Half a million fewer

Season 2 of The Gentlemen pulled around 500,000 fewer UK viewers than the Season 1 premiere, according to Barb, Britain's official audience measurement service.

Duke to drug baron

Season 2 landed September 3 with Theo James back as Eddie Horniman, the aristocrat who inherits an estate and finds a cannabis operation on it.

“transitions from duke to drug baron”

A 15 percent slide

About 3 million Britons watched the first episode in its opening week, down from the 3.5 million who turned up for the Season 1 debut in March 2024.

Netflix's own numbers agree

Deadline reports Season 2 drew 6.7 million views in its first four days, close to half what Season 1 managed over its opening weekend.

Meghan nearly joined

The Duchess of Sussex was reportedly in advanced talks for a future season, and The Telegraph says the offer factored into her and Harry's move back to Britain last month.

Then the backlash hit

Within a day, the offer was reportedly withdrawn after public reaction. Tina Brown said the hesitation came from Netflix or the Sussexes, not the show's producers.

“has been withdrawn due to a public backlash”

A long Netflix history

Meghan left acting in 2017 after seven seasons on Suits. She and Harry signed a reported $100 million Netflix deal in 2020, which ended last year.

Second series syndrome

Ted Sarandos says big launches make Netflix drops look steeper, and that this year's fall-off improved. Season 3 is already ordered.

“Our shows tend to start really big”