Citadel season 2: everything we know about the spy sequel including new cast (original) (raw)
Citadel season 2 is coming to Prime Video. (Image credit: Prime Video)
Amazon has spent a lot of money on building its own spy franchise and Citadel season 2 will be the next major entry into the series... although it won't be the next show overall to grace Prime Video.
Citadel is about a former spy agency called Citadel, which was destroyed by its evil rivals Manticore before the events of the story.
The first season of Citadel kicked off the franchise but before its follow-up arrives, we'll have already seen two regional spin-offs which both debut later in 2024: Citadel: Dianain October takes the action to Italy and Citadel: Honey Bunny in November is a prequel set in India.
But what about Citadel season 2, so we can continue to watch Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh rebuild the titular spy group and thwart their enemies? Well, you'll have to read on to find out. And if you haven't seen the show, here's how to watch Citadel.
Citadel season 2 release window
Amazon hasn't confirmed when Citadel season 2 will return, but it could be quite a way out still after its May 2023 renewal.
That's because the 2023 writers' strike apparently caused the release date of the season to be delayed, according to Variety. According to the publication, we'll have to wait until late 2024 or even early 2025 to see what happens next between Nadia Sinh, Mason Kane and Citadel.
As 2024 drags on, it seems more and more likely that 2025 is the ticket, especially with not one but two spin-offs landing in late 2024.
Citadel season 2 trailer
As with the release date, there's no Citadel season 2 trailer so far (unless you count the entirety of season 1, which set up lots of plot elements).
However Citadel: Diana will be the next 'season' of _Citadel_-related antics, and that does have a trailer, which you can see below.
Citadel: Diana | Post Credits Teaser | The Next Series in The Citadel Spyverse | Prime Video - YouTube 
Citadel season 2 cast
While Prime Video hasn't confirmed who's returning for the second season of Citadel, casting news has shown us one new face.
This is Jack Reynor, famous for Midsommar, The Peripheral, The Good Mother and Sing Street. His role hasn't been confirmed but he's joining the two leads of season 1 so we're expecting him to have a major role.
Beyond that, we don't know who will come back for Citadel season 2. Here's who was in the first season, and given how often characters came back from the dead, even deceased characters could show up:
- Richard Madden as Mason Kane
- Priyanka Chopra Jonas as Nadia Sinh
- Stanley Tucci as Bernard Orlick
- Lesley Manville as Dahlia Archer
- Osy Ikhile as Carter Spence
- Ashleigh Cummings as Abby Conroy
Several more important characters were shown in Citadel season 1 via flashbacks, with their current whereabouts not explored, so we could see more faces pop up too.
In addition, several major actors have been cast in undisclosed roles. Here are the names, including what you might know them from:
- Matt Berry (Toast of London, The IT Crowd)
- Marlene Dandridge (The Last of Us)
- Rahul Kohli (Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Bly Manor)
- Jack Reynor (Midsommar)
- Michael Trucco (Battlestar Galactica)
- Gabriel Leone (Ferrari)
Citadel season 2 spin-offs
Many Citadel spin-offs are in the works, and two have been officially confirmed: Diana and Honey Bunny.
Citadel: Diana
The first spin-off is Citadel: Diana, set in the Italian Alps, which will come out at some point in 2024 as per Amazon itself. A trailer was released and you can see this above.
Diana will apparently focus on the titular character, a female operator who goes on the run. Plot details are scarce right now, including what the hero has to do with Citadel itself, but presumably we'll find out before too long.
Citadel: Honey Bunny
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The second spin-off that we've heard about is Citadel: Honey Bunny, set in India in the 1990s, so presumably it'll act as a prequel that shows us more of what the Citadel organization was actually like.
Honey Bunny is a love story between the two titular agents (Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Honey and Varun Dhawan as Bunny). There's no word on when this will come out, but as its production took place between Diana and Citadel season 2, their releases will likely fall in that order too.
So what do we know about Citadel season 2?
Something that Amazon has shared about Citadel season 2 is who'll be creating it.
Series co-creator David Weil will work as the showrunner of the show, while Joe Russo, who was executive producer for the first season, will be directing every single episode.
Russo was one of the show's three co-creators, with brother Anthony being the third.
The brothers also directed The Gray Man, Cherry, Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Civil War, and many episodes of Arrested Development and Community.
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