Priyanka Chopra REACTS to ‘Citadel’ crossover with Samantha and Varun Dhawan

Director duo Joe and Anthony Russo have one more week until the release of their global spy thriller ‘Citadel’, but fans are already waiting to see how the series starring Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden, connects with the Indian and Italian instalments.
Raj and DK take over the reins and add their spin to the Indian instalment of the high-stakes series starring Varun Dhawan and Samantha in the leads. In a conversation with ETimes, Priyanka revealed if her character will crossover with the desi agents at some point in the show. In true super-spy style, Priyanka teased, “Maybe, maybe not.”

She further added, “But I think all the shows so far, the Italian show and the Indian show and our show, are, as a story, connected with each other. So the more you watch the shows, the more layers you’ll peel away.”

This Prime Video series also marks PeeCee’s first show release since becoming a mother to her beautiful baby girl, Malti Marie. It will see her taking on the role of Nadia, a strong self-made agent who works her way up the ranks to become one of Citadel’s top spies. At a time when there is a dearth of such powerful women characters on film, we asked Priyanka her thoughts on the way the Russo brothers handled her character.

“From the first time I met Joe and Anthony and Jennifer Salke, who’s the head of Amazon Studios, the ambition was always to create a spy show where the female and the male are toe-to-toe,” said Priyanka and explained their power-play, “They are the best in the business, and then they also have chemistry, and to create this really convoluted, delicious, juicy world around them. So I think that Joe and Anthony and David Weill, who’s our showrunner, write for Nadia really well, and I really enjoyed that very much. Because it’s rare.”

‘Citadel’ premieres on April 28, with one episode rolling out weekly till the season finale on May 26.