Finally, the magnum opus of the Russo Brothers' spy-thriller series- Citadel was released on Amazon Prime Video on April 28, 2023, and in no time it became the talk of the town in many countries. Marked as Priyanka Chopra's digital debut, Citadel is a spy-thriller that also includes Game of Thrones fame actor 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. Citadel's Executive Producers are Joe and Anthony Russo, who are famous for their works like The Grey Man, and Extraction, the series revolves around the rivalry of two spy companies- Citadel and Manticore. While Citadel has been shown in a positive light that works independently in order to keep the world in the right order, Manticore is its rival which is in pursuit to put Citadel into the grounds. Priyanka Chopra who plays the character of Nadia Sinh is part of Citadel along with Richard Madden who plays the character of Mason Kane. Now, assuming you have landed on this page, you have completed watching Ciatdel Episodes 1 and 2 on Amazon Prime Video and there are a plethora of questions revolving inside your head especially related to Manticore and what is Citadel X-case. To know the answer continue reading-
Citadel storyline
Before coming straight to the question, let's understand Citadel's storyline shown in Episodes 1 and 2. Citadel starts 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 will sell 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. Then cut to 8 years after-
The timeline then shifts to 8 years after and in that it is shown that Richard is now a family fan who does not remember anything from his past life. On the other hand, Priyanka is in Valencia and working in a restaurant and she has also forgot everything. Then the character of Dahlia Archer is introduced and she is the one who is handing the work of Manticore.
What is Mantocore and who founded it?
Manticore is a rival spy agency of Citadel founded by eight of the wealthiest families in the world. Their mission is to manipulate world events in order to amass more wealth and power. On the other hand, Citadel's foundation was not revealed, however, it was indeed mentioned that Citadel did not work for the CIA or any other government's secret organization. It also mentioned that Citadel was created to keep the wrong things and decisions away from the world order.
Notably, Dahlia Archer has been shown in a negative light and her work is to retrieve Citadel X-case. Now, another question arises what is Citadel X-case? To know the answer continue reading-
What is Citadel X-case?
As mentioned in the series, Citadel X-case is secret that could hold a nation hostage and wreak havoc across the globe as well as the codes for all the nuclear weapons in the world. Notably, Dahlia says that she wants Mason alive along with the X case meaning there could be something linked between the two.
With the first two episodes have streamed on Amazon Prime Video, Citadel indeed promises a perfect spy thriller in the upcoming days and unraveling of many unanswered truths like who compromised Citadel to Manticore?