The series, touted to be the first-of-its-kind global spy franchise, launches a series of interconnected web series with an Italian instalment and an Indian instalment currently in the works. The series debuted on Friday morning amidst much hype and anticipation. Several fans tuned in to “just to see Richard’s face” and others tweeted, “Priyanka Chopra for James Bond.”
Fans could all agree that the chemistry between Priyanka and Richard was one of the best features of the show. A fan tweeted, “Both of them together, hot stuff!”
Here’s what fans had to say on Twitter:
Just finished watching epi 1&2 of #Citadel and i think it’s just an audition tape of priyanka chopra for james bond… https://t.co/FtnP5jPWG8
— RɑƘҽՏհ (@raakshaaas) 1682652580000
Citadel is hitting all the right notes for Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra. Not over the top complicated storyli… https://t.co/6YTwa2ZZwl
— Blackdevilness (@blackdevilness1) 1682651822000
I love that we see Richard Madden shirtless again! Naked too pls. #citadel
— JS (@nicejanice19) 1682662085000
The action scenes of @priyankachopra in #Citadel is so so lit I m speechless . Just loved it https://t.co/OIUvnq792v
— BEING Z (@BEINGZ5592) 1682661632000
Happy citadel day #Citadel #CitadelOnPrime https://t.co/2U1eHL8TdF
— ✨ Citadel Tow ✨ (@tk_towhid) 1682650297000
Richard #Citadel #CitadelOnPrime https://t.co/5iCqmENbIy
— ✨ Citadel Tow ✨ (@tk_towhid) 1682650717000
i might watch the first episode of citadel just to see richards face like i’m not even interested in spy’s or whatever it’s about
— Courtney (@michaelsgrays) 1682655740000
I liked Citadel on prime. Priyanka just crushed it. I saw some hate reviews and not sure what people were expecting
— Aatie⁷ (@ViminsHo) 1682654804000
However, it was not all praise for the series. Many found the show to be ‘thoroughly unremarkable’. Going by the scorecard on Rotten Tomatoes, the series opened to an average 57% score.
#Citadel debuts with a 55% Rotten Tomatoes score based on 30 reviews. https://t.co/B3O4gskB6a
— Fan Flick (@Fan_FlickOn) 1682640433000
“Citadel is of the worst things I’ve ever seen. A $300 million show that no one will even remember exists in two months,” read a viral tweet.
Another said, “Feels like cameras rolled on a rough treatment with placeholder dialogue. After credits, each episode is only 30 minutes long. Richard Madden can’t do an American accent to save his life. A $300 million debacle.”
Here are some more reactions listed below:
Citadel is of the worst things I’ve ever seen. A $300 million show that no one will even remember exists in two mon… https://t.co/zt38BCSWru
— Jeff Zhang 张佶润 (@strangeharbors) 1682621469000
Oh, boy. CITADEL. It’s the worst new show I’ve seen in a long time. Feels like cameras rolled on a rough treatment… https://t.co/CjdFdjrdo7
— Jacob Hall (@JacobSHall) 1682608660000
very funny the Russo’s $300 million dollar spy show CITADEL is getting panned right after Netflix’s superb spy seri… https://t.co/zqpt2cxlwv
— Brendan Hodges (@metaplexmovies) 1682617565000
The series is average at best. I don’t think there should be a second season…but that’s just my opinion. Hope sh… https://t.co/94ajoiByNY
— Not_PC_Stan (@MsControversy11) 1682654320000
So #Citadel is quite bad so far (two episodes). Not unwatchable-bad, but thoroughly unremarkable. https://t.co/pkOkBSYM5w
— Kshitij Rawat (@rawat_kshitij) 1682649360000
Pretty bad reviews for #Citadel so far. I’m quite sure that #RajandDK will do a better job than the #RussoBrothers.… https://t.co/1JjG3TSHta
— Life At The Movies (@LifeATMovies) 1682649641000
