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‘The Recruit’ Creator Alexi Hawley Hopes For Final Chapter After Cancellation: “Is Two Seasons And A Movie A Thing?”
As news of The Recruit‘s cancellation by Netflix after two seasons is starting to sink in, creator Alexi Hawley has shared his reaction in a lengthy “love letter” to the spy action thriller starring and executive produced by Noah Centineo. In it, he retraced the show’s path from a busted script at USA Network to […]
Alexi Hawley, Noah Centineo in "The Recruit"Disney/Frank Micelotta/Netflix In it, he retraced the show’s path from a busted script at USA Network to a Netflix green light when one of the streamer’s top young stars, Centineo, came on board, though shooting Season 1 during the pandemic and dealing with the strike and cut-down order of 6 episodes in Season 2. Hawley spoke of the “ballsy move” to end Season 1 on a cliffhanger, with Owen’s (Centineo) life hanging in the balance. For more details on some of the elements he mentions in it, including filming at the CIA and on a real nuclear submarine, read our Season 2 interviews with Hawley and Centineo.
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