The much-awaited spy-thriller starring Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden- Citadel was finally released on Amazon Prime Video with Episodes 1 and 2 as a starter. Although Citadel received mixed reviews from the Hollywood media, in India, Citadel was among the top 10 watched shows on Amazon Prime Video. For those who are yet to watch the first two episodes of Citadel, the star cast includes- Priyanka Chopra as Nadia Sinh, Richard Madden as Mason Kane, Stanley Tucci as Bernard Orlick, Lesley Manville as Dahlia Archer, Ashleigh Cummings as Abby Conroy, and more in the lead roles. Amazon Prime Video generally drops every episode of a web series all at once, however, in terms of CItadel, the makers have dropped only 2 episodes initially. Regarded as the most expensive web series made till now, fans who have the first two episodes are now excited for Citadel Episode 3. Therefore, those looking for Citadel Episode 3 OTT release date, and time, then you have landed on the right page.
Citadel Episode 3 release date
Talking about Citadel Episode 3 release date, Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden starrer spy thriller will be available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video on May 5, 2023. In terms of CItadel Episode 3 OTT release timing, the spy thriller will be available to watch from (9:30 am IST onwards. Notably, Priyanka Chopra's Citadel has been ruling the streaming or OTT world. As per reports, Amazon Prime Video's Citadel is at the pole position on the streaming platform globally. Not only this, Citadel has also beaten The Mandalorian, Succession, and Sweet Tooth, as per a report from FlixPatrol which has indeed sent shockwaves to the OTT giant Netflix.
Talking about CItadel's storyline- it is basically the fight between two private spy agencies- Citadel & Manticore. While Citadel's motto is to mold and shape the world's happening for the good of the universe, Manticore's agenda is to burn Citadel to the ground in order to establish its monopoly in order to do whatever they want to whether it is good or bad. It is pertinent to mention here that Priyanka Chopra is keeping her promotion strategy to the point. Not only Priyanka organized a special premier of Citadel in USA, UK and India, but also she recently appeared at the 2023 Met Gala reminding that her spy-thriller is still in play.
What happened in Citadel Episodes 1 and 2?
Citadel Episodes 1 & 2 Explained: Who founded Manticore & what is Citadel X-case?
Citadel is 6 episodes series and its last two the makers tried to establish the spy thriller storyline into the minds of the watchers. Citadel Episode 1 started in a bullet train and the first person who pops up is none other than Priyanka Chopra who is on her mission to retrieve a briefcase full of Uranium from a scientist who is willing tp sell it to anyone (highest bidder). Soon, Richard Madden also enters the scene and there it is revealed that Richard and Priyanka both work in pairs, and also they have something brewing for each other. However, when Priyanka tries to go ahead with her mission she came to know that it was all a setup and there Manticore was first introduced. Priyanka was shown that Citadel's spies around the world are being killed all at once and Manticore will burn their agency to the ground. There is a fight scene inside the bullet train which ultimately ends with Richard felling into the river and Priyanka Chopra getting shot in her leg and crawling on a shore. However, both Priyanka's and Richard's memory were taken by the Citadel for their and the agency's safety.
Notably, when things go sideways, both Priyanka and Richard loses their memory. However, when Citadel assembles after 8 years due to the Citadel X file, then Richard could not get his memory back, however, Priyanka gets her memory back. Therefore , in the upcoming Citadel Episode 3, it is expected that Priyanka might train Richard to become the old Mason Fox again. Apart from this, many unanswered truths are expected to come out.