Season 2 of the Amazon Prime Video series begins production after a month-long delay, and the new “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” finally gets underway.
According to sources, Talia Ryder will replace Sophie Thatcher in the lead role. She will play the previously announced role opposite Mark Eidelstein, who broke out in “Anora.”
Amazon Prime Video declined to comment.
The two take over the roles from Erskine and Donald Glover, who anchored the first season of the series, which was set in New York. Anna Ojan Moench (Disconnect, Beef) also took over the reins from Francesca Sloan as showrunner and writer. The upcoming film is being filmed in Los Angeles after receiving a $22.4 million relocation tax credit from the California Film Commission. The season was originally scheduled to film in the fall of 2025, but has been postponed indefinitely.
The first season ended on a cliffhanger, leaving the fates of Erskine and Grovers’ characters up in the air. However, Variety magazine reported in 2024 that the two actors will not be central to the show’s next season, and that it will be in an anthology format.
Ryder is known for her roles in “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” “The Sweet East,” and “Do Revenge.” Amazon hasn’t announced any additional cast aside from Adelstein, but the second season of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” will likely feature an impressive list of guest stars. Season 1, which traveled around the world, starred Paul Dano, John Turturro, Michaela Coel, Sarah Paulson, Parker Posey, Wagner Moura, Alexander Skarsgård, Eiza Gonzalez, Sharon Horgan, and Ron Perlman.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith, produced by Glover and Sloan, was inspired by the 2005 film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. (The show features two strangers who pair up as espionage partners rather than husband and wife.) The series was nominated for 16 Emmy Awards and won two.
The show will be executive produced by Mench, Glover, Sloan, Yariv Milchan, Michael Schaefer, Steven Glover, Anthony Katagas, Fam Udeorji, and season one star Erskine, who joined season two as an EP. Produced by Amazon MGM Studios and New Regency.
Joe Otterson contributed to this article.
