Inside The Gentlemen Season 3: New Faces, New Stakes

New photos from the set have the internet leaning in. Guy Ritchie has started to peel back the curtain on season three of The Gentlemen, and the first impressions are a delicious mix of glamour, menace and comic mischief.

The headline: Theo James returns as Eddie Horniman, the newly inherited aristocrat whose family estate hides a secret that’s anything but genteel. He soon discovers the property is home to what looks like Europe’s largest marijuana operation. Small inheritance. Big problem. The premise snaps into focus with a single, shattering reveal.

These images — shared via fansites and social feeds — capture the series’ old habit of assembling familiar faces alongside intriguing newcomers. Theo James is pictured on a London street in a white shirt and black bow tie, looking every bit the unlikely lord. Beside him: Saffron Burrows, a striking newcomer to the cast, dressed in a loose yellow outfit and platform shoes, carrying a black handbag and a bold, fringed accessory. The stills feel cinematic; a few frames could be lifted straight from a feature film.

Kaya Scodelario is back as Suzie Glass, and she’s joined on set by the actor playing her brother, Jack. Short scenes show the trio together, hinting that Eddie and Suzie’s relationship will remain central as the story moves into stranger, riskier territory. Behind the camera, What’s On Netflix snapped shots of Bugzy Malone — who previously worked with Ritchie — in a sharply formal look, watching the action with focused intensity.

Season three will also swell the roster with some notable arrivals: Orlando Bloom and Elijah Wood have signed on, promising a reunion of sorts for fans who remember them from another epic franchise. Robert Carlyle, Dexter Fletcher, Bruna Marquezine and Ed Speleers are among the other new names. At the same time, two familiar faces won’t be returning: Daniel Ings, who played Lord Frederick “Freddy” Horniman, confirmed he’s stepped away, and Giancarlo Esposito’s Stanley Johnston will be absent as well.

The exits are written into the narrative. Freddy and Eddie’s relationship has deteriorated beyond repair in season two, and Stanley’s fate after recent events explains his on-screen disappearance. In other words, the departures make sense within the story’s logic rather than feeling like abrupt casting gaps.

Still, plenty of regulars are back. Ray Winstone, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones, Jasmine Blackborow, Benjamin Clementine and Maya Jama are set to reprise their roles. Theo James and Kaya Scodelario return as Eddie and Suzie, steering the show into an even more audacious chapter.

The new season’s plot sounds high-stakes and high-rolling: Eddie and Suzie embark on an ambitious venture to open a casino in the Middle East. It’s an escalation. A casino is more than a building; it’s a magnet for enemies, debts and secrets. The question looms — does Eddie’s ambition propel him to success, or toward a catastrophic collapse?

Netflix has not yet announced a release date for season three. For now, fans must make do with these teasing photos and the slow drip of casting confirmations. Expect swagger. Expect new alliances. And expect trouble that tastes oddly like luxury.