With just two episodes airing on April 28th on Prime Video, the new action (and romance) series Citadel is already breaking records to become the second most popular series in the platform’s history. Collider. The US site gets it from its sources, as we know, and unlike Netflix, Prime Video rarely talks about its audience.
The series — wildly successful, but we bet on it even before it was released — is produced by Joe and Anthony Russo, two filmmaking brothers who have had a huge impact on the world of pop culture, from the MCU to the small screen. The Russo Brothers are executive producers for Citadel.
Starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden as ex-lovers and spies worthy of James Bond, the series delves into an ever-changing world of espionage, romance and action, and keeps you in suspense with every episode.
Richard Madden told Collider that one of the reasons he loved doing this series is “Russians at the wheelAccording to the actor,They know better than to do itAnd if the numbers are to be believed, the actor is absolutely right. In addition to what their sources told Collider, Amazon recently announced that Citadel is the first title currently on Prime Video in nearly 200 countries worldwide, including. France as shown in the screenshot below.
The series is still a bit behind Prime Video’s other flagship Lord of the Rings series, The Rings of Power, but with four more episodes for Season 1 and an early renewal for Season 2, The Citadel is expected to take over the top spot in no time.
The series is truly unique in its overall approach, with franchises already operating in Italy and India. Varun Dhawan, who stars in the Indian series, told Collider that “There is a very strong connection between us and American TV series“, but we’ll have to watch the series to discover these mysterious connections.
Since then, love for the series has gone both ways Joe Russo explains that they failed to achieve”Cinematic scaleSeries without full Amazon support. The director told Collider:The goal of the series has always been cinematic scope. And Amazon has been amazing in supporting the series and having the right resources and infrastructure for it.“
The Russo Brothers Announce Explosive Season 1 Finale
Russians claimStrong climaxFor the season finale, Joe Russo says he can’t wait to watch episode six, which will wrap up Season 1 on May 26.The beauty of the series is that it is designed like an onion, from which we peel the layers“, he explains and adds:You can’t trust everything you see and I think there is a very strong climax“.
The Russo brothers have been popular lately for action movies, with The Gray Man and Tyler Rake being massive hits on Netflix. They produced the film “Everything Everywhere at the Same Time”, which won the Oscar for Best Picture this year. In addition to the second season of Citadel and its spin-off series, the duo’s upcoming projects include Tyler Rake 2, which will be released on Netflix this summer.
There’s also The Electric State, a highly anticipated adaptation of the graphic novel. Tales from the loop by Simon Stallenhag, which is slated for release in 2024 alongside Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things), as well as Chris Pratt, Ke Hui Quan, Stanley Tucci, Michelle Yeoh, and more.
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