The Gentlemen works because its crime story is never only about crime. Season 2 keeps the brisk plotting, class satire and shifting partnerships that made Eddie Horniman’s world feel sharper than a standard gangster drama. The best follow-up watches should match at least one of those pleasures without trying to duplicate Guy Ritchie’s tone.
Netflix has already renewed The Gentlemen for Season 3, but there is no need to wait for it to find another stylish crime story. These 10 choices lean into capers, uneasy alliances, moneyed villains or a dry sense of danger.
- Latest season: Season 2
- Genre: crime comedy-drama
- Creator: Guy Ritchie
- Streaming on: Netflix
For elegant criminals and bad decisions
Black Doves is the closest Netflix pick for viewers who like secrets moving through affluent London. The Gentlemen (the 2019 film) is the obvious companion, sharing the world and the director’s taste for intersecting criminal schemes. Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels remain useful Ritchie primers for the fast-talking, collision-course version of the genre.
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The Gray Man offers a bigger, more international action scale, while Knives Out: Glass Onion supplies the class-conscious comedy and elaborate social setting. Neither is a direct match, but each understands that a crime plot gets better when status becomes a weapon.
For partnerships under pressure
Top Boy is considerably tougher and less comic, but it shares The Gentlemen’s attention to territory, loyalty and the damage caused by power. Peaky Blinders offers a family business under criminal pressure, with period style replacing the modern country-estate setting.
Slow Horses is a smart detour for anyone who enjoyed the show’s British sarcasm and unreliable alliances. Its spies are not gangsters, but the pleasure comes from watching compromised people turn institutional chaos into survival. Money Heist completes the list with a high-stakes ensemble built around plans that immediately become messier than expected.
Why these 10 fit after Season 2
The links are tonal rather than literal. Some picks deliver Ritchie-style caper energy; others supply class warfare, crime-family pressure or strategic teamwork. That variety matters because The Gentlemen itself shifts between comedy, thriller and character drama instead of staying in one lane.
Start with the 2019 film for the closest shared DNA, then move to Black Doves or Slow Horses for a contemporary British setting. Pick Peaky Blinders or Top Boy when the criminal hierarchy is the draw. Money Heist is the best choice for viewers who enjoy watching an intricate plan unravel in public.
No single pick recreates Eddie and Susie’s story. Each carries forward one part of the pleasure: clever characters, dangerous negotiations, class friction or the sense that a controlled operation could turn chaotic in minutes.
Which show would you add to this list after finishing The Gentlemen Season 2? Leave your recommendation below.
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