The cast of The Gentlemen series is growing like a weed. See what I did there? After casting actor Theo James (The Time Traveler’s Wife, Allegiant) as the show’s star, Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series adaptation welcomes more stars to the cast. Joining James for the anticipated crime comedy are Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch), Kaya Scodalerio (Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, The Maze Runner), Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian, Breaking Bad), Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie, The Crown), Joely Richardson (101 Dalmatians, The Patriot), and Peter Serafinowicz (Shaun of the Dead, John Wick: Chapter 2).
According to reports, Jones will star as Geoff Seacombe, the estate’s groundskeeper; Scodalerio will play Susie Glass, a compliment to Eddie Halstead (Theo James), who oversees Mickey Pearson’s drug business. Meanwhile, Ings will play Freddy Halstead, Eddie’s older sibling who owes dangerous people a lot of money; Richardson will play Lady Sabrina, Eddie and Freddy’s mother. Lastly, James plays the project’s lead character, Eddie Halstead, who inherits his father’s substantial estate and discovers he’s in charge of a marijuana empire owned by the notorious Mickey Pearson.
Released in 2019, The Gentlemen tells the story of an American ex-pat who tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery, and blackmail to steal his domain out from under him. In addition to Matthew McConaughey, the film starred Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, and Hugh Grant.
Ritchie co-wrote the pilot, will direct the first two episodes, and is executive producing The Gentlemen TV series. Miramax TV is producing alongside Moonage in the UK. Joining Ritchie as executive producers on The Gentlemen TV series are Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies, and Bill Block. Marc Helwig executive produces for Miramax TV, with Will Gould and Matthew Read for Moonage Pictures.
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