One of the most awaited series of the year, especially in India, Citadel is all set to be released on streaming platform Amazon Prime Video. Marked as Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra's OTT debut, Citadel is a spy-thriller created by David Weil for Amazon Prime Video, with the Russo brothers acting as executive producers best known for making critically acclaimed series and movies like Extraction, The Grey Man, and more. Apart from Priyanka Chopra, Citadel will also ace Hollywood actor Richard Madden who is best known for his roles in movies and series like The Eternals and even Game of Thrones as 'Rob Stark'. Notably, the star cast of Citadel recently held a screening of the upcoming spy thriller in many countries including in India and even London. While in India, many Bollywood stars came together to support Priyanka Chopra's Citadel, and the London Premier witnessed Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in attendance. For the unversed, Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu will play in the Indian version of the Citadel Web Series, which will debut on Amazon Prime and it will reportedly be made by none other than Raj & DK- the makers of Family Man and Farzi. Keeping long things short, Citadel is among the most awaited series. Therefore, below is Citadel OTT Release date, Citadel OTT Release Platform, storyline and everything we know so far-
Citadel Streaming details
Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden starrer Citadel will be released on Amazon Prime Video on April 28, 2023. Citadel is facing tough competition, especially on OTT, especially at a time when Evil Dead Rise is breaking records all around the world. Even on OTT, there are multiple big releases have been lined up, however, seeing by Citadel's trailer and the association of Russo Brothers, Priyanka Chopra's spy thriller may edge past others. Coming to Citadel's storyline- the official synopsis says, "On April 28, enter a new age of espionage. Watch the trailer for Citadel, a new spy series starring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, streaming on Prime Video". As per reports, Citadel is a spy agency under which Priyanka Chopra and Richard both works and going by the trailer, they both get involved with each other. Furthermore, Citadel is described as an "action-packed spy series with a compelling emotional center". It is pertinent to mention here that Citadel is also the second most expensive series ever made. Yes! you heard it right.
As per reports, Citadel's budget for the production is above $300 million (nearly Rs 2500 crores). As a result, this makes Priyanka Chopra starrer series the second most expensive show of all time behind Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The budget for the show spiraled out of control after the showrunners had to take a call on reshooting some portions of the thriller series.
Who is playing who in Citadel?
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Although not much information has been revealed by the makers on characters, there are some information available-
Richard Madden will play the character of Mason Kane, Priyanka Chopra Jonas will be seen as Nadia Sinh, Stanley Tucci as Bernard Orlick, and Lesley Manville as Dahlia Archer, Osy Ikhile as Carter Spence[, Ashleigh Cummings as Abby Conroy, etc