We love to see members of high society embroiled in the underbelly of crime that runs rampant in more than a few countries’ political systems. When it comes to the 2024 Netflix series “The Gentlemen,” that’s precisely what we get. The Guy Ritchie-created show has the added bonus of featuring some intensely dysfunctional family dynamics when Theo James’ aristocratic character Eddie Horniman inherits his family’s estate. So, what’s the issue? Oh, it’s just the secret base of a marijuana empire and there’s no way for Eddie to escape.
The British dark comedy series is filled with dry humor offered up by leads Kaya Scodelario (Susie Glass), Giancarlo Esposito (Stanley Johnston), Daniel Ings (Freddy Horniman), Joely Richardson (Lady Sabrina), and Vinnie Jones (Geoff Seacombe). The show is loosely based on the 2019 Guy Ritchie film of the same name, which only debuted a few years ago in 2019. While “The Gentlemen” stands on its own, there are plenty of similar-minded (yet very different) series to add to your binge queue if you want some more unlikely culprit (but not really) crime content.
