Prime Video has introduced as we speak that their eagerly-awaited Mr. & Mrs. Smith collection will debut on February 2, 2024; with all eight episodes set to launch on the identical day, solely on their Prime Video streaming service in over 240 nations and territories globally.
The upcoming collection is a modern-day reimagining of the 2005 movie of the identical identify and can star 2x Primetime Emmy-winner Donald Glover (Group; Atlanta) and 3x Primetime Emmy-nominee Maya Erskine (PEN15; Obi-Wan Kenobi) within the title roles as John and Jane Smith, respectively.
Nevertheless, whereas identical in identify, it feels like this new model might be significantly completely different than the action-thriller that starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, because the present’s synopsis reads, “On this model of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, two lonely strangers land jobs working for a mysterious spy company that gives them an excellent lifetime of espionage, wealth, world travels, and a dream brownstone in Manhattan. The catch? New identities in an organized marriage as Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Smith. Now hitched, John and Jane navigate a high-risk mission each week whereas additionally dealing with a brand new relationship milestone. Their complicated cowl story turns into much more difficult after they catch actual emotions for one another. What’s riskier: espionage or marriage?“
Talking with Entertainment Weekly, main man Glover, who additionally co-created the collection with Francesca Stone, says “It is positively going to be completely different for lots of people, which I believe is sweet. You may all the time return and watch the outdated one, however this one offers you a unique feeling. Individuals are positively going to be shocked. I simply know the way a lot individuals love the opposite one, so if all people’s like, ‘Eh,’ we did not do an excellent job. I hope some persons are like, ‘That is higher than the unique,’ and a few persons are like, ‘That is far worse.’“
Glover admits he hadn’t seen the unique Doug Liman-directed movie till a good friend of his acquired the rights, however nonetheless had had a considerably blended response upon first viewing. “I watched it and truthfully, I used to be like, ‘I do not perceive it.’ I imply, I get why it is iconic due to the individuals starring in it — it is simply two beautiful individuals on this scenario. However the story I did not fairly perceive. I known as my brother and he was like, ‘That is only a nice date film. It is boys vs. women. What else would you like?’” Regardless of his preliminary response to the image, an thought sparked at the back of his head, which ultimately grew to become the premise of this collection that he hopes is a bit more relatable than the earlier iteration.
“Why do individuals even get married anymore? Half of it ends in divorce — what is the function? Let’s make a present coping with relationships, however from this standpoint, centering extra on actually what a wedding is and belief and teamwork and loneliness and all that stuff. I simply needed it to be one thing that spoke to individuals proper now as a result of in a time of abundance, why will we really feel lonely? The film wasn’t about that.“
With a premiere date set, we should always most likely anticipate a full-length trailer within the not-so-distant future, so keep watch over CBM for the newest!
Take a look at the first-look photos under:
On this model of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, two lonely strangers land jobs working for a mysterious spy company that gives them an excellent lifetime of espionage, wealth, world travels, and a dream brownstone in Manhattan. The catch? New identities in an organized marriage as Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Smith. Now hitched, John and Jane navigate a high-risk mission each week whereas additionally dealing with a brand new relationship milestone. Their complicated cowl story turns into much more difficult after they catch actual emotions for one another. What’s riskier: espionage or marriage?
