While he may be up for an Emmy for his work both in front of and behind the camera on the show, Donald Glover’sMr. & Mrs. Smithseason 2 future looks more uncertain with a new cast update. The Prime Video show serves as a TV adaptation of the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie movie of the same name, flipping the formula to be about a male and female spy partnered to work undercover as a married couple, and the emotional connection they form along the way. Co-created and co-led by Glover,Mr. & Mrs. Smithwas a smash hit, garnering 16 Emmy nominations.
Deadlinehas brought word that Amazon MGM Studios has castMark Eydelshteyn to star inMr. & Mrs. Smithseason 2 in the leading male role. The publication also reports that the rumors of Billie Eilish being eyed for the lead female role ultimately fell through due to her busy schedule with touring, and are now looking for “an actor and actress in their 20s” to play the titular roles in a “one-year” deal. TheAnorabreakout star’s casting further raises uncertainty regarding Glover’s return to the lead role, particularly as he will only be back in season 2 as executive producer rather than co-showrunner.
What Eydelshteyn’s Casting Means For Mr. & Mrs. Smith Season 2
Glover’s Fate Is Looking More Grim
Ever since the cliffhanger season 1 ending, Glover and co-creator/showrunner Francesca Sloane have been very cautious when it comes to sharinginformation onMr. & Mrs. Smithseason 2, particularly the fates of Glover’s John and Maya Erskine’s Jane. After initial reports came out that neither star would be returning,Sloane even acknowledged that writing had not yet begun on the next season, assuring that she and Glover would not want to ruin their cliffhanger ending via news headlines, and as such, certainly left some with hope for the original stars to return.
That being said, between Eydelshteyn’s casting and some reports indicating that Glover is only onboard as an EP,his John’s fate is beginning to look more grim heading into season 2.TheMr. & Mrs. Smithseason 1 endingleft both John and Jane in an unclear predicament as they’re trapped in the safe room with the former mortally wounded and the latter left with just one bullet to hold off against the other Smiths, only for three shots to be seen from outside the building. Considering season 1 also opened with another Smith couple being killed, Glover and Erskine certainly wouldn’t be the first in the show’s universe.
8 Theories That Explain How John & Jane Return In Mr. & Mrs. Smith Season 2
Mr. & Mrs. Smith ended on a cliffhanger that put the fates of John & Jane into question. If the show returns for season 2, here’s how both return.
The other major factor pointing to the possibility of Glover and Erskine’s characters being killed off for good after Eydelshteyn’sMr. & Mrs. Smithseason 2 castingis Sloane’s history of working onFargo. The FX show has taken an anthological approach to its various seasons,therefore giving her some familiarity with working on a writing team in which they largely did away with any hanging plot threads from a prior season. Considering Eydelshteyn will be playing a new John, and the search is underway for a new Jane, the original duo is looking less likely to be back.
Our Take On Eydelshteyn’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith Season 2 Casting
The Cliffhanger Shouldn’t Distract From The Young Star’s Performance
While all eyes will undoubtedly be on whether Glover and Erskine return for the season, I really do hope audiences are willing to look past that and embrace Eydelshteyn’s performance inMr. & Mrs. Smithseason 2. As far as international viewers go,Anorareally put the young Russian actor on the mapas a star to watch, and much like the complicated romance at the heart of Sean Baker’s hit, I think him playing John in Prime Video’s show could be one that rivals Glover’s fantastic season 1 performance.
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a 2024 TV series about John and Jane, two lonely strangers who abandon their past lives and identities to become partners both in espionage and marriage, navigating their complex personal and professional lives together.
