The first teaser for Prime Video's 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' series is here. The preview showcases the beginnings of a relationship between its two lead characters played by Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. The series is loosely based on the 2005 film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, where a married couple discover they are rival assassins.
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00:00 - Have you ever killed anyone?
00:01 - No, no, no.
00:04 Not really.
00:04 - Really? - No.
00:06 - The first teaser for Prime Video's
00:08 Mr. and Mrs. Smith series is here.
00:10 The preview showcases the beginnings of a relationship
00:12 between its two lead characters,
00:14 played by Donald Glover and Maya Erskine.
00:16 - So, um...
00:20 Is this your first time in New York?
00:25 - Should we be asking each other that?
00:28 - The show is loosely based on the 2005 film
00:30 of the same name, where a married couple
00:32 discover they are rival assassins.
00:34 However, the show is sort of an inverse of the movie,
00:36 as Glover and Erskine play two people
00:38 who are recruited for a spy agency
00:40 and told to pose as a couple.
00:42 - We're married.
00:42 ♪ The sweet love story ♪
00:44 ♪ That is older than a few ♪
00:46 - I should be clear, I'm not in this for the romance.
00:49 - As the show's official description puts it,
00:52 two lonely strangers land jobs
00:53 working for a mysterious spy agency
00:55 that offers them a glamorous life of espionage,
00:57 wealth, world travel, and a dream brownstone in Manhattan.
01:01 The catch?
01:01 New identities and an arranged marriage
01:03 as Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Smith.
01:05 Now hitched, John and Jane navigate
01:07 a high-risk mission every week
01:09 while also facing a new relationship milestone.
01:11 Their complex cover story becomes even more complicated
01:14 when they catch real feelings for each other.
01:16 What's riskier, espionage or marriage?
01:19 The teaser showcases the pair's developing relationship
01:21 and gives viewers a glimpse of some of the show's
01:23 stacked guest cast, which features
01:25 Alexander Skarsgard, Paul Dano, Ron Perlman,
01:28 and Sarah Paulson, just to name a few.
01:31 - What is it that you two do?
01:32 (gunshot)
01:34 - We're computer, uh, sophomore engineers.
01:36 - All eight episodes of the season
01:40 premiere on February 2nd on Amazon's Prime Video.
01:43 For more on this story and to watch the full teaser,
01:45 head to THR.com.
01:47 This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
01:49 (dramatic music)
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