Priyanka Chopra calls Citadel extremely high scale; says ‘there’s nothing like that on television right now’ : Bollywood News

Priyanka Chopra has opened up about why she wanted to be a part of the Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming global spy series Citadel. The actress, who recently played the role of grown-up Sati in Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss starrer Lana Wachowski helmed The Matrix Resurrections, said that Citadel is very special.

Priyanka Chopra calls Citadel extremely high scale; says ‘there’s nothing like that on television right now’

In an interview with Collider, Priyanka described the spy series and how it was to experience and working on the sets. “There is nothing like Citadel on television, I think. It’s extremely high scale, extremely finessed action, stunts, but at the same time it’s a drama and it has heart. So, I think there is really nothing like that on TV right now and that is one of the big reasons I really wanted to do it. Doing something for multiple episodes…you know it’s a commitment. But because this was a limited series it was really great,” Priyanka said.

She continued, “We shot it for over a year. It was really physically very, very intense for my character and I’m sure a bunch of the cast as well. It was a lot of work, but I am so excited to share it with the world, because I just saw a bunch of it recently and I think it’s very special. We’ve worked really hard on it, and you’ll see that.”

When asked about when the series will air on Amazon, Chopra said, “We’re hoping end of next year. Maybe.”

Created by Patrick Moran and the Russo brothers, Citadel stars Richard Madden as Citadel agent Mason Kane and Priyanka Chopra. The show is described as an "action-packed spy series with a compelling emotional center". Starring alongside Madden and Chopra, Roland Møller will play Laszlo Milla, a lead operative of Citadel's rival intelligence agency, Manticore. The main series is currently in production in the United Kingdom.

On the work front, Priyanka Chopra has a few of projects in the pipeline, including Farhan Akhtar’s Jee Le Zaraa, along with Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif and the romantic drama Text For You.

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