According to Amazon's internal figures, the spy thriller series "Citadel" enjoyed one of Prime Video's most popular debuts ever.
Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke posted to Instagram that the series is "the #1 title on Prime" and attracted "one of the largest global audiences in the history of Prime Video."
- According
to a source close to the production, the only Prime Video show to debut
to stronger numbers than "Citadel" was the "Lord of the Rings"
adaptation "The Rings of Power."
- At the time, Amazon reported that "Rings of Power" was viewed by 25 million people on its first day.
- "Citadel"
-- the first series in a planned franchise of global espionage dramas
-- stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden, and was executive
produced by "Avengers: Endgame" directors Joe and Anthony Russo.
