Citadel: Season 1

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Citadel: When You Forgot You Were A Spy (Australia)

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Season Details & Credits

Prime Video | Season Premiere Date: April 28, 2023

Summary: Independent spy agency Citadel was destroyed by crime syndicate Manticore and agents Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia Sinh (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) had their memories wiped. Eight years later, ex-colleague Bernard Orlick (Stanley Tucci) tracks them down, seeking help to stop Manticore in this espionage series from Anthony and Joe Russo.

Creator: Josh Appelbaum and Bryan Oh

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense, Science Fiction

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E6. Secrets In Night Need Early Rains
Air Date: May 25, 2023
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S1:E5. Time Renders Us Enemies
Air Date: May 18, 2023
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S1:E4. Tell Her Everything
Air Date: May 11, 2023

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Collider Abby Cavenaugh

Apr 27, 2023

Some might criticize the show's hefty price tag, its globe-hopping, shoot-'em-up nature, or even the accents. But overall, Citadel is a thrilling ride, as long as you don't take it too seriously and embrace its slightly campy side. Read full review

Shane Ryan

Apr 27, 2023

The secret sauce of Citadel, beyond the excellent performances, is that it manages to get you interested in the plot while still plunging into absurd realms. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Apr 27, 2023

Citadel has the feel of an old-fashioned spy show, dressed up with sleek leads (“Game of Thrones’” Richard Madden and “Quantico’s” Priyanka Chopra Jonas) and state-of-the-art action. The time-bending plot certainly won’t earn many points for originality, but it’s the kind of meat-and-potatoes series that should find an attentive audience on Amazon, which has already tapped into a similar vein with “Jack Ryan” and “Reacher.” Read full review

Liz Shannon Miller

Apr 27, 2023

While Citadel might check an algorithm’s boxes, it fails at being distinctive enough to linger in the memory. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Apr 27, 2023

You can’t accuse it of being slow. Conversation is just a short bridge to the next bout of action, which tends to be brutal in the way the kids, with their video games and comic books and Quentin Tarantino movies, like it these days. (Accordingly, “Citadel” may or may not be your idea of fun.) Events are predictably unpredictable. Read full review

Radio Times Louise Griffin

Apr 27, 2023

Unfortunately, in being so determined to place it among the classic spy stories, Citadel brings nothing new and, slightly ironically considering the subject material, struggles to find its own identity. The script is the biggest issue, with Chopra and Madden's scenes together quickly becoming grating as their characters attempt to out-quip each other. Read full review

Robert Levin

Apr 28, 2023

It's a $300 million TV series for no one. ... This is a very, very bad show. Read full review

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phoenix_prjct

Jul 19, 2023

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Citadel undoubtedly needed more time to set itself up, let its stories cook, and better deliver the global ramifications of an epic spy thriller, but with capable leads, a schlocky but irresistible romance, and slick action beats, it can be forgiven (a little) for its focusFinal Thoughts:

Citadel undoubtedly needed more time to set itself up, let its stories cook, and better deliver the global ramifications of an epic spy thriller, but with capable leads, a schlocky but irresistible romance, and slick action beats, it can be forgiven (a little) for its focus on style over substance. An anticlimactic finale delivers the series’s greatest twist, setting up solid and rocky ground for an announced second season.

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MetacriticOnur

May 26, 2023

bad
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adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.

2 of 4 users found this helpful22

Seanpad

Apr 28, 2023

The very definition of mediocre. Poor acting, action scenes were meh. Another misfire from Prime

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Maff-u

May 30, 2023

I'm currently watching the last episode and I feel compelled to tell others not to waste their time. The show is ridiculous yet tries to play it straight, which just makes it straight up ridiculous. Avoid.

2 of 3 users found this helpful21

katezoe

Apr 30, 2023

A huge budget and failure. James Bond meets Jason Bourne and what a boring meeting.

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metacritiqueur

Aug 25, 2023

Mon dieu que c'est nul, j'ai pas réussi à terminer cet étron hors de prix. Chez Amazon on paie ses employés une misère pour dépenser des millions dans des séries woke insipides qui bouffent de la bande passante et polluent un max avec les datacenters. Pour le bien de la planète, supprimezMon dieu que c'est nul, j'ai pas réussi à terminer cet étron hors de prix. Chez Amazon on paie ses employés une misère pour dépenser des millions dans des séries woke insipides qui bouffent de la bande passante et polluent un max avec les datacenters. Pour le bien de la planète, supprimez ces séries que sont les Anneaux de Pouvoir et Citadel.… Expand

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its_a_me_jesus

Apr 29, 2023

This is a budget TV show. They had a huge budget; too much money to do anything relevant with it. So they squandered it all in everything possible and impossible.
What they didn't spend any time, money, or effort on, was the script.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: May 6, 2026
Season 1

51
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 28, 2023
- tbd
  S1:E6. Secrets In Night Need Early Rains
  Air Date: May 25, 2023
- tbd
  S1:E5. Time Renders Us Enemies
  Air Date: May 18, 2023
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  S1:E4. Tell Her Everything
  Air Date: May 11, 2023
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  S1:E3. Infinite Shadows
  Air Date: May 4, 2023
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  S1:E2. Spies Appear In Night Time
  Air Date: April 27, 2023
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  S1:E1. The Human Enigma
  Air Date: April 27, 2023