Netflix canceled the dramatic series The recruit starring Noah Centineo After two seasons. The decision comes less than six weeks after the premiere of its second season at the end of January.
The news was revealed by Colton Dunnwho played Lester Kitchens, a centineo colleague, on social networks. Netflix confirmed the cancellation.
The spy series, which premiered in December 2022, followed Owen Hedricks (Centineo), a CIA lawyer who gets involved in international conflicts with dangerous parts after an asset tries to expose his relationship with the agency.
It was created by Alexi Hawley and produced by Lionsgate (after his acquisition of Eone) and Hypnotic.
The second season of the series was affected by the scriptwriter strike
The recruit It was one of the many programs that were affected by the scriptwriter strike with a two -year gap between seasons. It is surprising, since the program reached number two in the Streaming lists of Nielsen and number two in the Netflix lists themselves in the week of its launch with 5.9 million views and 31.8 million hours views.
The second season also consisted of six episodes, instead of eight as in its first season.
Hawley told the Deadline portal in January that he felt good about a third season.
“We are waiting for Netflix to officially do his own with this. There is a lot of good will within Netflix towards the program and towards Noah; I think they feel that Noah is a local star, and it is. So I feel very positive about it, as positive as you can feel in this city right now, ”he said.
Stewart, Vondie Curtis Hall, Kristian Bruun, Aarti Mann, Daniel Quincy Annoh also participated, while Kaylah Zander, Maddie Hasson, Angel Parker and Teo Yoo Yoo They starred in the second season. James Purefoy was a guest star in the second season, while Nathan Fillion played the director of the CIA, Alton West.
The Recruit debuted on December 16, 2022 and spent five weeks at the Netflix TV (English) top 10, reaching Top 10 in 88 countries.
Hawley served as showrunner and executive producer with Centineo, as well as with Doug Liman, Gene Klein and David Bartis of Hypnotic; Adam Ciralsky (P3 Media) and Charlie Ebersol.
Source: Ambito
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