Netflix has put a date on The Gentlemen Season 2: the action-comedy returns on September 3, with Theo James and Kaya Scodelario back in business as Eddie and Susie. By “business,” of course, we mean the kind of sprawling criminal operation where poor decisions are not just possible, but apparently part of the management structure.
The streamer has also released a first-look teaser for the new season, Netflix has also released a first-look teaser for the new season, with an early glimpse at the next round of polished chaos.
What happens in Season 2?
Season 2 picks up one year after Eddie and Susie Season 2 picks up one year after Eddie and Susie agreed to work together inside Bobby’s overseas criminal empire. Bobby, played by Ray Winstone, is still a major force in the story, though Netflix’s official logline suggests his judgment may be becoming a problem.
According to the synopsis, Eddie and Susie are trying to expand the operation, but Bobby’s choices are looking “increasingly unsound.” Eddie and Susie are trying to expand the operation, but Bobby’s choices are looking “increasingly unsound.” That leaves them with a familiar, unpleasant calculation: step in and risk consequences, or do nothing and risk losing everything. step in and risk consequences, or do nothing and risk losing everything.
The logline ends with the warning that “unfettered ambition never ends well,” which is both a useful dramatic promise and, frankly, the sort of thing someone should have mentioned before joining a criminal empire.
