Citadel Season 2 Review
Citadel is a spy thriller series created by Josh Appelbaum, Bryan Oh, and David Weil for Amazon Prime Video. Season 1 premiered on 28 April 2023, and after a three-year wait, all six episodes of Season 2 dropped on 6 May 2026.
Season 2 picks up where the first left off, with the remaining Citadel agents having regained their memories. To protect their families, they must eliminate Paulo Braga a Manticore family head. Trust is fragile, alliances are uneasy, and the team must decide whether they can save the world, without destroying each other first.
The Good
Season 2 of Citadel is more focused and has a tighter storyline that comes across as Mission Impossible meets Ocean’s Eleven.
Mason Kane ( Richard Madden) and Nadia Sinh (Priyanka Chopra) having regained their memories, have become layered characters as they deal with previous betrayal while doing everything to keep their families safe.
New team members James Hutch (played by Jack Reynor) and Celine Rohr (Lina El Arabi) complement Orlick’s easy-going vibe on the fun side of Citadel where they clearly had fun with their characters and it shows in their delivery.
Stanley Tucci steals scenes as Bernard Orlick, his wit and authority is the glue that holds the plot together and is practically the show’s beating heart.
Then there’s Matt Berry and his bombastic voice that makes any line he says sound hilariously dramatic.
Cinematically, it’s a visual feast shot in stunning locations with a globe-trotting narrative and high-octane action sequences that rarely let the pace drop.
The Bad
After a 3 year hiatus you will definitely need to watch a Season 1 Recap before jumping onto this one.
While in Season 1 Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra had given the show the intense star power, in Season 2 the duo’s intensity is rather out of place; Madden looks like a lost puppy and Priyanka wants to put him out of his misery. It’s like Mr and Mrs Smith, but without it being a cute sort of rivalry.
The show is trying too hard to be the next Mission Impossible or James Bond but it hasn’t built up the cultural authority, and should instead focus more on the elements that make it shine than chasing big-budget legacy.
The Ugly
As with most espionage narratives, morality here is fluid. Alliances blur, and survival often demands compromise. What can one do when the architect of your suffering is also the one person who has got the resources or skills to save everyone?
Final Thoughts
Citadel Season 2 is undeniably better more, disciplined, more engaging, and more aware of its flaws, but it’s yet to find the rhythm of its heartbeat. If approved for a new season, it’s set to tackle a larger, global-scale storyline.
Have you watched Citadel? Does it sound like something you would watch?
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