There is much confusion regarding Amazon Prime Video's new release, Citadel: Diana, with many fans considering it a sequel to the American spy-action television series Citadel.
While a second season was announced for Citadel, Citadel: Diana is the Italian spin-off of the original American series. The original show is reportedly one of the most expensive television shows, with a budget of US$300 million.
With the Russo Brothers acting as the executive producers, Citadel was always helmed as a Global project with many different spin-offs set in Italy, India, and Mexico. With the showrunners calling it their own “Citadel Spyverse'', the makers are ready to build a franchise for the show.
Citadel was released on April 28, 2023. While the show received positive reviews, they did not reflect the budget spent on its production. However, the producer Angela Russo-Otstot discussed how the show's powerful storytelling appealed to a Global audience.
Citadel stars Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jona, Mason Kane, and Nadia Siny. Here are the details about the Citadel spin-off that were explored.
How are Citadel and Citadel: Diana related to each other?
The showrunners discussed the show's Global appeal and its popularity in India, mainly because of its female lead, Priyanka Chopra, an Indian actress. Considering this popularity, an Indian spin-off titled Citadel: Honey Bunny will also be released in November.
While Citadel: Diana is a spin-off of the American series, it does not feature the same cast. The Russo Brothers act as executive producers for the show, produced by an Italian production team with Gina Gardini as the showrunner.
Both shows' stories are unrelated, meaning that viewers can watch both series independently and exclusively.
“Season one was the inspiration point for Citadel: Diana and Citadel: Honey Bunny. Then those shows figure out that if that’s the starting point and that’s the narrative world we live in, and the stylistic world that we live in, how can we interpret that in a way that’s organic to characters that we want to explore and the settings we want to put them in.'', Anthony Russo
Since the shows are set in different cultures and areas than the others, they offer something unique, and only the Citadel Universe holds them together. The showrunners talked about how the stories in each spin-off are different-
“We want them to have any possible entry point that makes sense for them...Each of these stories welcome a brand new audience in a manner where they will enjoy the stories for what they are.”
What is the plot of Citadel: Diana?
Citadel: Diana stars Matilda De Angelis as Diana Cavalieri. She is an undercover spy agent recruited by the Global spy agency Citadel, trapped behind enemy lines in Manticore.
The show is set in 2030 Milan, eight years after Manticore destroyed Citadel. Diana lost her parents in a plane crash in 2007, and since then, she has been obsessed with finding out more details about it.
Edo Zani is the heir to Manticore Italy, which does not believe in its ideologies. Diana must find out whether he is a foe or an ally when he offers his help to aid her escape.
Other cast members for the show include Lorenzo Cervasio, Maurizio Lombardi, Julia Piaton, Thekla Reuten, Filippo Nigro, Jun Ichikawa, and Giordana Faggiano.
Citadel: Diana had a total of six episodes, which were released on October 10, 2024, and can be streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
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