Join me as I experience my first ever Red Carpet event at Guy Richie’s Netflix World Premiere of the Gentleman TV series at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane. I was lucky enough to see the cast on the red carpet, the premiere of the first episode and a Q&A session after the screening with all the cast alongside the series director.
The series premiered on Netflix on the 7th March and in respect to the cast and crew this video is being released the day after, so hopefully no spoilers.
The Gentlemen is a television series created by Guy Ritchie. It is a spin-off of Ritchie's 2019 film of the same name. The series stars Theo James and consists of eight episodes.
Eddie Halstead has unexpectedly inherited an estate of 15,000 acres and the title of Duke of Halstead from his recently deceased father, but he learns that the land has become part of a weed-growing empire run by Bobby Glass. Now, he must navigate a world of eclectic and dangerous characters with nefarious agendas, while also trying to protect his home and stay alive.
CAST
Theo James as Eddie Halstead, the new Duke of Halstead.
Kaya Scodelario as Susie Glass
Daniel Ings as Freddy Halstead, Eddie's older brother.
Joely Richardson as Lady Sabrina Halstead, Eddie and Freddy's mother.
Giancarlo Esposito as Stanley Johnston, a wine aristocrat who is trying to buy the Halstead Manor.
Peter Serafinowicz as Tommy Dixon, a member of the Scouse crime family.
Pearce Quigley as John “the Gospel” Dixon, Tommy's brother and the head of the Scouse crime family.
Vinnie Jones as Geoff Seacombe, the groundskeeper of the Halstead Manor
Chanel Cresswell as Tammy
Max Beesley as Henry Collins
Harry Goodwins as Jack
Ruby Sear as Gabrielle
Ray Winstone as Bobby Glass
Dar Salim as Felix, a “cleaner”
Guy Ritchie entered development of a television series for him to write and direct inspired by his film The Gentlemen with Moonage Pictures and Miramax Television in October 2020. Ritchie was also executive producing alongside the producers of the original film. Matthew Read helped Richie write the pilot script, also coming on board to executive produce at Moonage with Will Gould, and Netflix ultimately ordered the series. The cast; including Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Serafinowicz, and Vinnie Jones; was announced the week before filming was set to begin, and Alexis Rodney was added in the first week of filming. In June 2023, Max Beesley was added to the cast, and Hugh Warren was revealed as the series producer. Chanel Cresswell joined the cast in a recurring role during production in December. Ray Winstone was revealed to be part of the cast through a teaser in January 2024.
Production took place in London and Badminton House running from November 2022 through June 2023. Filming took place at Longcross Studios and West London Film Studios with additional on-location shooting throughout the town, including at the Princess Victoria pub and the Tate Modern as well as areas of Hackney and Islington.