"We’re excited to share what’s next"
After just one season, Citadel: Honey Bunny has been cancelled by Prime Video.
Amazon MGM Studios has also cancelled the Italy spin-off, Diana.
The announcement came alongside confirmation that the second season of the original Citadel series, starring Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden, will now release in 2026 instead of the previously expected 2025 date.
Both Honey Bunny and Diana launched in 2024 following a much-publicised global expansion of the franchise.
The spin-offs were set in India and Italy respectively, with Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Varun Dhawan leading Honey Bunny, and Matilda De Angelis fronting Diana.
Both shows followed different sects of the powerful Citadel spy agency.
But Amazon confirmed that neither show will return for additional seasons.
Instead, both stories will be woven into the second series of the parent show.
Vernon Sanders, head of television at Amazon MGM Studios, said:
“While these successful and widely enjoyed international chapters will not continue as individual series, Season 2 of Citadel will be our most exhilarating yet.
“With high-stakes storytelling, new additions to our amazing cast and bold, cinematic ambition, the new season will deepen the emotional journeys of Nadia, Mason and Orlick against the relentless force that is Manticore.
“We’re excited to share what’s next when Citadel Season 2 premieres globally in Q2 of 2026.”
Filming for the second season of Citadel has already wrapped.
As for the spinoffs, Honey Bunny became Prime Video’s most-watched series worldwide during its release weekend in November 2024, while Diana scored the strongest launch for an Italian original on the platform.
Yet their global impact appears to have been limited, casting doubt over their long-term viability.
It was previously reported that studio executives were “not happy” with how the second season of Citadel was shaping up.
Their dissatisfaction follows a broader internal shake-up after the departure of Jennifer Salke, the former Amazon MGM Studios head who championed the franchise.
During her tenure, Amazon pitched Citadel as its answer to the James Bond franchise, aiming to create a globe-spanning spy universe with interconnected stories.
But with Amazon now housing the actual Bond franchise, that ambition may have lost urgency.
The original Citadel series had a rocky road to release.
Budget overruns, multiple reshoots and showrunner changes pushed the cost past $200 million for just six episodes, making it one of the most expensive series ever made.
The new season’s logline suggests a more unified storyline:
“One month after the events of the first season, we find our Citadel spies underground, as they’re being hunted by Manticore agents around the world.
“They’re pulled out of hiding to join forces with a new team of unconventional spies when Manticore’s Brazilian billionaire Paulo Braga threatens to unleash a cataclysmic piece of technology, built by Citadel’s own Bernard Orlick, into the world.”
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