Warning: this guide contains major spoilers for Season 1 of The Gentlemen, but avoids revealing events from Season 2. The new season premiered on Netflix on September 3, 2026, with all eight episodes now available. If you want to continue the series without rewatching the entire previous season, the key is to remember how Eddie Horniman went from trying to escape the Glass business to ending the story as an active part of the empire.
Where the story left off
Eddie begins Season 1 as the younger son who never expected to inherit the title of Duke of Halstead. After his father’s death, however, he receives the estate instead of his older brother, Freddy, and discovers that a large cannabis-growing operation is hidden beneath the family’s land. The business belongs to the empire led by Bobby Glass and run day to day by his daughter, Susie.
Eddie’s original plan is simple: get his family out of crime and regain control of the estate. The problem is that every attempt to leave creates a new debt, threat, or alliance. By the end of the season, the question is no longer “how does Eddie get out of the empire?” but “how far is he willing to go inside it?”
Quick character map
| Character | Who they are | What to remember before Season 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Horniman | The new Duke of Halstead and owner of the estate where the Glass operation is based. | He starts out trying to leave the business, but ends up investing in it and adopting a much more violent and ambitious posture. |
| Susie Glass | Bobby’s daughter and the practical manager of the empire. | She and Eddie become an effective team, although trust between them remains incomplete and is damaged during the season. |
| Bobby Glass | Head of the empire and father of Susie and Jack. | Even from prison, he keeps manipulating the board. The supposed sale of the business was a test for Eddie and Susie, not a retirement. |
| Freddy Horniman | Eddie’s older brother. | He loses the inheritance to Eddie, racks up debts, and triggers a war with Gospel John after killing Tommy. |
| Jack Glass | Susie’s brother and a boxer. | He is nearly killed in a fixed fight, an event that changes the relationship between Susie and Eddie. |
| Stanley Johnston | An American billionaire and rival interested in the empire. | He engineers several problems for the Glass family, is arrested for tax evasion, and ends the season in the same prison as Bobby. |
| Geoff Seacombe | Halstead’s gamekeeper and a man deeply loyal to the family. | Season 1 reveals that he is the biological father of Charly, Eddie’s sister. |
The 8 essential facts from Season 1
1. Eddie inherited the title and estate instead of Freddy
Their father’s decision changes the family hierarchy. Freddy expected to become the next duke, but Eddie receives the title and the land. That inheritance brings Eddie face to face with the illegal business operating beneath Halstead and turns a family problem into a criminal struggle.
2. Freddy’s debt pulls Eddie into the underworld
Freddy owes money to criminals, and Eddie becomes directly involved with the Glass ecosystem while trying to solve the problem. The disaster escalates when Freddy kills Tommy, Gospel John’s brother, while wearing a chicken suit. The killing creates a threat that follows the Hornimans through the end of the season.
3. Susie is the partner who teaches Eddie the real rules of the business
Susie shows Eddie the scale of the operation beneath his estate and manages the daily workings of Bobby’s empire. They begin in conflict but gradually become a team: Eddie contributes access, strategy, and the social weight of the aristocracy; Susie knows the logistics, suppliers, customers, and violence required to keep the machine running.
4. Stanley Johnston was behind much of the chaos
The American billionaire wants to buy the Glass business and works behind the scenes to pressure the family. Netflix explains that he is behind the stolen cannabis, the distribution problems in continental Europe, and the fixed boxing match that nearly kills Jack. His aim is to weaken the Glasses until a sale looks unavoidable.
5. The attack on Jack breaks the trust between Eddie and Susie
The fixed fight leaves Jack close to death. Susie partly blames Eddie’s insistence on trying to leave the business, because his maneuvers create room for Stanley and Henry Collins to escalate the conflict. The partnership survives, but the season makes it clear that forgiveness does not mean trust has been restored.
6. Bobby never simply intended to sell the empire
In the finale, Bobby announces that he will sell the business and orders Eddie and Susie to collect bids. They use the process to eliminate competitors and enemies. Bobby then reveals that the sale was a test: he wanted to know whether the pair were willing to put something of their own at risk. The result is a new partnership, with Eddie and Susie investing in the empire alongside him.
7. Eddie crosses a line when he kills Henry Collins
Henry had worked with Stanley, fixed Jack’s fight, and threatened Susie. After helping Eddie and Susie remove other rivals, he is taken into the woods. Susie leaves the decision to Eddie, who executes him. The moment matters because it confirms that the duke is no longer just an aristocrat trying to survive crime: he is willing to kill in order to consolidate power.
8. The board is left open, not resolved
Freddy survives the confrontation with Gospel John; Charly realizes that Geoff is her biological father; Stanley is arrested but appears in the same prison as Bobby; and Bobby makes it clear that he remains in charge and is thinking about expansion. Season 1 therefore closes several immediate conflicts while preserving the relationships that drive the next chapter.
What changes at the start of Season 2, without spoilers
Netflix’s official synopsis places the new season about one year later. Eddie and Susie are now working together to expand Bobby’s empire beyond England. The operation reaches Italy, while Bobby’s own decisions begin to look increasingly unsound to his two partners.
That starting point matters because it reverses Eddie’s original position. In Season 1, he wanted distance from the business; in Season 2, Netflix presents him as someone who has embraced the possibilities of being both an aristocrat and a criminal. The central tension therefore does not come from resetting the story, but from the price of wanting more power.
30-second checklist before you press play
- Eddie is the duke and has already chosen to remain in the business.
- Susie is his main partner, but their relationship still carries distrust.
- Bobby remains the highest authority in the empire, even from prison.
- Freddy is alive and remains an unpredictable variable inside the family.
- Stanley Johnston has not vanished from the board: he ended Season 1 imprisoned alongside Bobby.
Where to watch and official sources
All eight episodes of Season 2 have been available on Netflix since September 3, 2026. For the new season’s official setup, see the official Season 2 guide on Tudum. To review the previous ending in more detail, use Netflix’s official Season 1 ending explainer and the Season 2 cast guide.
