TV Show review
Review basis: 2 seasons, 13 episodes · through May 6, 2026
April 27, 2023 · TV-14 · Returning Series
Woke Score
Lower is better
Review
Citadel is a spy action series about top agents Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh from a secret global spy group. Their memories get wiped after their agency is destroyed by a rival syndicate run by the world's richest families. They get pulled back into action to recover their pasts and stop the villains from taking control. Priyanka Chopra Jonas plays one of the main competent spy leads in the high-budget production that includes international spin-offs.
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Citadel.
Woke representation / casting
Priyanka Chopra Jonas plays the prominent co-lead Nadia Sinh as a highly trained elite spy and mother opposite Richard Madden. The marketing stressed global casting and led to international spin-offs.
Woke political dialogue
Reviews and recaps across both seasons describe standard spy action with no activist or identity-focused speeches.
Identity-driven story themes
The premise centers on memory loss and stopping a criminal syndicate. No plotlines driven by race, gender, or modern identity issues.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Manticore is shown as rich families who profit from world chaos. This follows classic spy story villains rather than activist critiques of systems or norms.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant
Production
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Public discussion and searches turned up almost no complaints that the series pushes woke, DEI, or identity politics messaging.
Creator track record context
Several key people like Josh Appelbaum and Bryan Oh have low prior scores. David Weil and casting director Sarah Halley Finn have higher ones from past work.
