Amazon’s new series adaptation of a hit film lands a great Rotten Tomatoes score

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Donald Glover’s n𒁏ew series Mr. and Mrs. Smith is now out on Amazon Prime Video, and the reviews are very positive. 

Based loosely on the 2005 movie starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the 8-part show follows two spies called Jane and John who go u💦ndercover as a married couple to complete work for a m🅺ysterious organization. 

Glover plays John, and is an executive producer and co-creator on the sho𓄧w, opposite Maya Erskine’s Jane. The 🔜pair are also joined by a stellar line-up of cameos, but we won’t spoil the fun here.

The sꦓeries is currently in the top spot on Prime Video’s streaming list, and it’s got some glowing early reviews. Sitting at 88% critics score on , the 𝔉show is officially Certified Fresh.

gives it four stars, writi✃ng: "Every episode of this glorious spy remake is a tiny slice of Mission: Impossible. But the refreshingly fun bond between the leads will make you fall in love with them both." 

compares it to the film that inspires it, concluding: "This version may not make as many headlines as its predecessor, but it stands up far better to scrutiny." Meanwhile, gives it fiꦆve stars, writing: "Despite a relatively chaste tone,ꦇ Mr & Mrs Smith manages to be one of the sexiest shows on TV."

adds: "It's such a✤ relief to watch a TV series that doesn’t strive for film-style plotting stretched over eight hours. There is some bumpiness in pacing and plotting, but Mr. & Mrs. Smith has a finely tuned sense of the world John and Jane are striving for."

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Fay Watson
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