Following the casting of a new lead role,Mr. & Mrs. Smithstar Maya Erskine addresses her potential return to the Prime Video series. Despite a swift renewal, boosted by record-breaking viewership and positive reviews, there are questions about whatMr. & Mrs. Smithseason 2will look like. That is largely because of a cliffhanger that left the fates of the two lead characters, played by Donald Glover and Erskine, in doubt.
In an interview withEntertainment Weekly, Erskine talked about whether she will be back forMr. & Mrs. Smithseason 2. The revived interest in Prime Video’s spy dramedy comes after it was nominated at the upcoming Golden Globes for Best Drama Series, with acting nominations for Glover and Erskine, and the actor says that sheagrees with co-creator and showrunner Francesca Sloane about wanting to maintain the surprise. Still, in the quote below, Erskine hints that she does know the fate of the main characters:
I totally understand why there’s speculation. It was funny when the article came out proclaiming that we’re not in it because there was no announcement made. But Fran said it best. She talked about how it’s sort of like Christmas: Don’t open the presents until it’s Christmas day. You don’t need to peek inside. I’m trying to follow along in their footsteps because I have a big mouth, and if I could, I would just say everything right now, but I can’t. I don’t want to ruin it.
What The Recent Updates Mean For Mr. & Mrs. Smith Season 2
A New Mr. Smith Has Been Cast
It was recently reported thatMark Eydelshteyn, the breakout star of the Sean Baker filmAnoraopposite Mikey Madison,has been cast as the male lead for season 2of the Prime Video dramedy. This is not unusual in and of itself, as the show has severalspies with the Mr. & Mrs. Smith name, but it does raise the question of whether Glover and Erskine’s characters are getting replaced after season 1 ended on a big cliffhanger.
One Mr & Mrs Smith Clue Gives Hope That John & Jane Will Return For Season 2
Amazon’s adaptation of Mr. & Mrs. Smith leaves all its narrative doors open with a cliffhanger ending that allows the return of the main John & Jane.
IntheMr. & Mrs. Smithseason 1 ending,Michael (Glover) and Alana (Erskine) are cornered and near death, thanks to another pair of Smiths (played by Parker Posey and Wagner Moura). Their job, essentially, is to kill other spies who are no longer useful to the secret organization that they’re all a part of. It’s established that this was in the show’s opening scene.
This could be because viewers might see Michael and Alanna again, with Glover and Erskine making cameos.
That is the case with Alana and Michael, as they’ve chosen their relationship and their love over killing each other. With just one bullet left, Alana goes out to kill Posey and Moura’s characters. It’s left ambiguous who survives. Since then, however,Sloane, Glover, who-co-created the show with Sloane, and Erskine have remained ambiguous about what happens next. This could be because viewers might see Michael and Alanna again, with Glover and Erskine making cameos.
Our Take On The Future Of Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Glover & Erskine Are Likely Handing Off The Mantle
Given the positive response to the show’s first installment, and the degree to which that positive response is driven by the chemistry that Erskine and Glover shared on-screen, it’s hard to imagine that they won’t be involved inMr. & Mrs. Smithseason 2 at all. But they may appear to transition the story to Eydelshteyn, a relatively newer face getting a bigger spotlight after his role in a breakout indie.
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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.
