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The Recruit

The Recruit

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The Recruit

"Spy meets Seoul."

7.5

Yr 2022

Status Canceled

Drama Crime Action & Adventure

Series Brief

Overview

Recruited out of law school by the CIA, a daredevil young attorney leaps unprepared into the dangerous world of international espionage.

Why fans love it

The Recruit plays with the friction between mundane legal bureaucracy and the high-stakes chaos of global intelligence. By centering the story on a fresh law school graduate, the show strips away the typical aura of the seasoned spy, replacing tactical precision with the awkward reality of learning on the fly. It is a procedural perspective shift where office squabbles over contracts happen alongside life-threatening international incidents.

Noah Centineo drives this dynamic by portraying the protagonist as someone significantly out of their depth rather than a natural expert. The show leans into the absurdity of professional life within the CIA, focusing on how a rookie attorney navigates red tape while dodging physical peril. It finds its rhythm in these contrasting layers, balancing rapid pace with the dry, often frustrating technicalities of operating inside a powerful government agency.

Featured Players

Cast 75

Colton Dunn

as Lester Kitchens

14 episodes

as Amelia Salazar

13 episodes

Angel Parker

as Dawn Gilbane

12 episodes

as CIA Director Alton West

5 episodes

as Ratchy

1 episode

Bruce Baek

as NIS General Counsel Park

2 episodes

as Cora

2 episodes

as Owen Hendricks

14 episodes

as Maxine Meladze

8 episodes

Aarti Mann

as Violet Ebner

14 episodes

Daniel Quincy Annoh

as Terence

10 episodes

as Hannah Copeland

14 episodes

as Janus Ferber

14 episodes

as Nichka Lashin/Karolina/Marta

8 episodes

Teo Yoo

as Jang Kyun

6 episodes

Vondie Curtis-Hall

as Walter Nyland

14 episodes

Linus Roache

as Senator Sebastian Smoot

2 episodes

Daniel Jun

as Grant

2 episodes

Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon

as Talco

4 episodes

as Sheriff Matt Ramirez

1 episode

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Gabriel Infante

as The Other Jorge

3 episodes

as Nyland's Secretary

5 episodes

Leisa Reid

as Senator Smoot's Secretary

1 episode

Jesse Collin

as Dodge

11 episodes

Byron Mann

as Xander Goi

5 episodes

Alexandra Petrachuk

as Kelly Kwitny

3 episodes

Jamaal Grant

as Liam

1 episode

as General Kuznetsov

1 episode

Ellis Arch

as Tim Maeson

2 episodes

Daniel Chichagov

as Peytr

1 episode

Mladen Obradović

as Pavel

1 episode

as Nurse

1 episode

Antony Pellerin

as The Beard

1 episode

Mimi Côté

as Yadira

1 episode

Jeroen Engelsman

as Barnim

2 episodes

Yung Ngo

as Honghui

2 episodes

Salka Weber

as Shira

2 episodes

Liliane Zillner

as Myka

1 episode

as Zaddy

1 episode

Christian Geisberg

as Frederick

1 episode

Michael Duregger

as Waiter

1 episode

Willi Neuner

as Delivery Man

1 episode

Adrian Stowasser

as German Male Driver

1 episode

as Linus

2 episodes

as Jeff Gilbert

3 episodes

Jake Lewis

as Phantom

6 episodes

Katharine King So

as Sarah Okongo

3 episodes

Kim Young-ah

as Grace

6 episodes

Shin Do-hyun

as Yoo Jin Lee

5 episodes

Lee Sang-hee

as Nan Hee

5 episodes

Andrew Woo

as Duri

1 episode

as Mail Clerk

1 episode

Nicholas Pancine

as 12 Year Old Owen

1 episode

Vera Chu

as 12 Year Old Yoo Jin Lee

1 episode

Sean Millington

as Armed Security Officer

1 episode

James Yi

as ROK Soldier

2 episodes

Felix Solis

as Tom Wallace

2 episodes

Brooke Smith

as Marcy Potter

3 episodes

Devika Bhise

as Juno Marsh

3 episodes

Omar Maskati

as Jai King

4 episodes

Nico Wan

as Ji Min

2 episodes

Arghavan Jenati

as Rina Whalen

1 episode

Alana Hawley Purvis

as Amanda Fern

2 episodes

as Oliver Bonner-Jones

2 episodes

as Kenta Nakano

2 episodes

Kim Eui-sung

as NIS Director Choi

2 episodes

Kira Clavell

as Mei Copeland

3 episodes

Christian Jadah

as Dave Standish

3 episodes

as Attorney General

2 episodes

Andy Assaf

as Ahmed

2 episodes

Stephanie Costa

as Mo

2 episodes

Sean Tucker

as Larry

2 episodes

David Denman

as Kevin Mills

3 episodes

Amanda Ip

as Bricks

2 episodes

as Arjun

2 episodes

Production Board

Crew

Writer

Maya Goldsmith George V. Ghanem Hadi Nicholas Deeb Sue Chung Niceole R. Levy Bryan Oh Alexi Hawley Neda Davarpanah Amelia Roper

Executive Producer

Gene Klein Noah Centineo Doug Liman Alexi Hawley Dave Bartis Charlie Ebersol Adam Ciralsky

Director

Doug Liman John Hyams Viet Nguyen Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr. Alexi Hawley Julian Holmes Alex Kalymnios Jessica Yu

Creator

Alexi Hawley

Stunt Driver

Joe Tödtling

Supervising Producer

Amelia Roper

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Topic Overlay

Topic Keyword Similarity

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

1 shared keyword

1 shared keyword

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1 shared keyword

1 shared keyword

Topics central intelligence agency (cia)

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1 shared keyword

1 shared keyword

1 shared keyword

The Secret House

1 shared keyword

1 shared keyword

1 shared keyword

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia) lawyer

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Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Netflix

CA • UK • US

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CA • US • UK

Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired: December 16, 2022
Status: Canceled
Origin: US
TMDB Votes: 453