Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Genre
Created by
Based onMr. & Mrs. Smith
by Simon Kinberg
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video

Mr. & Mrs. Smith is an upcoming American spy comedy television series created by Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover, based on the 2005 film that is set to premiere on February 2, 2024. It stars Glover and Maya Erskine.

Synopsis

Two spies are paired up together to impersonate a married couple as John and Jane Smith.[1][2]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten by [3]Original release date [4]
1TBATBAFrancesca Sloane & Donald GloverFebruary 2, 2024 (2024-02-02)
2TBATBAFrancesca SloaneFebruary 2, 2024 (2024-02-02)
3TBATBAYvonne Hana YiFebruary 2, 2024 (2024-02-02)
4TBATBAAdamma Ebo & Adanne Ebo and Yvonne Hana Yi & Francesca SloaneFebruary 2, 2024 (2024-02-02)
5TBATBACarla Ching and Stephen GloverFebruary 2, 2024 (2024-02-02)
6TBATBAYvonne Hana Yi & Schuyler Pappas & Francesca SloaneFebruary 2, 2024 (2024-02-02)
7TBATBAFrancesca SloaneFebruary 2, 2024 (2024-02-02)
8TBATBAFrancesca Sloane & Donald GloverFebruary 2, 2024 (2024-02-02)

Production

On February 12, 2021, it was announced that a TV series reboot based on the original film, created by and starring Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, with Francesca Sloane as co-creator and showrunner, would premiere on Prime Video in 2022.[5] The original film was directed by Doug Liman and starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.[6] Waller-Bridge exited the project in September 2021.[6] On April 7, 2022, it was reported that Maya Erskine would take over Waller-Bridge's role.[7]

On June 29, 2022, it was reported that Michaela Coel, John Turturro, and Paul Dano would appear in guest star roles.[8] On September 22, 2022, it was reported that Parker Posey and Wagner Moura had joined the cast in recurring roles.[9]

In addition to Glover and Sloane, the series will be executive produced by Yariv Milchan, Arnon Milchan, Michael Schaefer, Stephen Glover, Anthony Katagas, Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson, and Jenny Robins.[5][9]

Filming began in the summer of 2022.[10]

Release

On September 23, 2022, it was reported that the release date for the series had been pushed back from 2022 to 2023.[11]

Amidst the 2023 Hollywood strikes, Amazon delayed the release from 2023 to "early 2024".[12] All eight episodes of the series are scheduled to be released on February 2, 2024 on Prime Video.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Peters, Fletcher (June 29, 2022). "Mr. and Mrs. Smith Continues to Assemble the Best Cast Ever". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mr. and Mrs. Smith' Trailer: Donald Glover and Maya Erskine Are Sexy Spies in New Take on 2005 Film". Variety.
  3. ↑ "Mr. and Mrs. Smith". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shows A-Z - Mr. & Mrs. Smith on amazon". The Futon Critic. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Goldberg, Leslie (February 12, 2021). "Donald Glover, Phoebe Waller-Bridge Team for Mr. & Mrs. Smith Series at Amazon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Yossman, KJ (September 6, 2021). "Phoebe Waller-Bridge Departs Amazon's Mr. & Mrs. Smith Series". Variety. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 7, 2022). "Mr. & Mrs. Smith: Maya Erskine To Star Opposite Donald Glover In Prime Video Series, Replacing Phoebe Waller-Bridge". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  8. ↑ Otterson, Joe (June 29, 2022). "Michaela Coel, John Turturro, Paul Dano Join Donald Glover & Maya Erskine in Mr. and Mrs. Smith Amazon Series". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Otterson, Joe (September 22, 2022). "Mr. and Mrs. Smith Amazon Series Casts Parker Posey, Wagner Moura". Variety. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ Craighead, Olivia (October 11, 2022). "Everyone Is Having an Awesome Time on the Mr. & Mrs. Smith Set". Gawker. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  11. ↑ Eckardt, Steph (September 23, 2022). "Everything We Know About Donald Glover's Mr. and Mrs. Smith Reboot". W Magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  12. ↑ September 14, Sydney Bucksbaum; EDT, 2023 at 11:00 AM. "Donald Glover and Maya Erskine's 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' gets delayed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 22, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ Petski, Denise (November 16, 2023). "'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' Gets Premiere Date On Prime Video". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
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