Noah Centineo’s spy thriller series ‘The Recruit’ has gotten a green light for season 2 from Netflix.
The Noah Centineo starrer series will return for a second season in 2024. Season one’s all eight episodes touched down on Netflix on December 16th, 2022.
Plot
The story follows Owen Hendricks, who joins the CIA as a lawyer expecting to enjoy a typical first day at the office, but his first week gets off to a rocky start. When the CIA receives a letter from a former asset, Max Meladze, threatening to divulge the agency’s secrets unless she is exonerated of a severe crime, Owen Hendricks is assigned to it.
Owen embarks on a journey in the hopes of completing the mission and making a mark on the CIA despite his lack of expertise in these operations and unfavorable circumstances.
However, the stakes are high in this game, and he may find himself in a world of deadly politics governed by shady personalities.
How well was The Recruit received?
Let’s break down the review scores for the show thus far (correct as of January 20th, 2023):
IMDb User Score: 7.5
RottenTomatoes Critics Score: 67% (was 75% at launch)
RottenTomatoes Audience Score: 86%
Metacritic: 59/100
How well is The Recruit performing on Netflix?
So far, the show has been featured in all five weeks since its launch. In total, the show has picked up 228.26 million hours watched globally.
According to our top 10 reports for 2022 (with some estimates at play) we can see The Recruit firmly on the cutoff point for cancelations. In the renewal chart below only Mo had fewer hours and has been publicly renewed.
