The Recruit season 2 gets a disappointing update as the Netflix show awaits a release date. Headlined by To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before star Noah Centineo, who also executive produces, and created by Alexi Hawley, the spy dramedy debuted in December 2022. It follows Centineo’s character, Owen Hendricks, a newly hired CIA lawyer who gets caught up in a dangerous conflict that has international implications and puts his life at risk. A recent update on The Recruit season 2 confirms that the series is in post-production, though no release date has been set.
According to What’s On Netflix, whenever it does premiere, The Recruit season 2 will have a reduced episode count. The website, which tracks Netflix releases, notes that season 2 will have just six episodes rather than eight. It’s also mentioned that Hawley will write the first and last episodes. The episode count has not been confirmed by Netflix, which has so far only provided casting details and a plot summary about the upcoming season.
What Could This Latest Update Mean For The Recruit Season 2?
The Cast & Story Is Potentially Too Big For Six Episodes
Even though The Recruit debuted with some buzz, with its first few episodes directed by Edge of Tomorrow‘s Doug Liman, it wasn’t one of the bigger hits of 2022. According to data released by Netflix, season 1 was watched for 146,900 hours from January to June 2023. That puts it on the lower end of viewership for shows that actually got renewed. While it’s a potentially worrying sign that the show’s episode count has been downgraded, it could be a case of editing or negotiations with the streamer where it was decided that six episodes represented the best path forward.
Along with Centineo, the main cast are all returning for
season 2. That includes Vondie Curtis-Hall as Nyland, Aarti Mann as Violet, Colton Dunn as Lester, Fivel Stewart as Hannah, Kristian Bruun as Janus, and Daniel Quincy Annoh as Terence.
However, with that caveat, it’s worth noting that The Recruit season 2 will include additions to the cast and an expansion of the story. It’s been teased that the upcoming episodes will see Owen pulled into a brand new life-threatening situation, this time in South Korea. He soon realizes, however, that the bigger threat might be coming from inside the agency. The series will welcome several new actors as part of this new mystery, including breakout Past Lives star Teo Yoo.
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New Cast Members In The Recruit Season 2 |
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Actor |
Who They Play |
Notes |
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Teo Yoo |
Jang Kyu |
A clever and driven South Korean NIS agent. |
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Young-Ah Kim |
Grace |
A savvy senior intelligence officer keeping tabs on the CIA. |
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Felix Solis |
Tom Wallace |
A senior diplomat in the State Department that’s tasked with bringing American hostages home. |
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James Purefoy |
Oliver Bonner-Jones |
A rich British businessman who lives in a world between legal and illegal. |
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Shin Do-hyun |
Yoo Jin Lee |
A free-spirited young woman with a childhood connection to Owen. |
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Sanghee Lee |
Nan Hee |
A passionate and nurturing Korean aid worker. |
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Omar Maskati |
Jae King |
A jet-setting rich kid with a charming and affable personality. |
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Brooke Smith |
Marcy Potter |
A seasoned and serious CIA Counter Espionage Group officer. |
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Devika Bhise |
Juno Marsh |
A CIA Counter Espionage Group officer with a wild side. |
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Alana Hawley Purvis |
Amanda Fern |
A stern and by-the-book CIA station chief in Seoul. |
There is also the cliffhanger of what happened to Owen and Max (Laura Haddock) at the end of The Recruit season 1. Haddock’s status and involvement in season 2 has not been clarified, likely to maintain the surprise of the cliffhanger. Still, even if the spy dramedy is moving away from the relationship between Owen and Max, it looks like the Netflix show has a lot of ground to cover with potentially fewer episodes to do so. This could affect the overall pace of the season, which could arrive on Netflix by the end of the year.
Source: What’s On Netflix, Netflix
