Netflix has announced ‘The White Lotus’ star, Theo James will lead the cast as Eddie Horniman in a new eight-part drama series, ‘The Gentlemen,’ which is inspired by the original Miramax film with the same title.
Joining James, are Kaya Scodelario (Crawl, The Pale Horse), Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie), Joely Richardson (Lady Chatterley’s Lover), Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul) and Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick). Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels actor Vinnie Jones will also star, seeing him directed by Guy Ritchie for the first time since the release of Snatch in 2000.
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The series sees high life meet pond life as the estranged son of an English aristocrat, Eddie (Theo James), inherits the family pile – only to discover that it’s sitting on top of the biggest weed farm in Europe. It’s all about old money, new money and show me the money. It is said that the series is set in the world of The Gentlemen film, but not starring the original characters.
Guy Ritchie stakes his claim at the helm of the production, serving as creator, co-writer, and executive producer. Ritchie will also direct the first two episodes.
Production will commence filming on November 7th.
