For the upcoming Mr. & Mrs. Smith revival, Donald Glover, who has long established himself as a multihyphenate performer, harnesses his inner 007 in his most recent flex.
A very brief teaser for Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming schedule of shows, which includes the new drama series starring Glover and Maya Erskine as the titular protagonists, was released this week.
The promo, in which Glover and Erskine hold guns and sprint through the streets in what feels like a high-speed chase while getting to know one another, gives fans just enough of a taste of what to expect from the series even though the specifics of the show’s plot are still unknown.
Parker Posey, Wagner Moura, Michaela Coel, John Turturro, and Paul Dano are joining the cast in unnamed roles. On Prime Video, Mr. & Mrs. Smith makes its debut in November.
Following the 2005 film in which Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie played a married couple who are rival assassins, news about Glover’s current TV project first surfaced in early 2021.
Although it’s crucial to note that the cast has changed somewhat since then, Emmy winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge was initially set to co-star with Glover before she decided against it.
The Hollywood Reporter claims that the Fleabag actress left the project because she had a different creative vision for the series than her co-star, although the two are still close friends.
Glover transferred to Amazon in the days that would come thanks to a lucrative arrangement worth millions of dollars. The Hollywood Reporter claims that the Atlanta actor committed to a multi-year contract with Amazon earning eight figures.
The partnership would showcase a video channel on Amazon Prime Video that would feature Glover’s work as well as other carefully chosen content. He also secured an Amazon agreement with his brother Stephen, who co-wrote and produced Atlanta with him.
Swarm, a drama about a young woman named Dre who is obsessed with a fake pop artist and is played by Dominique Fishback (Judas and the Black Messiah), is among the content that has since resulted from the agreement. The show centers on her fanaticism and the dark and scary lengths she will go to meet her hero.