Netflix has revealed our first look (and insight) into the second season of their hit action thriller series, The Recruit. Starring To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and Black Adam star Noah Centineo, the spy outing is now all set to return for Season 2 on January 30, 2025, with Centineo’s fledgling CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks finding himself once again facing danger from all sides. You can check out our first look at The Recruit Season 2 below.
While we await the debut of the second series, Netflix has now revealed the plot of the follow-up. This time, “CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks is pulled into life-threatening espionage in South Korea only to realize the bigger threat just might be coming from inside the agency.” The series will hit the ground running, with creator Alexi Hawley teasing what’s in store for Centineo this time around. Warning, SPOILERS for Season 1’s shocking ending lie ahead…
“Owen’s headspace is complete chaos. He has just witnessed Max — the former CIA asset whom he almost died multiple times trying to protect — get shot by her daughter Nichka. Owen is wondering how in the hell he is going to survive the next few seconds of his life.”
‘The Recruit’ Season 2 Adds Several Big Names to the Spy Ensemble
The Recruit creator Alexi Hawley, meanwhile, says Season 2 will “immediately throw Owen in the deep end,” with the second series offering both thrilling action and a more intimate character study.
“This show lives in propulsion. So, we immediately throw Owen in the deep end, which is where he’s the most fun. It seemed like a great way to start Season 2 — and then we just never let our foot off the gas.
Owen knows that if he does not walk away with a win this season, his career is going to be over. He might go to prison. Depending on what people are into, they can show up this season for the big, flashy, splashy action stuff, but they can also be on a journey with this guy who’s just trying to fix something that he broke.”
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Alongside Noah Centineo, the likes of Vondie Curtis-Hall, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, and Nathan Fillion return. The Recruit Season 2 will add several new names to the ensemble, with Teo Yoo (Past Lives, Love to Hate You) joining as Jang Kyun, a clever and driven South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent. The rest of the new…recruits include Young-Ah Kim, Felix Solis, James Purefoy, Shin Do-hyun, Sanghee Lee, Omar Maskati, Brooke Smith, Devika Bhise, and Alana Hawley Purvis.
Hawley and Centineo are excited to introduce these new friends and foes, especially when it comes to Yoo’s antagonist. “He’s just an incredibly talented actor who brought great humanity to the role. He is also a badass,” Hawley says. With Centineo adding…
“He is such a strong antagonist and is extremely propulsive. Our Season 2 story arc is totally dominated by his performances and intensity. We became friends quickly, and our work was always a collaborative and fulfilling process. Teo radiates positive energy and brightens the screen in every frame you watch. I can’t wait for the world to see him in our show.”
The first season of The Recruit was well-received by both critics and audiences alike, gaining 84% on the Popcornmeter and 68% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. The Recruit Season 2 is due to land on Netflix on Janary 30, 2025.
