Mumbai: Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas is set to star opposite British actor Richard Madden in Amazon Studios' upcoming thriller series Citadel.
The studio has planned to start a multi-series franchise with Citadel and local productions will be simultaneously made in Italy and India. It has announced another production in Mexico.
According to news reports, the 37-year-old actor and Richard will headline the US version of the project.
Described as an "action-packed spy series with a compelling emotional centre", Citadel will be produced by Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo along with former ABC Studios president Patrick Moran and Mike Larocca.
Hopping on to Instagram, Priyanka shared the news with her fans and followers, saying that she is looking forward to working with the Russo Brothers and the Bodyguard star.
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She wrote: "Cannot wait to work alongside the super talented @maddenrichard and incredible @therussobrothers on this new series."
She further added: "Get ready! 'CITADEL' will be a multi-layered global franchise with interconnected local language productions from India, Italy and Mexico. It will truly be global content. More details soon. @amazonstudios @agbofilms #CITADEL."
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Penned by Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, the show is expected to start production soon.
Priyanka, who started her Hollywood career with Quantico, has featured in films such as Baywatch and Isn't It Romantic. She will next be seen in Netflix's We Can Be Heroes and The White Tiger opposite Rajkummar Rao.
Madden, who broke out after starring as Robb Stark in HBO's Game of Thrones, found fame with the award-winning BBC and Netflix series Bodyguard.
The actor is currently shooting for Marvel tentpole Eternals.
With inputs from PTI.
