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The Recruit

Seen it?

2022 | 2 seasons | Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and action fans. If you loved Homeland or Marvel's Daredevil, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
  • It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.

Recruited out of law school by the CIA, a daredevil young attorney leaps unprepared into the dangerous world of international espionage.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    68% on Rotten Tomatoes, 59 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.5 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 2 seasons and reached a modest audience; spent 11 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 311K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.

  1. Weeknight Watch
    Season 12022 · 8 episodes · 6.7 out of 10
    Weeknight
  2. Weeknight Watch
    Season 22025 · 6 episodes · 6.6 out of 10
    Weeknight

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Cast & crew

Created by Alexi Hawley

  • Noah CentineoOwen Hendricks
  • Colton DunnLester Kitchens
  • Aarti MannViolet Ebner
  • Fivel StewartHannah Copeland
  • Kristian BruunJanus Ferber
  • Kaylah ZanderAmelia Salazar
  • Maddie HassonNichka Lashin/Karolina/Marta
  • Angel ParkerDawn Gilbane
  • Teo YooJang Kyun
  • Vondie Curtis-HallWalter Nyland