AsMobLandseason 1 comes to a close, audiences looking for more of Guy Ritchie’s vision of the organized crime scene of the UK should look to Netflix’sThe Gentlemen. Created by Ronan Bennett, the 2025 Paramount+ series focused on theHarrigan crime family, as heads Conrad (Pierce Brosnan) and Maeve (Helen Mirren) prepare their family for an impending collision with rival syndicate, the Stevenson family. As tensions rise between each organization, the Harrigan fixer Harry Da Souza (Tom Hardy) is sent to keep the peace and do what’s necessary to prevent all-out war.
While Ritchie served as a director and executive producer on the Paramount+ series, in 2024, he joined forces with Netflix to bring the world ofThe Gentlemento television.A spin-off to his 2019 movie of the same name,The Gentlemenstars Theo James as Eddie Horniman, who inherits the title of the Duke of Halstead from his father upon his death. However, Eddie soon learns that his father had long been a part of the UK crime scene, and finds himself forced to join into an arrangement with Susie Glass (Kaya Scodelario) to survive in this new world.
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The Gentlemen Was The Director’s First Major Step Into Television
Ritchie is no stranger to the world of organized crime before eitherMobLandorThe Gentlemen.The director’s feature-film debutLock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrelsin 1998saw him dive head-first into the setting with a celebrated tale of a young con-man trying to make his way in the London crime scene. Not only would Ritchie remain in this setting for the following moviesSnatchandRocknRolla, but he would even work these stylings into hisSherlock Holmesmovie duology, placing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s character into a far grittier setting.
As such,The Gentlemenis a worthy expansion ofRitchie’s previous crime dramas. For the most part, Ritchie’s previous works exploring the UK crime scene have honed in on a single incident or event within that world, butThe Gentlemenallowed the director to explore the ongoing challenges running an empire could bring, as Eddie and Susie have to prove themselves worthy of inheriting their families' shared operations. Because of this,The Gentlemenis worth viewing to see how the weight of these lives challenges its cast.
Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen Should Appeal To MobLand Fans
The Series Strikes A Balance Between Comedy & Criminal Threats
Though running a criminal empire may bring its pressures,The Gentlemenisn’t solely focused on the drama, and contains many of Ritchie’s lighter trademarks. The series has no shortage of larger-than-life characters, such as Eddie’s unstable, cocaine-addicted brother Freddie (Daniel Ings),who unwittingly kicks off the series' first major challenge in a drug-fueled haze. With this,The Gentlemenremains faithful to his best-known genre.
Despite bearing the lighter side of Ritchie’s approach thanks to the director’s greater creative control,The Gentlemenshould still appeal to fans of the more seriousMobLand. While some of the faces Eddie and Susie must deal with can be absurd,the pair are regularly faced with deadly and cruel factions in battles where their lives are on the line. As such, the series still carries sufficient dramatic tension for those more invested in a series crime caper.
The Gentlemen Is Getting A Second Season, But Will MobLand?
MobLand Left A Strong Impression On Paramount+ Viewers
Just four months after the series debuted in March 2024,The Gentlemenwas renewed for season 2by Netflix, promising to pick up from the season 1 ending and show Eddie and Susie embracing their roles as crime family heads. With this renewal, it is clear that Ritchie will remain in the realm of television going forward. AlongsideThe Gentlemen, the director is also developingYoung Sherlock, a Prime Video series exploring the rise of Holmes.
What remains less clear is whetherMobLandcan join these projects on Ritchie’s slate. While the series has earned a mixed reception from critics,it provided Paramount+ with its largest global series launch yet, with 2.2 million viewers, showing that it could be an asset. While it is unclear whether season 2 will involve Ritchie directing again,The Gentlemendoes show that there is more for the director to explore in the UK criminal underworld.
The Gentlemen
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Based on the film of the same name, the Gentlemen is a crime drama series created for Netflix by Guy Ritchie. The series follows Eddie Horniman, who inherits his father’s estate, only to discover he has inherited a vast cannabis empire - and all of the rivals that come with it.
MobLand
MobLand is a crime drama set in London, releasing on July 16, 2025. It depicts the brutal conflict between the Harrigans and Stevensons, two rival crime families. Amidst the chaos, Harry Da Souza, a cunning fixer, navigates the treacherous landscape where loyalty and survival are paramount.
