Amazon’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith had a profitable debut and, for followers of the collection, there are many reveals with the same construction and themes. Mr. & Mrs. Smith follows two strangers, John and Jane, after they start working as brokers for a mysterious group, creating a relationship alongside the way in which. The collection is a free remake of a movie of the identical title starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie because the titular characters, however Amazon’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith differs from the 2005 movie in a couple of distinctive methods.

What the collection accomplishes by having John and Jane in an organized marriage, is the exploration of their interpersonal struggles as their relationship develops over the primary season. This character-driven strategy acts as an anchor within the collection among the many rising stress each mission in Mr. & Mrs. Smith brings. Whereas awaiting the announcement of Mr. & Mrs. Smith‘s second season, followers of the collection are fortunately capable of finding loads of different reveals which have the same stability between the relationships of its lead characters and the extreme stakes introduced to them.

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10 Beef (2023)

1 season

Beef is much like Mr. & Mrs. Smith in its exploration of the relatable relationship between its lead characters, Danny (Steven Yeun) and Amy (Ali Wong). Danny and Amy are launched to at least one one other after a street rage incident. Their relationship grows all through the season and helps floor the sequence of occasions that comply with their first encounter. Beef cleverly combines a wide range of genres, together with comedy and thriller. This presentation of genres has been extremely praised by critics, alongside the performances of Yeun and Wong, each of whom obtained an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his or her performances.

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9 Archer (2009-2023)

14 seasons

Operating for 14 seasons, Archer follows a bunch of eight dysfunctional brokers, led by Sterling Archer, working at an intelligence company referred to as ISIS. The animated collection is appreciated for its dialogue that is usually fast and filled with comedy and topical references. Archer was usually praised by critics for its flawed and definable characters. Whereas Archer‘s characters and the adventures they go on are sometimes cartoonish and over-the-top in comparison with what’s seen in a live-action collection, they’re much like John and Jane in Mr. & Mrs. Smith by their uniqueness and imperfections.

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8 Citadel (2023-present)

1 season

Mason and Nadia are Citadel‘s equal of Jane and John in Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Though Mason and Nadia knew each other of their earlier spy days, the current day reveals them with no recollections of their previous. This premise makes Citadel much like Mr. & Mrs. Smith because the partnered spies spend the primary season attending to know each other, all while finishing their missions. Citadel additionally options thrilling motion scenes and, contemplating the primary season is simply six episodes in size, Citadel makes positive to waste no time moving into motion.

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7 Burn Discover (2007-2013)

7 seasons

Each Michael Westen and Jane Smith have sophisticated pasts with the CIA. In Burn Discover, Michael was burned and compelled to go away the CIA and, for Jane in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, she was denied a job with the CIA as a result of outcomes of her psych analysis. Michael additionally has a associate in crime like Jane, together with his ex-girlfriend Fiona coming again into his life and present process missions by his aspect. Burn Discover wasn’t the most important collection on USA Community, however did garner a passionate fan base and was appreciated for its dialogue, which was praised as witty and brisk.

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6 Killing Eve (2018-2022)

4 seasons

A lot of Mr. & Mrs. Smith offers with its titular leads attending to know each other and their relationship grounding the collection and its high-stakes missions. In Killing Eve, the same relationship acts because the collection’ driving power when Eve (Sandra Oh) helps MI6 find a ruthless murderer, Villanelle (Jodie Comer). The curiosity Eve and Villanelle develop for each other takes precedence over their separate missions. Killing Eve additionally has the same sexual stress as Mr. & Mrs. Smith, along with the dramatic stress attributable to their high-risk jobs.

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5 Chuck (2007-2012)

5 seasons

Chuck is an motion comedy collection concerning the titular character who opens an electronic mail at some point and instantly has a extremely necessary software program program from the CIA embedded into his thoughts. This leads to Chuck’s life being circled utterly as he is thrown into top-secret missions taking down assassins. Followers of Mr. & Mrs. Smith can nonetheless get pleasure from Chuck regardless of its vastly much less real looking strategy to the spy style. Although rankings went down with every season, Chuck nonetheless developed a loyal and robust fan base that got here collectively after the primary season to save lots of the collection from cancelation.

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4 Homeland (2011-2020)

8 seasons

In Homeland, Carrie (Claire Danes) believes Nicholas (Damian Lewis) is a menace to america upon his return house after years in captivity. Homeland then follows Carrie as she begins to surveillance Nicholas. Tonally, Homeland is significantly extra severe in comparison with Mr. & Mrs. Smith however is nonetheless entertaining. Every season of Homeland locations its characters in intense situations, complemented by Danes’ efficiency, which many critics praised all through Homeland‘s eight seasons.

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3 Alias (2001-2006)

5 seasons

Alias follows Sydney (Jennifer Garner) working as a double agent for the CIA. As anticipated in a spy collection, belief, or the dearth thereof, is a big a part of being an agent, and it is one thing current in each Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Alias. Equally, as Jane and John do in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Sydney retains her job a secret from her family members, although she is not required to chop ties with them like John and Jane are instructed to do. Alias is extra severe in tone, however is charming with its fast tempo and intelligent writing.

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2 Sluggish Horses (2022-present)

3 seasons

Episode one in every of Mr. & Mrs. Smith hints on the actual backstories of John and Jane, as two people whose solely choice was to endure work for Hihi. The MI5 brokers in Sluggish Horses expertise the same character arc as they begin the collection demoted from thrilling work because of errors made on the job. In Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Sluggish Horses, work, and the dangers that come together with it, decide up with every episode. Each reveals additionally delicately stability dramatic and comedic tones, leading to quickly-paced episodes that preserve audiences engaged.

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1 The Individuals (2013-2018)

6 seasons

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The Individuals is about two KGB spies who pose as an American couple. Just like Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Individuals‘ lead characters are in an organized marriage. Other than missing the comedic parts, and having a little bit of a stronger thriller tone, The Individuals is strikingly much like Mr. & Mrs. Smith. As famous by many critics, a part of what works for Mr. & Mrs. Smith is the collection’ potential to have an equal give attention to the spy missions and the connection on the middle of all of it, and The Individuals finds an an identical center floor.

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