After two years, “The Recruit‘ returns to Netflix, with Noah Centineo‘s CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks back on the case. But Season 2 may be an even messier affair: an espionage plot in South Korea that could turn deadly, and may foreshadow a bigger threat against the CIA itself.
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Here’s the official Season Two synopsis for “The Recruit,” courtesy of Netflix:
Season Two of The Recruit finds CIA Lawyer Owen Hendricks pulled into a life-threatening espionage situation in South Korea, only to realize that the bigger threat just might be coming from inside the Agency.
Along with Centineo, “The Recruit” Season 2 also stars Teo Yoo, Aarti Mann, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, Kristian Bruun, Kaylah Zander, Maddie Hasson, Angel Parker, and Vondie Curtis-Hall.
Additional cast includes Young-Ah Kim, Felix Solis, James Purefoy, Do Hyun Shin, Sanghee Lee, Omar Maskati, Brooke Smith, Devika Bhise, Alana Hawley Purvis, Daniel Quincy Annoh, Jesse Collin, and Nathan Fillion.
Alexi Hawley serves as creator and showrunner on “The Recruit.” Directors this season include Hawley, Julian Holmes, Jessica Yu, Viet Nguyen, John Hyams, and Alexi Hawley. Hawley also leads this season’s writing staff with Maya Goldsmith, George Ghanem, Brian Oh, Sue Chung, and Hadi Deeb.
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Executive producers on “The Recruit” Season 2 include Centineo, Hawley, Holmes, Doug Liman, Gene Klein, David Bartis, Adam Ciralsky, and Charlie Ebersol.
“The Recruit” Season 2 premieres on Netflix on January 30. Watch a trailer for the new season below.