Richard Madden on working with Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Citadel: ‘We balance each other out beautifully and bring out the best in each other’

Richard Madden, who plays Mason Kane, arrived in Mumbai on Sunday ahead of the premiere. He spoke about working with Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

By Monica Yadav -

April 4, 2023 - 4:23 PM IST

The lead pair of Prime Video’s upcoming global spy series, Citadel, Richard Madden, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas journeyed to Mumbai for the epic Asia Pacific premiere. Ahead of the grand evening, the lead pair sat down for an entertaining chat and revealed what went into making this ground-breaking spy franchise. Created by Amazon Studios and Russo Brothers’ AGBO, with David Weil serving as showrunner and executive producer, Citadel will premiere exclusively on Prime Video, with two episodes dropping on April 28, and one episode rolling out weekly through May 26.

Richard Madden on working with Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Citadel: ‘We balance each other out beautifully and bring out the best in each other’

Ahead of the premiere on Tuesday in Mumbai, Richard Madden, who plays Mason Kane, arrived on Sunday. At the press conference on Monday, he shared his experience of working with Priyanka Chopra Jonas and said, “I loved working with Priyanka every day because she keeps me present. We both prepare properly before we engage in something. I can overthink things and Priyanka was always great at ringing me right back into the room and being so present and allowing us to really play together. That's kind of in many ways like the characters in the show.”

“We balance each other out beautifully and bring out the best in each other and couldn't ask for a better dancing partner,” the Scottish actor added.

Priyanka Chopra said, “Because our script is extremely... It has many layers and there's a lot going on... We protect each other and we have each other's backs... We were not trying to trip each other up. We were not trying to point something bad out. We were truly there to support each other because we knew that the show is about the two of us together and the better we dance together, the better the show will work.”

Citadel is executive produced by the Russo Brothers’ AGBO and showrunner David Weil. Alongside Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden, the 6-episode series features Stanley Tucci and Lesley Manville in pivotal roles. This thrilling spy series, that takes viewers around the world, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video starting April 28 with two episodes and then one episode rolling out weekly through May 26. The global series will stream across 240 countries and territories in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and other international languages.