Citadel will arrive on Prime Video next month, but viewers already know the new series will be sticking around. Prime Video has given the spy drama from the Russo brothers an early season two renewal.
Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas star as Citadel agents Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh. The story follows the pair trying to take down an evil organization that took down their spy agency eight years earlier.
This early renewal comes only days after a clip for the new series was shown at the annual South by Southwest festival in Texas. The series has had some problems during production, though. THR reported the following:
The budget for Citadel has ballooned to north of $200 million following rounds of reshoots after half of the show’s creative team departed amid creative differences. The series currently on track to become the second-most-expensive show ever made, trailing only The Rings of Power.
Among the changes, Citadel parted ways with showrunner Josh Appelbaum and director Brian Kirk and the Russos hired David Weil, the creator of Amazon’s recently concluded drama Hunters, to take over the show, provide a more grounded take and oversee $75 million in reshoots to a budget that was already earmarked at $160 million.
Sources say Weil will remain as showrunner for season two, with the Russos expected to direct multiple episodes.
The six-episode first season arrives on April 28th.
What do you think? Are you planning to check out Citadel on Prime Video next month?
$200M on reshoots for 6 episodes? Amazing. Looks like a disaster with so many talents going and coming in. I’ve seen shows get renewals only to be cancelled again.