Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT I can't wait for The Gentlemen season 2 to happen after its star, Theo James, compared the potential story to a movie with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Netflix series is adapted from Guy Ritchie's The Gentleman movie by Richie himself. It follows Eddie Horniman, who inherits his father's sprawling estate, only to discover that it's embroiled in a vast cannabis empire.
The Gentlemen Season 2 Sounds More Exciting After Theo James' Godfather Comparisons It Teases Eddie's Descent Into Darkness Close I am all the more eager for The Gentlemen season 2 to happen after Theo James compared the potential story for it to The Godfather. While I obviously don't expect it to be nearly as good as Francis Ford Coppola's cult classic, Academy Award-winning movie, I find the comparison promising.
However, James said that if there's a second season, Eddie "needs to go into the mouth of the devil" and "needs to be fully corrupted" to the point that "the others around him don’t recognize the man he’s become." Such a descent into darkness reminds me not only of the character arc of The Godfather, but also Breaking Bad, one of the best TV shows of all time.
The final scene of The Gentlemen season 1 saw Johnston and Bobby Glass having an exchange in their luxurious "prison." It suggests that Bobby could bring Johnston under his control and take over his meth empire, which could set up a huge power struggle in season 2 as Eddie becomes an increasingly seasoned and ruthless gangster.