Netflix’s The Gentlemen season 2 thrown into doubt due to ‘challenges getting the same actors back’

The Gentlemen face their toughest challenge yet: clearing their diaries

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The Gentlemenis one of Netflix’s biggest current hits, but while a second season of the gangster drama may look inevitable there seems to be some pretty significant obstacles that need to be overcome. The first is that director Guy Ritchie’s diary is already pretty packed, and the second is that the key actors' diaries are pretty packed too.

The news comes viaThe Sunnewspaper, which quotes an unnamed “TV insider” as saying: “it’s going to be quite a challenge getting the same actors back together, butNetflixchiefs are keen for a sequel. Another hurdle will be securing Guy for the series as he already has several movie projects in the pipeline this year.” As much as Netflix apparently wants a season two, getting everyone together at the same time could prove to be as tough as assembling any heist team.

What are The Gentlemen stars saying about season 2?

The Gentlemenwas always designed to be a show that would work over multiple seasons. But that doesn’t mean anybody’s made any firm promises to the cast. Giancarlo Esposito recently toldDigital Spythat while he hoped there would be more seasons, a second season of the show was never formally discussed on the set. “Nothing was ever discussed of a second season,” he said, but “we have the possibility of going further. And I think the show does as well.”

As for Theo James, who plays Eddie Horniman inseason one, he certainly seems to see a future for his character – albeit not a particularly happy one. Speaking to Netflix’sTudum, James explained that at the end of season one we’re seeing “the beginning of his journey into the heart of darkness”. After signing “a deal with the devil” Eddie and Susie are “about to embark on a diabolical journey”.

Miramax’s head of worldwide television Marc Helwig is definitely enthusiastic. Speaking toDeadline, he said that a second season was definitely being discussed. “We have started that process,” he said. “There are some writers we’ve talked to, certainly lots of discussion with Guy about what he might want to do in a second season, what things to focus on.”

Season one ofThe Gentlemenis streaming on Netflix but if you’ve already seen it and are looking for more, thenstream these three crime caperswhile you wait for more news of season two.

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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.

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