One of the most interesting remakes to start this year: a new iteration of the famous spy and hitman couple Mr. and Mrs. Smith has arrived on Prime Video. Co-written and edited by Francesca Sloane, Mr. & Mrs. Smith chronicles an arranged marriage between two secret agents who must succeed in a high-risk mission as their relationship takes new steps.
After Scott Bakula and Maria Bello in the television series of the same name in 1996 and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in the film Mr. and Mrs. Smith by Doug Liman since 2005, making way for new faces: Donald Glover, also a co-writer, and Maya Erskine.
Meet the new Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Donald Glover
Aged 40, Donald Glover is a multi-faceted American artist as he is an actor, screenwriter, director, producer, comedian, beatmaker, musician, rapper and DJ. Musically, you may know him as Childish Gambino, with whom he has released 4 albums and won numerous Grammy Awards.
As an actor, Donald Glover cut his teeth as a screenwriter for the Tina Fey series 30 Rock, but is best known for his role as Troy Barnes on the sitcom Community, which ran from 2009 to 2013.
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We then saw him in the films Alone on Mars, The Lazarus Effect and Magic Mike XXL but it was with his own series Atlanta that he regained popularity on screen alongside his explosive career as a rapper.
Donald Glover then further distinguished himself in blockbusters, playing the Prowler in Spider-Man: Homecoming, a role he would later return to voice in the animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
He also lent his voice to Simba in the new 3D animated version of the Disney classic The Lion King. Finally, Donald Glover became a younger version of Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars universe, starring in Solo: A Star Wars Story. A film based on his character is also in production.
Maya Erskine
Born there in 1987 to a Japanese mother and European father, Maya Erskine is an American actress and screenwriter best known for her roles as Maggie on Man Seeking Women and Mickey on Betas on television. She also appeared in Insecure, Casual and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later before hitting the big time with her series PEN15.
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She co-created and co-produced this comic fiction with Anna Konkle, and the two actresses play fictional versions of themselves at age 13. In addition to the series, Maya Erskine has distinguished herself in several films ranging from horror (Frankenstein, 10 Cloverfield Lane), comedy (A Weekend in Napa, We’ll Be Two!) and indie (6 Balloons, Sacramento).
Her most recent project is her foray into the fantasy and blockbuster universe as she played pilot Sully in the Star Wars series: Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The Mr. and Mrs. Smith series is available on Prime Video.