Director: Guy Ritchie
A sprawling English estate becomes a battlefield of ambition and crime in "The Gentlemen," Guy Ritchie's 2024 series set inside his own film universe.
What is The Gentlemen about?
When Eddie Horniman's father dies, he expects to inherit a quiet aristocratic title alongside the family's centuries-old estate. Instead he discovers the grounds have long been leased to a sophisticated cannabis operation run by an American family embedded deep in British high society. Eddie, a former army captain more comfortable with discipline than diplomacy, is forced to choose between walking away from a criminal enterprise he never asked for or taking control of it to protect everything his family has built. As rival gangs, blackmail schemes, and old family secrets surface, Eddie's polished manners collide with a world of violence he is unexpectedly good at navigating. The series balances dry aristocratic wit with sudden bursts of brutality, following layered schemes and overlapping betrayals among London's underworld and England's landed gentry alike.
Cast & crew
Theo James anchors the show as Eddie, playing the reluctant duke with a mix of restraint and simmering intensity. Kaya Scodelario brings sharp composure to Susie Glass, the operation's real power broker, while Vinnie Jones returns to familiar territory as the estate's gruff, all-seeing groundskeeper. Daniel Ings and Joely Richardson round out the Horniman family with performances that swing between comic dysfunction and genuine menace.
Context & significance
"The Gentlemen" extends the crime-comedy world Guy Ritchie built in his 2019 film of the same name, trading the film's ensemble structure for a serialized story centered on one reluctant heir. The eight-episode run leans into class satire as much as gangland plotting, using the contrast between manicured English countryside and criminal enterprise for both comedy and tension.
Where & how to watch
"The Gentlemen" is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login, presented in a Farsi-friendly interface built for Persian-speaking audiences. Persian dubbing and subtitles are both available, letting viewers follow the show's fast, slang-heavy dialogue in their own language without losing the sharp humor of the original.