Mr & Mrs Smith confirmed for a second season, but with a potential major cast change
While the show's title might make you think of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, there's a new Mr and Mrs Smith in town, in the shape of John (Donald Glover) and Jane (Maya Erskine.) The pair star in Prime Video's reimagining of the original film, as two spies who are in an arranged marriage, as part of their secret missions. But will there be a season two of the new Mr and Mrs Smith?
Has a second season of Mr and Mrs Smith been confirmed?
Following the release of the first season Mr & Mrs Smith co-creator Francesca Sloane teased a potential update on another season of the show.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly on 2nd February 2024, Sloane said she was keen for the possibility of another season, explaining there's so much more they could do with the story and concept.
"I think that there's definitely a lot more story to tell here,” she explained. “I think that we definitely feel like this is a fully satisfied story if it were to just live on its own. But it definitely has more legs to keep going, that's for sure."
And we now *finally* have the good news the series is set to continue. On 14th May 2024, Prime Video confirmed they would be making another season of Mr & Mrs Smith.
Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios, said of the news: "We are excited to announce that a second season of our groundbreaking spy series, Mr. and Mrs. Smith is in the works for our global Prime Video customers. The success of the first season, with its incredibly modern, sexy reinvention of the original film, is a testament to the brilliant creators Donald Glover and Francesa Sloane. We are proud to bring you another season filled with unforgettable journeys and new adventures.”
Who might make up the Mr and Mrs Smith season 2 cast?
Ok bad news folks, it's looking like Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are not set to reprise their roles next season.
While not officially confirmed, a source told Variety the pair are not expected to return. Which, given how the series ended (in a major shootout in case you forgot), it makes sense that we wouldn't see the pair reunite as the fake married couple.
Instead, as we discovered in season one, there are many different spies employed to go undercover as different versions of Mr and Mrs Smith, so it looks like we'll have an exciting opportunity to see a new pair of spies take on these iconic aliases.
What is Mr and Mrs Smith about?
As mentioned, the brand new eight-part series (which was released in February 2024), follows a couple who are recruited by a spy agency to work together, and partake in a fake marriage as part of their missions.
It's loosely inspired by the film (but differs in that the original couple didn't realise each other were also spies), with the official synopsis reading, "Meet the Smiths: two lonely strangers, John and Jane, who have given up their lives and identities to be thrown together as partners – both in espionage and in marriage.
Where can I watch Mr and Mrs Smith?
It's an Amazon Prime original, so you'll need to be a Prime member to access Prime Video. Amazon Prime costs £8.99 per month or £95 a year, which works out at £7.92 a month.
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