balance of crime, dark comedy, glamour and high-stakes business maneuvering. Their relationship is neither a straightforward friendship nor a conventional rivalry. It is a constantly shifting alliance built around mutual usefulness and growing trust.
Netflix Is Betting on a Bigger Universe
The return of James and Scodelario is particularly significant because Netflix has already renewed The Gentlemen for Season 3. Guy Ritchie has said the show’s ambition has accelerated and its world has expanded, suggesting that the franchise is becoming a larger long-term property rather than a one-season experiment.
Season 2 also introduces several new players, including Hugh Bonneville, Benjamin Clementine, Benedetta Porcaroli, Amra Mallassi and Maya Jama, alongside returning performers such as Ray Winstone, Daniel Ings and Giancarlo Esposito.
The Real Netflix Win
The biggest success may be Netflix’s decision to preserve what worked instead of simply recreating it. The original series established a distinctive criminal universe; James and Scodelario gave it a compelling center; and Season 2 expands that foundation rather than abandoning it.
With Eddie hungry for greater power, Susie navigating increasingly complicated loyalties and Season 3 already secured, The Gentlemen is no longer merely another Netflix crime series.
It is becoming a franchise — and Theo James and Kaya Scodelario remain the key reasons audiences want to return to the underworld.
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