Here’s How Netflix’s ‘The Recruit’ Season 2 Is Being Scored By Critics

One of Netflix’s most popular spy shows has returned just a short while after its most popular spy show. That would be The Recruit, back for season 2, a bit after The Night Agent came back for its own season 2, which has planted itself on top of the Netflix Top 10 list, only unseated by WWE Raw for a single day.

Like The Night Agent, review scores for season 2 of The Recruit are so far higher than season 1, albeit with relatively few reviews in. It’s starting strong among critics, albeit the few audience reviews in score it a bit lower. As it stands, here’s the breakdown:

If those figures hold, that’s a significant jump between seasons, indicating they may have improved on the first one based on feedback. It’s a bit odd that it is so similar in theme to The Night Agent, with a non-well-trained character thrust into high danger situations for the government, but the tones are different and The Recruit has a bit more comedy infused. It also has a more well-known actor in the form of Netflix favorite Noah Centineo, where this has further increased his profile to the general public, as being the star of a top show on Netflix usually does. Here’s the synopsis for season 2:

“In Season 2 of The Recruit, 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.”

Here’s some thoughts from Centineo, who gets into spoilers from season 1:

“Owen’s headspace is complete chaos,” says Centineo. “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.”

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The Recruit has not been auto-greenlit by Netflix for a third season, which is what happened with The Night Agent, but this does not seem like a series that is going to get shut down before it runs for a while longer, given its popularity. The show was even charting recently for season 1 before season 2 got here, indicating significant interest. It may not be able to top The Night Agent any time soon, but that was one of the most-watched series in Netflix history, so that’s not exactly something to be disappointed by. It will get there eventually however, mark my words.

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