facts about mr. and mrs. smith 2024 tv series? Mr. & Mrs. Smith is an American spy comedy television series created by Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover, inspired by the 2005 film, that premiered on February 2, 2024, on Amazon Prime Video. It stars Glover and Maya Erskine. Mr. & Mrs. Smith Genre Action Comedy drama Spy thriller Created by Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover Inspired by Mr. & Mrs. Smith by Simon Kinberg Starring Donald Glover Maya Erskine Music by David Fleming Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 8 Production Executive producers Donald Glover Francesca Sloane Stephen Glover Hiro Murai Nate Matteson Anthony Katagas Arnon Milchan Yariv Milchan Michael Schaefer Producers Christian Sprenger Fam Udeorji Kaitlin Waldron Cinematography Christian Sprenger Stephen Murphy Cody Jacobs Editors Kyle Reiter Isaac Hagy Greg O’Bryant Kate Brokaw Running time 42–63 minutes Production companies Gilga Super Frog Big Indie Pictures New Regency Amazon MGM Studios Original release Network Amazon Prime Video Release February 2, 2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith is an American spy comedy television series created by Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover, inspired by the 2005 film, that premiered on February 2, 2024, on Amazon Prime Video. It stars Glover and Maya Erskine. Synopsis Two spies are paired up together to impersonate a married couple as John and Jane Smith.[1][2] Cast Main Donald Glover as John Smith Maya Erskine as Jane Smith Guest starring Alexander Skarsgård as First Other John Eiza González as First Other Jane Paul Dano as Harris John Turturro as Eric Shane Sharon Horgan as Gavol Martin Billy Campbell as Parker Martin Parker Posey as Second Other Jane Úrsula Corberó as Rooney Wagner Moura as Second Other John Ron Perlman as Toby Hellinger Sarah Paulson as Therapist Michaela Coel as Bev Episodes No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date 1 “First Date” Hiro Murai Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover February 2, 2024 2 “Second Date” Hiro Murai Francesca Sloane February 2, 2024 3 “First Vacation” Karena Evans Yvonne Hana Yi February 2, 2024 4 “Double Date” Christian Sprenger Adamma Ebo & Adanne Ebo and Yvonne Hana Yi & Francesca Sloane February 2, 2024 5 “Do You Want Kids?” Karena Evans Carla Ching and Stephen Glover February 2, 2024 6 “Couples Therapy (Naked & Afraid)” Amy Seimetz Francesca Sloane February 2, 2024 7 “Infidelity” Amy Seimetz Yvonne Hana Yi & Schuyler Pappas & Francesca Sloane February 2, 2024 8 “A Breakup” Donald Glover Francesca Sloane & Donald Glover February 2, 2024 Production On February 12, 2021, it was announced that a TV series reboot based on the original film, created by and starring Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, with Francesca Sloane as co-creator and showrunner, would premiere on Prime Video in 2022.[3] The original film was directed by Doug Liman and starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Waller-Bridge exited the project in September 2021 due to creative differences with Glover. On April 7, 2022, it was reported that Maya Erskine would take over Waller-Bridge’s role. On June 29, 2022, it was reported that Michaela Coel, John Turturro, and Paul Dano would appear in guest star roles. On September 22, 2022, it was reported that Parker Posey and Wagner Moura had joined the cast in recurring roles. In addition to Glover and Sloane, the series will be executive produced by Yariv Milchan, Arnon Milchan, Michael Schaefer, Stephen Glover, Anthony Katagas, Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson, and Jenny Robins. Filming began in the summer of 2022. Release On September 23, 2022, it was reported that the release date for the series had been pushed back from 2022 to 2023. Amidst the 2023 Hollywood strikes, Amazon delayed the release from 2023 to “early 2024”. All eight episodes of the series were released on February 2, 2024, on Prime Video. Marketing A series of guerrilla marketing stunts were used to promote the series. On January 19, 2024, a pair of shoes were stolen at an art exhibit after the lights went out. On January 24, two furries sat next to Tyra Banks at a basketball game. On January 25, a comedy show featuring Mark Normand was interrupted by two unknown people rushed the stage. Social media posts about these events had advertisement disclaimers but did not specify the product being advertised. Gothamist found that marketing firm Verb had put out casting calls for the “HiHi Mission Contest” that would take place at a “culture event in New York City”. The comedy show was a taping by HiHi, according to the comedy club, that influencers had been invited to. Reception The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 87% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.6/10, based on 78 critic reviews. The website’s critics consensus reads, “Building on the basic premise of its source material, Mr. & Mrs. Smith anchors its spy hijinks in a relationship drama fueled by the chemistry between its charming leads.” On Metacritic, the series holds a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”. On his personal Substack newsletter, Rolling Stone TV critic Alan Sepinwall noted that the premise of the series did not resemble that of the 2005 film so much as the short-lived and otherwise unrelated 1996 CBS series of the same name, which starred Scott Bakula and Maria Bello.