17 Behind-The-Scenes Secrets About How They Made The Gentlemen Season 2

A lot more went into making the latest episodes of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix crime drama than you might have realised.

This article contains major spoilers for The Gentlemen season two.

The Gentlemen is once again thrilling Netflix audiences with its larger-than-life characters, unique mix of comedy and violence and, indeed, its creative use of swearing.

Guy Ritchie’s hit TV series – inspired by his 2019 film of the same name – centres around Theo James’ Eddie Horniman, a young man who inherits his family estate after the death of his father, only to discover it’s the home to a huge drug empire.

Also starring Kaya Scodelario, Vinnie Jones and Ray Winstone, the new batch of episodes is currently sitting at the top of the Netflix charts, after debuting on the platform at the beginning of September.

Once you’ve already binged through all eight episodes, check out these behind-the-scenes facts about the making of season two of The Gentlemen…

The scripts for The Gentlemen season 2 didn’t always correspond to what we see on screen

Guy Ritchie has a unique way of bringing his creative ideas to life – and it’s one that often forces the cast to just roll with things.

“It’s impossible to guess what’s on the page that’ll end up on screen,” long-term collaborator Vinnie admitted to Many Of Many in an interview published in September.

He explained: “I’ve worked with Guy many times, and I can show you a script of Lock, Stock… that looks nothing like the film. He finds it as he goes along, so you’re better off just focusing on the scene you’re shooting that day.”

Ray Winstone agreed with Vinnie, but explained that the cast quickly caught on to how the Snatch director works.

“You’ll get a three-page dialogue scene for yourself. You might not want to learn it, because you know it’s going to change the next day. But if you don’t learn it, you haven’t got an idea what you’re doing,” Ray claimed.

Vinnie and Ray added that they are both happy to help cast members get accustomed to Guy’s work style.

“In the first week, I had to explain to some panicking actors, ‘That’s just how he works – it happens to all of us’,” Vinnie told the magazine.

“Once you get to a place within when you’re working that you know what’s going to come next is going to be better, that gives you the confidence to actually go on and play the part properly,” Ray explained.

Meanwhile, the show’s leading man, Theo James, previously highlighted Guy’s unusual style when promoting the first series.

“You either give in or… it’s going to end badly for you! He has the script, and the story, but then, on the day, it’s completely rewritten in the room,”he told The Guardian back in 2024. “The first couple of days, it’s a little bit of shock and awe.”

The writers wanted to introduce a new bad guy that audiences could still ‘connect with’, which is what led to Hugh Bonneville being cast

Hugh Bonneville joined season two of The Gentlemen as Lord Hawthorne, a well-connected member of the House of Lords with a hidden dark side.

Writer Matthew Read revealed why the team wanted to cast the Downton Abbey actor – who is usually better known for playing lovable characters.

“We wanted to create a character who was an antagonist, but also one who we could emotionally connect with,” Matthew told Tudum. “And that’s why we felt Hugh was so good for the role.”

Matthew added that the show’s creative team was “really keen for Eddie to ascend in both the criminal world and the world of the establishment”, pointing out that Hugh’s character is “willing to engage with criminals, but on his own terms”.

While Maya Jama is best known as a presenter, she quickly took to acting

Maya Jama may not be an experienced actor, but the Love Island host was seemingly a natural on the set of The Gentlemen season two.

She appears in the first episode of the new series as Aisha, a fixer who drops into Eddie’s estate to offer her expertise.

Jasmine Blackborow, who plays Charly, told the Daily Star: “[Maya] was absolutely gorgeous on set and she was nervous because she’s not done this before. She was there running her lines again and again and when she did it she was just such a pro.”

Susie Glass herself, Kaya Scodelario, previously explained that she sent Maya a DM after learning she’d been cast in season two, to ensure she felt welcome on set.

“I just said, ‘Hey, babe, heads up! This is going to not be what you expect. Be ready to be on your........

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