Despite the buzz, 'The Gentlemen' Season 2, which premiered on Netflix on September 3, attracted 3 million British viewers to its first episode within seven days of streaming. This marks a significant 15% drop from Season 1's debut episode, which garnered 3.5 million viewers in March 2024.

These official ratings were supplied by Overnights.tv via Barb, the UK’s official TV audience body. It's important to note that these figures measure viewers, distinguishing them from Netflix's internal data, which tracks views. However, the downward trend is consistent across both metrics.

Netflix's own data indicated that 'The Gentlemen' Season 2 accumulated 6.7 million streams in its initial four days of availability. While this placed it at No. 3 on Netflix’s English TV list from August 31 to September 6, it represents nearly a 50% audience decline in its opening weekend compared to the first season's premiere viewership.

This pattern of declining viewership for subsequent seasons is not unique to 'The Gentlemen,' with other major Netflix hits like 'Wednesday' also facing similar challenges.

Interestingly, 'The Gentlemen' has already secured a third season renewal amidst swirling speculation about Meghan Markle potentially joining the cast. Neither Netflix nor 'The Gentlemen' team has confirmed or denied the Duchess's involvement.

The series stars Theo James as Eddie Horniman, who inherits his father’s expansive country estate, only to discover it's deeply entangled with a vast cannabis empire.