Mr. & Mrs. Smith is an American spy anthology television series created by Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover, which premiered on February 2, 2024. It is inspired by the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith written by Simon Kinberg, although instead of following a married couple of competing spies like the film, the series stars Glover and Maya Erskine as two strangers paired up as a duo of spies who must live undercover as a married couple; instead of real names, John and Jane Smith are aliases given to the characters and the other agents working for the same organization.
Arnon Milchan, who was a producer on the original film, is an executive producer for the series alongside, among others, Sloane, Glover, Glover's brother Stephen, Hiro Murai, Anthony Katagas, and Michael Schaefer. The series was renewed for a second season with Anna Ouyang Moench taking over as showrunner.
The show received positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised the performances and Glover and Erskine's chemistry. It received 16 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for its first season, including nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor for Glover, Outstanding Lead Actress for Erskine, and five acting nominations for some of the featured guests.
Premise Two strangers independently agree to become secret agents for a mysterious organization under cover as a married couple using the names "John" and "Jane" Smith. The couple must work through missions as their espionage skills, and developing relationship, are put to the test. All instructions are received from an anonymous source via text. The Smiths take on a separate mission in each of eight episodes and the show features different locales while also focusing on the marital relationship the two characters assume.
Cast Main Season 1 Donald Glover as John Smith / Michael Maya Erskine as Jane Smith / Alana
Season 2 Mark Eydelshteyn as Mr. Smith Talia Ryder as Mrs. Smith
Guest Season 1 Alexander Skarsgård as First Other John Eiza González as First Other Jane Paul Dano as Harris Materbach John Turturro as Eric Shane Sharon Horgan as Gavol Martin Billy Campbell as Parker Martin Sarah Paulson as Therapist Parker Posey as Second Other Jane Úrsula Corberó as Runi Wagner Moura as Second Other John Ron Perlman as Toby Hellinger Michaela Coel as Bev
Additionally, Beverly Glover, who is Donald's mother in real life, makes her acting debut as Denise, John Smith's mother.
Season 2 Francesca Scorsese as Another Jane Matt Rogers as Another John Levon Hawke Yonatan Gebeyehu
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Production On February 12, 2021, it was announced that a TV series reboot based on the original film, created by and starring Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, with Francesca Sloane as co-creator and showrunner, would premiere on Prime Video in 2022. The original film was directed by Doug Liman and starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Waller-Bridge exited the project in September 2021 due to creative differences with Glover. On April 7, 2022, it was reported that Maya Erskine would take over Waller-Bridge's role.
On June 29, 2022, it was reported that Michaela Coel, John Turturro, and Paul Dano would appear in guest star roles. On September 22, 2022, it was reported that Parker Posey and Wagner Moura had joined the cast in recurring roles.
In addition to Glover and Sloane, the series was executive produced by Yariv Milchan, Arnon Milchan, Michael Schaefer, Stephen Glover, Anthony Katagas, Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson, and Jenny Robins. Filming began in the summer of 2022.
On May 14, 2024, Amazon Prime Video renewed the series for a second season, with Sloane returning as showrunner. However, whether Glover and Erskine are returning or not is unclear. On December 6, 2024, it was announced that Mark Eydelshteyn was cast to star for the second season. On February 14, 2025, it was announced that Sophie Thatcher was in talks to star for the second season. On July 2, 2025, it was reported that the second season is set to be filmed in Los Angeles. The first season was filmed in New York and Italy. Production for the second season had to be postponed in September 2025 due to issues with the cast, and during the delay Sloane's overall deal with Amazon MGM studios ended. Anna Ouyang Moench was hired to be the showrunner for season two as the production got ready to resume in early 2026 to preserve the California tax credit it would receive for relocating the production. In April 2026, it was reported that production had begun, with Talia Ryder taking over Thatcher who had to leave due to scheduling conflicts with Yellowjackets''' final season. On May 19, 2026, it was reported that Francesca Scorsese joined the cast while Glover was set to direct multiple episodes for the second season. In June 2026, it was announced that Matt Rogers and Levon Hawke were added to the cast for the second season. In September 2026, Yonatan Gebeyehu joined the cast.
Release On September 23, 2022, it was reported that the release date for the series had been pushed back from 2022 to 2023.
Amidst the 2023 Hollywood strikes, Amazon delayed the release from 2023 to "early 2024". All eight episodes of the series were released on February 2, 2024, on Prime Video.
Marketing A series of guerrilla marketing stunts were used to promote the series. On January 19, 2024, a pair of shoes were stolen at an art exhibit after the lights went out. On January 24, two furries sat next to Tyra Banks at a basketball game. On January 25, a comedy show featuring Mark Normand was interrupted when two unknown people rushed the stage. Social media posts about these events had advertisement disclaimers but did not specify the product being advertised. Gothamist found that marketing firm Verb had put out casting calls for the "HiHi Mission Contest" that would take place at a "culture event in New York City". The comedy show was a taping by HiHi, according to the comedy club, that influencers had been invited to.
Reception Critical response The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 91% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.6/10, based on 119 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Building on the basic premise of its source material, Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' anchors its spy hijinks in a relationship drama fueled by the chemistry between its charming leads." On Metacritic, the series holds a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Audience viewership On February 9, 2024, it was announced the series had become one of Prime Video's top five new series debuts ever in terms of total U.S. viewers.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. 2024 Gotham TV Awards Breakthrough Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith Television Critics Association Awards Outstanding New Program Astra TV Awards Best Streaming Drama SeriesMr. & Mrs. Smith Best Actor in a Streaming Drama Series Donald Glover Best Actress in a Streaming Drama Series Maya Erskine Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series Paul Dano Wagner Moura Ron Perlman Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series Michaela Coel Sarah Paulson Parker Posey Best Directing in a Streaming Drama Series Hiro Murai Best Writing in a Streaming Drama Series Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover Black Reel Awards Outstanding Drama Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith Outstanding Lead Performance in a Drama Series Donald Glover Outstanding Guest Performance in a Drama Series Michaela Coel Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Donald Glover Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Donald Glover, Francesca Sloane, Stephen Glover, Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson, Anthony Katagas, Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Michael Schaefer, Carla Ching, Christian Sprenger, Fam Udeorji, and Kaitlin Waldron Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Donald Glover Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Maya Erskine Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Hiro Murai Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Paul Dano John Turturro Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Michaela Coel Sarah Paulson Parker Posey Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Carmen Cuba, Candice Alustiza-Lee, Teresa Razzauti, and Alejandro Reza Outstanding Music Composition for a Series David Fleming Outstanding Music Supervision Jen Malone Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series Kyle Reiter and Isaac Hagy Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series Stephen Pope Outstanding Stunt Performance Tara Macken Set Decorators Society of America Awards Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Contemporary Series Andrew Baseman, Michael Nallan, Gerald Sullivan American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Drama Series Kyle Reiter and Isaac Hagy Artios Awards Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot and First Season Drama Carmen Cuba, Charley Medigovich Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series – Drama Mr. & Mrs. Smith Best Actor – Television Series Drama Donald Glover Best Actress – Television Series Drama Maya Erskine Saturn Awards Best Adventure Television Series Mr. & Mrs. Smith Satellite Awards Best Genre Series Best Actor in a Drama or Genre Series Donald Glover Best Actress in a Drama or Genre Series Maya Erskine Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production David Fleming
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