Netflix has shared the first photos along with a few more details on The Recruit, a spy series created by Alexi Hawley (Castle, The Rookie). The photos provide our first good look at Noah Centineo (To All the Boys franchise) as a CIA newbie who’s forced to hit the ground running.
“My new show follows an unsuspecting lawyer as he’s pulled into a high stakes thrill ride through the world of international spy networks,” explained Centineo during Netflix’s Tudum fan event. Joining Centineo in the series are Laura Haddock, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, and Daniel Quincy Annoh. Kristian Bruun, Vondie Curtis Hall, Byron Mann, Angel Parker, and Kaylah Zander also star in the eight-episode first season.
“It’s rare to find a fresh way into a story these days. And the spy genre is no different. From Jason Bourne to James Bond, the spy world is always seen through the eyes of a veteran operative who’s invariably the smartest (and toughest) guy in the room. But The Recruit enters the world of espionage through fresh eyes — Owen Hendricks — a twenty-four-year-old, fresh out of law school, who doesn’t even have time to figure out where the bathrooms are before he’s pulled into a high-stakes case,” explained creator, showrunner, and executive producer Hawley. “None of us can realistically dream of being James Bond, but all of us have had a first job — with co-workers we can’t trust, and agendas we don’t understand. Only at the CIA, those hidden agendas can get you killed.”
Netflix has set a Friday, December 16, 2022 premiere date.
Series star Noah Centineo, Doug Liman, Gene Klein, David Bartis and Adam Ciralsky executive produce. Liman, Alex Kalymnios, Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr., and Julian Holmes direct, and Hawley, George Ghanem, Amelia Roper, Hadi Deeb, Niceole Levy, and Maya Goldsmith served as writers.
Netflix released the following description of season one:
The Recruit centers around Owen Hendricks (Centineo), a young CIA lawyer whose first week on the job turns upside down when he discovers a threatening letter by former asset Max Meladze (Haddock), who plans to expose the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime. Owen quickly becomes entangled in a dangerous and often absurd world of power politics and mischievous players, as he travels the world in hopes of completing his assignment and making a mark at the CIA.
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