Netflix Orders ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 3 Before Guy Ritchie’s Crime Saga Even Returns For Round Two

Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentlemen’ has become one of Netflix’s steadiest UK exports, and the streamer isn’t waiting around to find out if the momentum holds. Netflix officially renewed ‘The Gentlemen’ for a third season on August 24, 2026, a week before the second season’s debut. The move places the crime dramedy in a small club of shows confident enough to lock in another run before the current one even lands.

The series is a spin-off of Ritchie’s 2019 film of the same name and stars Theo James in the lead role, having premiered on Netflix on March 7, 2024. With Season 3 now confirmed, attention has shifted to what a bigger, more ambitious chapter of the Horniman family saga might look like, and who might be along for the ride.

‘The Gentlemen’ Season 3 Renewal Arrives Early

This early renewal came just days before the highly anticipated release of Season 2, which dropped globally on Netflix on September 3rd. Ordering a follow up season before the current one premieres is a strong signal of confidence from the streamer, and it suggests Netflix has been pleased with how the show has performed internally even ahead of public reaction to the new episodes.

Season 3, like the two seasons before it, will span eight hour-long episodes. That format has remained consistent since the show began, giving Ritchie room to build out sprawling criminal schemes without rushing the pacing that has become one of the series’ signatures.

The renewal news arrived alongside a batch of other UK original orders, with Netflix also renewing ‘Being Gordon Ramsay,’ ‘House of Guinness,’ and ‘Legends’ for Season 2. The timing points to a broader push from Netflix to solidify its slate of British produced series heading into the next stretch of programming.

‘The Gentlemen’ is created by Ritchie, who serves as writer alongside Matthew Read, with Ritchie and Eran Creevy directing. The series is produced by Moonage Pictures, part of ITV Studios, and Miramax Television for Netflix, with Will Gould, Read, Frith Tiplady, and Simon Crawford Collins serving as executive producers alongside Ritchie. That production team has remained largely intact across the show’s run, which helps explain the consistency in tone from season to season.

‘The Gentlemen’ Season 3 Cast Speculation

Official Season 3 casting for ‘The Gentlemen’ has not been confirmed, but Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, and many other returning faces are expected to reprise their roles, assuming their characters survive Season 2. That caveat matters given how the series has treated its criminal underworld as a genuinely dangerous place for everyone involved, Hornimans included.

The current roster of series regulars includes Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones, Jasmine Blackborrow, Michael Vu, Daniel Ings, Harry Goodwins, Ruby Sear, Pearce Quigley, and Giancarlo Esposito. Season 2 has also brought in Hugh Bonneville, Benjamin Clementine, Benedetta Porcaroli, Michele Morrone, Sergio Castellitto, Amara Mallassi, Tyler Conti, Chris Eubank Jr., and Maya Jama. Several of those additions were built around the show’s expanded international setting.

Season 2 sees Eddie Horniman and Susie Glass grow their business internationally as they move into the lakeside villas of Italy, where at least one member of their crew discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew. Eddie’s rise through the criminal underworld is mirrored by his rise through the British establishment, which brings him into contact with a new aristocratic figure played by Hugh Bonneville. How those storylines resolve by the end of Season 2 will likely shape who remains available for the next chapter.

The main trailer for Season 2 makes clear that a bigger, grittier version of the aristocrats turned gangsters story is on the way, with Eddie no longer positioned as the reluctant duke finding his footing but instead scaling up his empire while everyone around him feels the consequences. That escalation is expected to carry directly into whatever Season 3 ends up building toward.

Meghan Markle And ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 3

Reports had tied the Duchess of Sussex to a high-profile UK-based series following news that she and her family would be returning to the United Kingdom, and Deadline tied her specifically to ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 3, though talks were described as early. The speculation quickly became one of the more talked about angles surrounding the show’s future.

Deadline had previously reported that Meghan Markle was in talks to join the series for its third season, and the outlet’s original report became the basis for most of the coverage that followed. Over the following weekend, reports suggested she had already been dropped from contention, with commentary describing the UK backlash as so intense that continuing became untenable.

Tina Brown, former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, wrote that the casting had been withdrawn because the backlash in the UK became too intense for the plan to move forward. Even so, Meghan Markle was reported to remain in talks for a role as the Season 3 renewal news broke, indicating the situation had not been fully settled one way or the other.

Whether or not the casting ultimately materializes, the episode highlighted just how much attention ‘The Gentlemen’ now commands beyond its core fan base. A show built around fictional aristocrats getting entangled in crime briefly became a genuine royal news story in its own right.

What Comes Next For ‘The Gentlemen’ Season 3

Speaking about the renewal, series creator, writer, and director Guy Ritchie said the ambition of ‘The Gentlemen’ has accelerated, the world has expanded, and the consequences carry weight, adding that a third season felt inevitable and that he is looking forward to pushing its boundaries further. That statement suggests Season 3 will continue widening the show’s geography and stakes rather than resetting to a smaller scale.

All principal cast members are expected to reprise their roles in the upcoming season, which is described as moving from the country piles of England to the majestic Italian lakes, with the logline noting that ambition can no longer be tamed and there is everything to play for. That framing lines up with the international expansion already visible in Season 2.

Netflix has not announced a release date for Season 3. Given how far ahead of Season 2 the renewal itself arrived, a firm premiere window will likely depend heavily on how production scheduling and cast availability shake out over the coming months.

For now, fans have Season 2 to work through first, with the door already open on where Eddie Horniman’s empire goes from here. Given how much the Duke of Halstead’s world has grown in just two seasons, where do readers think ‘The Gentlemen’ should take Eddie and Susie next.