2026 has been nothing short of a knockout year for Guy Ritchie, who has released several new projects with only one stumble. Ritchie opened the year with one of the most-watched shows of 2026 on Prime Video, Young Sherlock. Despite all episodes of the series being dropped as a binge back in March, the show did so well that it was renewed for Season 2, though it's still unclear at this time exactly when the second season will return to streaming. Ritchie may have struggled at the box office with his return to theaters for In The Grey (co-starring Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal), but that didn't stop him from finding success with two new crime thrillers. Both MobLand on Paramount Plus and The Gentlemen on Netflix raided watchlists to become two of the most-watched shows of 2026.
Ritchie has never been big on sequels or spin-offs, but The Gentlemen TV show on Netflix is inspired by one of Ritchie's most iconic films. The first season of The Gentlemen premiered all the way back in 2024, and it took two years, but Netflix finally brought the show back for Season 2 this year, though it has yet to decide its fate for Season 3. Now that most fans of The Gentlemen are all caught up on Season 2, many of them are rushing to watch the film that inspired the series on streaming, where it has also recently found a home on Netflix. Not only has The Gentlemen surged into the Netflix top 10 in America, but the film has also found success in the top 10 on VOD platforms like Prime Video and Apple TV for almost 300 days now.
What Is 'The Gentlemen' Movie About?
The Gentlemen (2020) features a star-studded ensemble led by Matthew McConaughey as Michael Pearson, Charlie Hunnam as Ray, Michelle Dockery as Rosalind Pearson, Jeremy Strong as Matthew, Colin Farrell as Coach, Henry Golding as Dry Eye, and Hugh Grant as Fletcher. In addition to directing the film, Ritchie also wrote the script with Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies, and story editor Lauren Bond. The official synopsis for The Gentlemen, which earned scores of 75% from critics and 84% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows:
“Mickey Pearson is an American expatriate who became rich by building a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he's looking to cash out of the business, it soon triggers an array of plots and schemes — including bribery and blackmail — from shady characters who want to steal his domain.
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