If you werenโt excited about Amazon Prime Videoโs Mr & Mrs Smith series before, then the first official trailer, with the charms/chemistry of both Donald Glover (AKA Childish Gambino) and Maya Erskine on full display, might change your mind.
In this adaptation of the 2005 film with real-life divorced couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, two lonely strangers land jobs working for a mysterious spy agency that offers them a glorious new life โ espionage, wealth, world travels, and a dream brownstone in Manhattan.
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The only catch? Acquiescing to an arranged marriage as John (Glover) and Jane (Erskine) Smith. Now hitched, the titular newlyweds are forced to navigate a high-risk mission just about every week, while also facing new relationship milestones.
As per the official synopsis: โTheir complex cover story becomes even more complicated when they catch real feelings for each other. Whatโs riskier: espionage or marriage?โ
Glover and Erskine โ the latter of whom replaces Phoebe Waller-Bridge after she amicably exited due to โcreative differencesโ โ are joined onscreen by Parker Posey, Wagner Moura, Michaela Coel, John Turturro, Paul Dano, Sarah Paulson, Alexander Skarsgรฅrd, and plenty more.
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In addition to appearing on camera, Donald Glover has flexed his showrunner muscles post-Atlanta and Swarm; co-creating Mr & Mrs Smith (the TV series) alongside Francesca Sloane, as well as executive producing with his brother/creative partner Stephen Glover, longtime collaborator Hiro Murai, plus Sloane herself.
All 8 episodes of Amazon Prime Videoโs Mr & Mrs Smith reboot series will be available to stream from February 2nd, 2024 โ check out the trailer above.
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