It all looked like a born Netflix success. Noah Centineo from the to all the Boys series took over the main role in an agent series by The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley. In fact, The Recruit was extended by a second season that started this winter at the streaming service-and apparently did not achieve its target. Last week it was announced that The Recruit was discontinued by Netflix. Fans reacted indignantly, while Hawley turned to his audience and team in a long letter.
“A declaration of love to The Recruit“: Alexi Hawley’s emotional letter
On Instagram, Hawley divided the letter a day after the Recruit’s settlement circulated. In it the showrunner and creator looks back on the long journey that brought him to this point, starting with the basic idea, one “Series about a CIA lawyer who was not a lawyer series” And the inspiration by the real CIA lawyer Adam Ciralsky. Hawley’s first starting station for the series was not Netflix, but USA Network, where the project did not come about. Then the redemption came:
Then the stars fell in a way that it never otherwise happened. [Regisseur und Produzent] Doug Liman. Noah Centineo. And a new life on Netflix.
Special thanks went to his main actor:
In practice, Noah brought us the green light on board. From a creative point of view, the man is a real film star who enhances everything he touches. From an emotional point of view, he was the best partner you could wish for.
The pandemic and a double strike in Hollywood make it difficult to produce the two seasons:
At one point we turned scenes from six different episodes at the same time to catch up. It should have been a disaster on paper. But when we came into the cutting room, magic was in the material. Joy, truth and courage in the performances – brought to life from a crew and a cast that mastered every challenge. Not always with a smile, but with the conviction that the series was worth it to go through it.
Especially during season 2, the crew grown together like a family:
On the way we shot in the CIA, the US State Department and in an atom submarine. We laughed on several continents And supported each other if wines had been appropriate. Instead of season 3: Alexi Hawley stirs up hope of The Recruit-Film
Before Alexi Hawley sends an appeal to everyone who has not yet seen the series in the letter, he exudes a spark of hope:
Are two seasons and a film one thing? Because we would all be there immediately. If not – man, we gave everything!
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Hawley refers to the slogan that fans and makers have adopted: inside of community over the years to summon the future of their constantly threatened series: “Six Seasons and a Movie!” The comedy series will actually get a film. However, it is not known whether Hawley expresses a dream or the idea was actually pitched on Netflix.
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