A reunion on a different set
Elijah Wood and Orlando Bloom are joining The Gentlemen. Netflix announced their casting on October 23, alongside Robert Carlyle, as production on the third season gets under way in Britain and Morocco. For fans waiting on confirmed names, the announcement replaces speculation with a production update.
The ensemble expands
Theo James and Kaya Scodelario remain at the center of the series. Netflix’s list of new arrivals also includes Dexter Fletcher, Bruna Marquezine, Ed Speleers, Saffron Burrows, Philip Arditti and Bugzy Malone. It does not set out every new character’s role.
What the production tells us
The filming locations point to an expanding setting for Eddie Horniman’s business. Creator Guy Ritchie describes a larger world with more consequential choices. That is the direction announced by the production, rather than a preview of completed episodes. Entertainment Weekly separately reports that Daniel Ings, who played Eddie’s brother Freddy in the first two seasons, is leaving. Its account places Bloom and Wood in leading roles and notes their earlier work together in The Lord of the Rings. The combination makes this more than an expanded guest list: the next season will change the familiar ensemble as well as bring in new faces.
A date still to come
The announcement confirms filming and casting, not a premiere date. Viewers can catch up with Season 2 while waiting for Netflix to reveal when the new installment will arrive. It is the difference between a casting story and a launch story: the actors are confirmed, while the audience’s first chance to see their characters is still to be dated.
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