The Gentlemen in Morocco: behind an international production, from locations to luxury cars

Immediate answer

Netflix has officially renewed The Gentlemen for Season 3. Its 23 August 2026 press release also confirms that Guy Ritchie will direct again, while Tudum published a dedicated announcement on 10 September. Netflix has not announced a release window, a complete Season 3 cast or a list of Moroccan locations.

The Morocco information currently comes from Le360, published on 14 September. It says filming began in Rabat on Sunday 13 September and cites a source saying that Erfoud was also selected for scenes. The distinction matters: Rabat and Erfoud are locations reported by Moroccan media alongside the start of production, not locations listed in Netflix’s global announcement.

Morocco’s production chain

Permits, scouting, technicians, equipment, accommodation, catering, extras, transport and security form one chain. Specialist suppliers save time with honest inventory, one accountable contact and contingency planning.

The Morocco shoot of The Gentlemen involves complementary roles. MOONAGE PICTURES LIMITED sits on the production side, while Dune Films contributes local production expertise in Morocco. Accrocar says it collaborated directly with Dune Films to supply luxury vehicles for the shoot’s needs.

What is established as of 16 September 2026

Morocco combines administrative capitals, medinas, twentieth-century architecture, coasts, mountains and pre-Saharan landscapes within one production territory. That density can reduce country moves when a story needs several visual identities. Experienced crews, executive-production companies, equipment houses, hotels and air links add an operating layer behind the scenery.

The Moroccan Cinema Centre is the institutional contact for permits and foreign-production support. Its 2026 guide describes a rebate of up to 30% of eligible local expenditure, subject to rules. The CCM’s 2024 report records 1.24 billion dirhams of foreign-production investment. That indicates market scale; it is not evidence about The Gentlemen itself.

What is not confirmed

No robust public source reviewed for this update confirms Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Merzouga, Aït Ben Haddou or another city as a Season 3 location. A place’s tourism profile or film history is not evidence that this production is using it. Merzouga belongs to the wider Tafilalet travel circuit, but Erfoud and Merzouga are not interchangeable.

Netflix has not published a detailed synopsis, release date, call sheets, set addresses or the Morocco supplier chain. Nor do we assume that every Season 2 performer is returning without a specific announcement. Le360 reports Theo James as the lead present in the story; its other cast references describe the series’ known ensemble.

The logistics behind the image

An international shoot moves far more than cameras and cast. It coordinates scouting, permits, unit management, equipment, accommodation, catering, extras, drivers, picture cars, technical vehicles, security and replacements. Moving from an Atlantic capital to a pre-Saharan town makes distance, dust, heat, parts availability and delivery windows production questions.

Local suppliers can sit at different points in the chain. A company may provide a vehicle without contracting directly with Netflix; the counterparty may be the production company, local service producer, transport department or a subcontractor. That is why this cluster does not call any company an “official Netflix supplier” without public documentation.

Accrocar confirms that it collaborated directly with Dune Films to supply luxury vehicles for the production in Morocco. Accrocar also says it took part in the Morocco vehicle logistics for The Gentlemen, working with Dune Films in a production involving MOONAGE PICTURES LIMITED. This is first-party information from Accrocar. It is not Netflix confirmation and does not merge these companies.

A normal rental optimises a handover to one customer. Production use adds a visual brief, bodywork inspection, interior, wheel and tyre preparation, repeatable cleanliness, moving call times, a named contact and a fallback.

The Moroccan production chain

Dune Films is, on its own site, a Moroccan full-service production company since 1998, based in Marrakech, with a second base in Ouarzazate, and more than 90 international productions. That public profile explains why a local production-services company is central to filming in Morocco; it does not merge Dune Films with Netflix, MOONAGE PICTURES LIMITED or Accrocar.

From scouting to the shoot day

Before a camera arrives, scouting tests the creative idea against sunlight, noise, truck access, power, parking, traffic, permits and neighbours. Production management then costs each option. A spectacular but fragile location may lose to a simpler one close to a technical base. Rabat enables rapid changes of urban axis but needs close coordination; Erfoud offers space while requiring more autonomy over distance and environment.

The schedule groups scenes to limit moves and protect continuity. Camera, art, costume, make-up, sound, transport and unit departments work from the same plan. Stable weather helps, yet wind, dust, heat, road delay and unavailability still require contingencies. That operating discipline is why local experience matters as much as landscape.

Crews, equipment and services

“Production in Morocco” describes a chain of location managers, assistants, unit staff, camera technicians, electricians, grips, costume teams, builders, interpreters, drivers and accountants. Moroccan partners do more than execute a list: they translate an international brief into a local administrative, geographic and commercial setting.

Equipment must reach the correct unit, remain insured and maintained, and fit the schedule. Hotels absorb changing stays; catering follows irregular hours; service vehicles connect base, set and storage. Each task looks ordinary in isolation. Synchronising them creates the reliability a large series needs.

Local impact and the 2030 horizon

A shoot spends across wages, accommodation, catering, transport, construction, rental and professional services. Durable impact depends on training, repeat business and keeping more post-production in Morocco. CCM figures are annual aggregates; they cannot assign a precise spend to one series without a dedicated disclosure.

Toward 2030, Ouarzazate’s International Cinema City may complement private studios and connect production, training, innovation and post. Rabat provides an urban and institutional image; the South-East brings landscape and technical culture built over decades of filmmaking. The opportunity is to turn variety into sustained employment and internationally capable suppliers.

How to read the next announcements

Renewal, production and filming announcements do not mean the same thing. A renewal authorises another season; “in production” may cover preparation as well as principal photography; a reported first day in one city does not prove the whole season will be shot there. Likewise, an actor’s presence in an earlier season is not contractual confirmation for the next one. The sound approach is to date each claim, identify its speaker and preserve the correct verb: “confirmed by Netflix”, “reported by a news organisation” or “stated by a supplier”.

Images need the same discipline. A Season 2 promotional still can illustrate the programme’s established style, but it cannot document the Season 3 Morocco set. A Rabat or Erfoud photograph describes geographic context without disclosing a specific set. A vehicle from Accrocar’s fleet illustrates a category the company carries; it only becomes a car used by the series after explicit confirmation. These distinctions prevent an attractive image from becoming false evidence.

An absence of public information is not proof of absence. Productions withhold detail to protect story, people, locations and operations. Responsible coverage therefore has two jobs: publish solid information quickly and refuse to fill gaps with confident guesses. Future updates to this cluster should show what changed, with a date and a source, rather than silently rewriting the record. That audit trail is especially important while filming is active and local observations can travel online faster than they can be verified.

Method and evidence standard

We call a claim “official” only when it comes from Netflix, the CCM or another competent institution. Information attributed to a source by an established news organisation is described as “reported”. Visual and logistical analysis is labelled as interpretation. Unsourced social posts and images without reliable context are excluded.

This dated tracker is designed to change. A new city will move into the confirmed category only after a production announcement, an identifiable authority or multiple credible independent reports.

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FAQ

Is The Gentlemen Season 3 confirmed?

Yes. Netflix confirmed it on 23 August 2026 and Tudum published a dedicated announcement on 10 September.

Where is the Morocco filming taking place?

Rabat and Erfoud are the two locations publicly reported by Le360 as of 16 September 2026.

Is Merzouga confirmed?

No. Erfoud is reported; Merzouga must not be presented as a Season 3 location without new evidence.

Is Accrocar an official Netflix supplier?

That wording is not established. Accrocar confirms a collaboration with Dune Films on luxury vehicles for the Morocco shoot, in a production involving MOONAGE PICTURES LIMITED, without publishing the full contractual chain.

Did Accrocar work with Dune Films?

Yes, according to Accrocar: the company confirms it collaborated directly with Dune Films on high-end vehicle needs in Morocco. Netflix, MOONAGE PICTURES LIMITED, Dune Films and Accrocar remain distinct.

Primary sources

• Netflix Newsroom — renewal announcement, 23 August 2026
• Netflix Tudum — Season 3 announcement, 10 September 2026
• Le360 — Morocco filming report, 14 September 2026
• Centre cinématographique marocain — official shooting and cash-rebate guide
• Moroccan Ministry of Culture — International Cinema City, 2 July 2026
• Dune Films credits — public production-services credits
• Accrocar — first-party company information supplied directly to the publisher