Netflix has decided to renew its series The Recruit for a season 2, when we had already forgotten its existence a month after its release.
Netflix and renewals – especially cancellations – it’s a more than delicate subject at the moment. While the CEO of the company took an outcry after his last statement, all announcements are scrutinized and analyzed. We learn today that The Recruit has slipped through the cracks and that it will be entitled to a season 2.
This spy series follows a young CIA lawyer played by Noah Centineo (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) who finds himself thrust into the dangerous world of international espionage when an old source threatens to spill secrets. of the agency.
Imagined by Alexi Hawley (The Rookie) and inspired by a real secret agent, The Recruit has, according to Netflix, made excellent figures, keeping its place in the world top 10 for 5 weeks. Enough to afford a season 2.
In France, the series did not create a huge buzz and despite a presence in the rankings after its release, it quickly fell into oblivion after the release of the blockbuster Glass Onion, to the point where we had almost forgotten its existence…
The Recruit had also not completely convinced the international press, with a rather average score of 59 on Metacritic. We have to believe that the spectators fell under the spell of Owen Hendricks and that the cliffhanger at the end of the season really made them want to see the sequel…