What happens when two underdogs become super spies?
What if an action series focused more on “in-between moments” than major spectacles? What if the remake of the 2005 film “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” could reflect the lives of two ordinary, vulnerable people? The creative journey of Amazon Prime Video’s new comedy action series starring Donald Glover (as John Smith) and Maya Erskine (as Jane Smith) started with such philosophical questions.
While the original film by Doug Liman saw lead stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as the captivating highly skilled and covert power couple, co-creators and executive producers Glover and Francesca Sloane have made a series about clumsy, awkward human beings trying to present themselves as cool spies.
“First and foremost, we tried to make something that we like, that was exciting to us and something that felt original,” Sloane told NextShark at the New York City premiere on Wednesday. “We knew for instance that we wanted it to feel really grounded amid all of the fantasy. We knew we wanted the relationship to feel as vulnerable and as real as possible. We knew we wanted to cast people who could play parts that felt as raw as possible while still sort of having a little twinkle in their eye.”
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The reimagined “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” follows two lonely strangers who secure positions with a secretive spy agency, which promises a life of espionage, wealth and a dream residence. The twist? They assume new identities, forced into an arranged marriage as Mr. John and Mrs. Jane Smith. Juggling high-stakes missions and relationship milestones, the couple’s complex cover story becomes even more intricate as genuine emotions emerge. The narrative explores the dilemma of what is riskier: espionage or marriage.
Director Hiro Murai, who has worked with Glover for over 10 years in creating music videos, says that their easygoing rapport and playful nature remained the same in the series’…
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