- Netflix's "The Gentlemen" is a spin-off from the 2019 movie of the same name.
- The show follows an aristocrat who discovers a marijuana farm underneath his family's estate.
"The Gentlemen" revolves around Eddie Horniman (Theo James), a young aristocrat who inherits his family's estate after his father dies, only to discover that a criminal organization has built a large marijuana farm underneath the property.
The Netflix series takes place in the same world as the Guy Ritchie movie of the same name, which starred Matthew McConaughey as drug baron, Mickey Pearson. Although the show has a few references to the film, it tells its own story through Horniman's eyes.
Much of the series takes place in and around Halstead Manor, as drug dealer Susie Glass (Kaya Scodelario) and her gang run the weed operation underneath the property on the outskirts of the grounds. The scenes inside the drug farm were shot on stage sets at Alperton Studios in London.
Although Halstead is a fictional location created for the series, Netflix used a real estate in Gloucestershire, England, to double as Eddie's luxurious home. Per the show's production notes, Badminton House was used for some of the interior and exterior shots of Halstead Manor.
Badminton House is currently home to Henry Somerset, the 12th Duke of Beaufort. In the production notes, location manager Iggy Ellis said that they chose the estate because it felt lived in, which added authenticity to Halstead Manor in the series.
"So inside there'd be some walking sticks by the door or a few shotgun rounds from where they'd been out shooting. There were cracks and tired bits as you'd get in every family home. But there was also oil painting and history and majesty. It felt perfect for our story," he said.
Loseley Park in Guildford also doubled for some of the interiors of Halstead Manor, and its grounds were used to depict the estate's woodland. And yes, that includes the cozy cottage where gamekeeper Geoff Seacombe (Vinnie Jones) lives with his family of rescue animals.
In the first episode, Eddie and Susie also take a trip to an underground boxing match to confront Sticky Pete (Joshua McGuire) over the bad betting advice he's given Freddy Horniman (Daniel Ings).
Anyone who's been for a night out in London may recognize the unique venue where the match takes place: Printworks London.
The industrial building was a nightclub before it was shut down in 2023.
Fans of Matt Reeves' "The Batman" might also recognize the building, as it was used for scenes in the Iceberg Lounge, a club owned by the Penguin (Colin Farrell).
The series also introduces Stanley Johnston (Giancarlo Esposito), a wealthy billionaire interested in buying Halstead Manor because of the leafy green secret hidden on the grounds.
But the mysterious Mr. Johnston also has an estate of his own, Bridgewater House.
While Stanley attempts to convince Eddie to sell the house, he invites the young Duke to a black-tie party at his home. These scenes were shot at Wrotham Park in Hertfordshire.
Interestingly, the sprawling estate was also used in the 2019 movie as the home of Lord Pressfield. There was a secret weed farm on his grounds, too — so perhaps Johnston snapped it up after the events of the film.