After three years and two canceled spinoffs, Prime Video’s Citadel is back for season 2.
Season 1 of the spy thriller series, which reportedly cost $300 million to make, was designed to create a global franchise for Prime Video. This included Citadel: Diana and Citadel: Honey Bunny, two spinoffs that both aired for a single season before being canceled. Citadel season 2 was renewed in 2023, prior to these cancellations, and will incorporate storylines from Diana and Honey Bunny.
Prime Video has now announced that all seven episodes of Citadel season 2 will be released on May 6 and has shared a trailer and new poster as well. The episodes will be available to watch on the streaming service in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Check out the trailer and poster below:
As seen in the trailer, Citadel’s cast of characters is once again led by Mason Kane (Richard Madden), Nadia Sinh (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), and Bernard Orlick (Stanley Tucci). They are elite operatives of an agency destroyed by a ruthless and powerful network known as Manticore. They are swept up into the action again as a formidable new threat arises, which requires them to recruit new operatives for a global mission to save humanity.
Madden, Sinh, and Tucci are joined by fellow returning stars Lesley Manville and Ashleigh Cummings. In season 1, Manville played UK ambassador and Manticore agent Dahlia Archer, while Cummings played Abby Conroy/Celeste Graham. The season 2 cast is expanding with newcomers that include Jack Reynor as Hutch, Matt Berry as Franke Sharpe, Lina El Arabi as Celine, Merle Dandridge, Gabriel Leone, and Rayna Vallandingham.
David Weil co-created Citadel with Josh Appelbaum and Bryan Oh, and Weil is serving as the showrunner and as a director and executive producer for season 2. Avengers: Doomsday directors Joe and Anthony Russo are executive producers via their production company AGBO, and Joe directs alongside Greg Yaitanes. Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, and Scott Rosenberg are executive producers too.
With season 1 costing $300 million, which is $50 million for each of the six episodes, extensive reshoots, and the cancellations of two spinoffs, the pressure will be on Citadel season 2 to keep the franchise alive. There has been no announcement of season 3 being renewed yet, and chances of a continuation are likely contingent on the amount of viewership that season 2 receives on Prime Video.
This time around, Citadel will also be looking for more favorable reception. Season 1 has a 51% score from critics and 62% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. As indicated by their respective 83% and 75% Tomatometer scores, Diana and Honey Bunny fared better with critics, but not much better with audiences at 63% and 60%.
Release Date
April 28, 2023
Writers
John Applebaum, Bryan Oh, David Weil
