Amazon Studios’ spy thriller is making an enormous worldwide splash for Prime Video.
Prime Video’s Citadel, concerning the amnesiac former brokers of an unbiased world spy company, has change into an enormous hit for the streamer.
The sequence, headlined by Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, with Stanley Tucci and Lesley Manville, is Prime Video’s second most-watched new authentic sequence within the U.S. and its fourth most-watched worldwide.
On the again of this success, they’ve now confirmed the rumours by formally granting the present a second season. This information hit simply hours earlier than the season one finale dropped.
For Citadel Season 2 there’s additionally a shift behind the scenes. Whereas the primary six episodes had been helmed by Newton Thomas Sigel, some with Jessica Yu, Joe Russo is directing each episode of season 2. The Russo Brothers got here in as govt producers in the course of the present’s prolonged authentic manufacturing cycle.
Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon and MGM Studios, stated:
“Our purpose was all the time to create a brand new franchise rooted in authentic IP that may develop Prime Video’s worldwide viewers. This present has drawn an outsize variety of new worldwide clients to Prime Video. Its large worldwide debut viewers is a testomony to Joe and Anthony Russo’s outstanding imaginative and prescient, the unbelievable abilities of Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Lesley Manville and Stanley Tucci, and the tireless work of the inventive groups, solid, and crew. Given the overwhelming variety of our clients who’ve embraced this present, we aren’t solely thrilled to share the premiere episode of Citadel globally with out membership, but additionally affirm that the sequence will return for a second season.”
Stream the Citadel premiere totally free
As referenced there, the present’s first episode is being made obtainable totally free. Within the U.S. it’s obtainable on Prime Video and the ad-supported Amazon Freevee for a month from as we speak, Friday 26th Might. Internationally, you’ll be able to stream it free Prime and not using a Prime membership till Sunday 28th Might.
Right here’s the trailer for Season 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0JG6V-12ac
We’ll maintain you posted on Citadel season 2.