The second season of one in all Amazon Prime Video’s greatest motion hits has recast the lead roles, it has now seemingly been confirmed. Whereas there had been a lot hypothesis about whether or not the spy thriller collection, which was met with crucial acclaim upon launch of its first season again in February 2024, a brand new report reveals that the 2 lead roles will certainly be performed by new actors because the present goes into Season 2.
Launched final yr, the motion spy thriller collection Mr. & Mrs. Smith launched audiences to Donald Glover and Maya Erskine because the titular duo, with the present following them as they try to stability their relationship with one another with their world-saving mission. Nevertheless, following the primary season, which begins with one other John and Jane Smith, performed by Alexander Skarsgård and Eiza González, being killed off, and the possibly deadly cliffhanger ending, it has lengthy been thought that Glover and Erskine would get replaced by one other pair of bickering spies. And, it seems that’s true.
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Deadline has now confirmed that, together with a location transfer from New York to Los Angeles County, California, Mr. & Mrs. Smith Season 2 will probably be led by Mark Eydelshteyn (Anora) and Sophie Thatcher (Companion) as the brand new John and Jane. However is all the pieces actually because it appears?
Is This One other Bait-And-Change by the Smiths?
Impressed by the 2005 movie of the identical identify starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Amazon Prime Video’s spy collection Mr. & Mrs. Smith was met with crucial acclaim and presently stands at 90% from critics on the evaluate aggregator web site Rotten Tomatoes. The collection additionally turned one of many steaming platform’s greatest new collection debuts ever in the US, as viewers tuned in to comply with these two lonely strangers who “land jobs working for a mysterious spy company however should maintain identities as a married couple,” as per the official synopsis.
Due to the twisted and stunning nature of the primary season, it’s arduous to take this new casting announcement at face worth. Certain, Mark Eydelshteyn and Sophie Thatcher could also be taking part in a brand new model of John and Jane Smith, however does that imply they’re changing Glover and Erskine’s variations? The pair have come throughout (and performed battle with) different “Smiths” earlier than, so might these new additions merely be the subsequent in line? Or, if they are surely the leads, might our perspective change and thus make Glover and Erskine the baddies? We’ll have to attend and see, however each Glover and Erskine have teased some surprises in retailer…
“You understand, do not know, I really feel like everyone desires…it’s like Christmas the place the youngsters, like, it’s like November 28 and the youngsters know there is a Christmas current and so they’re like ‘mother the place’s the Christmas current?’” stated Glover of a attainable return, with Erskine including, “It will be extra enjoyable should you see the second season. You understand, you wanna wait.”
Sadly, we don’t understand how lengthy we’ll be ready, as Mr. & Mrs. Smith Season 2 doesn’t but have a launch date.
Supply: Deadline