The Recruit (2022): Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: December 16, 2022

Summary: Newly hired CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo) discovers a former asset (Laura Haddock) is threatening to expose the agency's secrets unless they clear her for a serious crime in this spy thriller from Alexi Hawley.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. W.T.F.I.O.H.
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E7. I.M.F.T.B.S.
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E6. I.C.I.N.C.
Air Date: November 30, -0001

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John Anderson

Dec 16, 2022

Stylish, smart and energetic, “The Recruit” is involving, but fairly plain-spoken: Unlike series that generate technical and political gibberish until one’s mind clouds over, what happens over the eight episodes remains easy to follow, despite its intricate narrative track. Read full review

Joel Keller

Dec 16, 2022

The Recruit is a mostly silly show, but Centineo has more than enough charm to carry viewers through the more absurd parts of the season’s ongoing plot, and there are enough veteran actors in the supporting cast to make us think the comedy-thriller tone of the first episode will be able to be sustained for the entire season. Read full review

Collider Nate Richard

Dec 16, 2022

The Recruit is action-packed, filled with twists and turns, has a clever and snarky sense of humor, and is convoluted to a fault, but that's one of the main reasons why it grabs your attention. Read full review

Paolo Ragusa

Dec 16, 2022

Overall, The Recruit is certainly a fun ride with some great action and an interesting story. But it’s unpolished, and could benefit from better dialogue and more nuanced relationships between characters. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Dec 16, 2022

Too much of “The Recruit” feels as if it’s on autopilot. The action, bombastic and violent, begins to run together, used as it is to juice interest somewhat at random. ... Give “The Recruit” this much — it ends with a nicely-done cliffhanger, elegantly seeded over the course of the season’s run. Read full review

Manuel Betancourt

Dec 16, 2022

[Owen's] an engine for the show’s plot to move forward, for us to skip recaps and watch episode after episode to see what happens. One just wishes there was more to this spy drama than cheap thrills wrapped around a pretty boy who keeps failing upward (and into the wrong hands, over and over again). Read full review

Angie Han

Dec 16, 2022

Whatever cutting satire or righteous anger The Recruit might have to offer is badly diluted over eight bloated hours — lost amid paper-thin characters, flimsy twists and a wishy-washy tone. What it turns out instead is a piece of content so forgettable, the CIA wouldn’t have to lift a finger to disappear it from public memory. Read full review

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Athanatos

Dec 18, 2022

For being one of the latest Netflix shows (it's obvious the lack of quality lately...), it's quite decent i'd say, solid 8 for me (Characters, plot, OST...), not amazing but not bad either.

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seojoon98

Jan 18, 2023

Comic elements are mixed here and there. The actors' performances were a little disappointing.

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HealingToolbox

May 14, 2023

At its best 8/10. This is Doug Limon again. This is his series Suits again, this time set in the CIA. At its best what The Recruit has is what made Suits original, reckless, creative plotting and character twists. What drags down this entry is too much padding. If it was edited down byAt its best 8/10. This is Doug Limon again. This is his series Suits again, this time set in the CIA. At its best what The Recruit has is what made Suits original, reckless, creative plotting and character twists. What drags down this entry is too much padding. If it was edited down by two hours, it would be up there with Doug's best.
For those who don't know, I believe Doug's father worked for CIA. If you like the energetic parts of The Recruit, be sure to watch Doug and Tom Cruise in American Made (2017). Both offer an inside view of the CIA which I can't vouch for as accurate, but it sure is coherent, deep and engaging.… Expand

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MetacriticOnur

Dec 25, 2022

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raymond0229

Mar 21, 2023

I find this show confusing and it lacks the excitement of a spy tv show. I found it a bit disorganised and it needs more time to understand the terms used in the show.

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springrosie

Jan 3, 2023

fraca demais, genérica, meia boca, roteiro fraco, atuação pior ainda, tudo muito previsível

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Malohu

Dec 18, 2022

Its amazing how bad the writing is in modern shows. This one is cringe inducing and feels like it was written in an 8th grade drama class.

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: December 16, 2022
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  S1:E8. W.T.F.I.O.H.
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E7. I.M.F.T.B.S.
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E6. I.C.I.N.C.
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E5. T.S.L.A.Y.P.
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E4. I.Y.D.I.A.A.C.
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E3. Y.D.E.K.W.Y.D.
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E2. N.L.T.S.Y.P.
  Air Date: November 30, -0001
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  S1:E1. I.N.A.S.I.A.L.
  Air Date: November 30, -0001