Citadel Review (Episodes 1 and 2): Spies Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden are Stuck in a Conspiring World

Citadel Review: Starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas as Nadia Sinh and Richard Madden as Mason Kane, the spy action thriller also stars Stanley Tucci as Bernard Orlick, Lesley Manville as Dahlia Archer, Osky Ikhile as Carter Spence, Roland Møller as Anders Silje and Davik Silje, among others. The Prime Video series is created by David Weil, and the Russo Brothers are the executive producers of the show.

  • Citadel Episodes 1 and 2 Release Date

    April 28, 2023

  • Citadel Episodes 1 and 2 Director

    Newton Thomas Sigel

  • Citadel Episodes 1 and 2 Runtime

    35-40 minutes

– No Spoilers –

Citadel Episode 1 Review

In Episode 1, we see Nadia and Mason on a mission. However, things don’t go as planned. As seen in the trailer, they both lose their memories of being spies. The first episode focuses more on Mason Kane and his struggle with identity. We are also introduced to characters like Bernard Orlick, Dahlia Archer, Anders Silje and Davik Silje.

Citadel Review: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Richard Madden
Citadel Review: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Richard Madden

Without giving any spoilers, I would say that episode 1 packs in good action and mystery. The opening sequence ends with a blast, leaving the characters and us baffled about what just happened and what’s going to happen next.

Citadel Episode 2 Review

In Episode 2, the suspense grows, making the story a bit more gripping. The action sequences are choreographed much better in the second episode, especially in the last 15 minutes. The narrative is still going around about what we’ve majorly seen in the trailer.

It focuses more on introducing us to Nadia Sinh and Mason Kane and vaguely telling us what went wrong with them. We are also introduced to the bad guys who would go to any extent to erase the existence of Citadel.

Citadel Review: Richard Madden, Stanley Tucci
Citadel Review: Richard Madden, Stanley Tucci

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Citadel Review: Final Thoughts

As I mentioned above, we are only familiarised with the ferocious and confused spies who are stuck in a world full of conspiracies. The second episode ends with a tremendous cliffhanger that will make you keen to know what’s going to happen next!

We have no idea about the malicious secrets of/against the spy organisation, why the bad guys are doing what they’re doing and what truth one of our protagonists has been hiding. There’s a lot to unfold, and hopefully, we get an answer to one of the many queries in the next episode.

Citadel Review: Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Citadel Review: Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas

The first two episodes are riveting and entertaining, despite offering little depth to the plot.

Episodes 1 and 2 will release on Prime Video on April 28.

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Citadel Review (Episodes 1 and 2): Prime Video series' first two episodes only serve as an introduction to the two confused spies.
Pooja Darade
Pooja Darade
A film journalist and editor. She enjoys listening to sad Hindi songs and watching comedy and horror movies.

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Citadel Review (Episodes 1 and 2): Prime Video series' first two episodes only serve as an introduction to the two confused spies.Citadel Review (Episodes 1 and 2): Spies Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden are Stuck in a Conspiring World