American spy thriller television series
Citadel
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Release poster
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Genre
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Created by
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Showrunner
| David Weil
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Directed by
| Newton Thomas Sigel
Jessica Yu
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Starring
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Composer
| Alex Belcher
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Country of origin
| United States
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 6
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Executive producers
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Production location
| United Kingdom
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Cinematography
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- Newton Thomas Sigel
- Michael Wood
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Running time
| 39?49 minutes
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Production companies
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Budget
| $300 million
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Network
| Amazon Prime Video
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Release
| April 28, 2023
(
2023-04-28
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present
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Citadel
is an American
spy
action thriller
television series created by
Josh Appelbaum
, Bryan Oh, and
David Weil
for
Amazon Prime Video
, with the
Russo brothers
acting as
executive producers
. It stars
Richard Madden
and
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
as Citadel agents Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh, respectively, with
Stanley Tucci
and
Lesley Manville
among the main cast
With a production budget of US$300 million, the six-episode first season ranks as one of the most expensive television shows of all time. The first season premiered on April 28, 2023, with its first two episodes. In March 2023, it was renewed for a second season, with
Joe Russo
announced to direct all the episodes in the season.
Multiple non-English language spin-off shows have been announced, with settings being in the Italian Alps, India, Spain, and Mexico. An Italian series,
Citadel: Diana
is set to premiere in 2024. An Indian series,
Citadel: Honey Bunny
, is in production.
Cast
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Main
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- Richard Madden
as Mason Kane, a top-class Citadel spy agent and Nadia's work partner/lover; and as Kyle Conroy, Mason's identity after his memory was erased by Bernard; Abby's husband
[2]
- Priyanka Chopra Jonas
as Nadia Sinh, a top-class Citadel spy agent, Mason's work partner and lover; and as Charlotte Vernon, a restaurant manager in Valencia after her memory was wiped by Bernard
[2]
- Ashleigh Cummings
as Abby Conroy, wife of Kyle;
[2]
and as Celeste Graham, a former Citadel spy
- Roland Møller
as Anders and Davik Silje
[2]
- Osy Ikhile
as Carter Spence
[2]
- Caoilinn Springall as Hendrix Conroy, “Kyle” and “Abby’s” daughter
[2]
- Lesley Manville
as Dahlia Archer, a UK ambassador and Manticore agent
[2]
- Stanley Tucci
as Bernard Orlick
[2]
Guests
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Production
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Development
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Amazon Studios
chief Jennifer Salke first came up with the idea for the series and approached the
Russo brothers
and their independent studio
AGBO
about creating an ambitious, global spy show in mid-2018. The series was originally a partnership between AGBO and the screenwriting collective Midnight Radio, comprising
Josh Appelbaum
and
Andre Nemec
. Appelbaum and Nemec departed the show during production in 2021, due to creative differences with the Russos. The Russos set up a second editing team and cut an alternate version of the season to compete with the main team, and Amazon chose the Russos' version after focus-group testings. This led to the hiring of
David Weil
as the new showrunner and extensive reshoots in 2022.
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[5]
As of 2023,
Citadel
was the second most expensive series of all time with a budget of US$300 million, largely due to the reshoots following Weil's hiring.
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[7]
Prime Video renewed the series for a second season on March 14, 2023.
[8]
Casting
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Starring alongside Madden and Chopra,
Roland Møller
will play Laszlo Milla, a lead operative of Citadel's rival intelligence agency, Manticore.
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Filming
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Filming on the main series began in January 2021 and
wrapped
the following December.
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[11]
However, reshoots occurred in early and mid-2022 under the supervision of Weil,
the Russos
, and director Thomas Sigel.
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Episodes
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Music
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Alex Belcher composed the first season, while
Henry Jackman
served as score producer.
Sony Classical
released the soundtrack.
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Citadel (Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack)
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Title
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1.
| "Citadel (Main Title Theme)"
| 1:19
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2.
| "The Train"
| 3:37
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3.
| "Bathroom Brawl"
| 4:45
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4.
| "Derailed"
| 3:38
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5.
| "Amnesia"
| 2:21
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6.
| "I Deserve to Know"
| 1:50
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7.
| "Family"
| 1:50
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8.
| "Taken"
| 1:07
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9.
| "The Brothers"
| 0:54
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10.
| "Dahlia Interviewed"
| 1:34
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11.
| "A Myth"
| 2:22
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12.
| "Backstory"
| 2:48
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13.
| "Backwoods Kidnapping"
| 1:45
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14.
| "Backstop"
| 2:20
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15.
| "It's Time"
| 2:12
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16.
| "Exceedingly Untrustworthy"
| 3:44
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17.
| "Message to Abbey"
| 1:20
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18.
| "Valencia"
| 0:50
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19.
| "You're Nadia"
| 1:11
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20.
| "Did You Just Throw a Knife?"
| 1:15
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21.
| "Nadia Back with a Vengeance"
| 4:14
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22.
| "Captured"
| 1:42
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23.
| "Stitched Up"
| 3:15
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24.
| "Ski Sequence"
| 4:40
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25.
| "They Meet"
| 2:03
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26.
| "Quite a Story"
| 1:39
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27.
| "Nadia & Mason"
| 1:13
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28.
| "Blacksite"
| 1:08
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29.
| "Rescue Mission"
| 2:31
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30.
| "Kiss & Tell"
| 2:22
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31.
| "The New Tier 1"
| 4:49
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32.
| "Interrogated"
| 5:00
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33.
| "You Only Get One Soul"
| 3:47
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34.
| "You Did This"
| 2:46
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35.
| "What if It Was Real?"
| 1:08
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36.
| "Headshot"
| 1:32
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37.
| "Did He Know?"
| 1:29
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38.
| "Can a Spy Truly Love?"
| 4:01
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39.
| "Goodbye"
| 2:07
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40.
| "The Truth"
| 3:35
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41.
| "The Bracelet"
| 2:21
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42.
| "Red Cell Mission"
| 5:14
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43.
| "A Seat at the Table"
| 1:54
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44.
| "Deactivating the Cores"
| 4:32
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45.
| "Reuniting"
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46.
| "A Favor"
| 6:39
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Total length:
| 120:37
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Release
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The six-episode series premiered on
Amazon Prime Video
on April 28, 2023, with its first two episodes.
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Spin-offs
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Citadel
will include spin-off shows in different languages set in the Italian Alps, India, Spain, and Mexico.
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The Indian series, titled
Citadel: Honey Bunny
, starring
Varun Dhawan
and
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
, will be directed by
Raj & DK
.
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The Italian series, titled
Citadel: Diana
, is being produced by Cattleya, part of
ITV Studios
, and will be released in 2024.
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At the end of season 1 of
Citadel
, there was a trailer for the franchise's spin-off titled
Citadel: Diana
, which will air in 2024.
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Reception
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Critical response
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The
review aggregator
website
Rotten Tomatoes
reported a 51% approval rating with an average rating of 5.7/10, based on 79 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "
Citadel
spares no expense but still feels underdeveloped, yielding a fairly fun spy caper that nonetheless creaks under the weight of its own exorbitance."
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Metacritic
, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 51 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
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The Economist
called it "a big-budget, low-imagination thriller with plenty of explosions and no surprises."
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Accolades
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Citadel
was nominated for two awards at the
22nd Visual Effects Society Awards
.
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