Richard Madden was ‘terrified’ to pull off deadly train action sequence in Citadel: ‘How are we going to pull this off?’

Richard Madden, who plays Mason Kane, arrived in Mumbai on Sunday ahead of the premiere.

The lead pair of Prime Video’s upcoming global spy series, Citadel, journeyed to Mumbai for the epic Asia Pacific premiere. Ahead of the grand evening, the lead cast of the action-packed series, Richard Madden, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas sat down for an entertaining chat and revealed what went into making this ground-breaking spy franchise. Created by Amazon Studios and Russo Brothers’ AGBO, with David Weil serving as showrunner and executive producer, Citadel will premiere exclusively on Prime Video, with two episodes dropping on April 28, and one episode rolling out weekly through May 26.

Richard Madden was ‘terrified’ to pull off deadly train action sequence in Citadel: ‘How are we going to pull this off?’

Actor Richard Madden, who plays Mason Kane, arrived in Mumbai on Sunday ahead of the premiere. He shared, “Citadel has been incredibly physically demanding. But I think that's what really is dreamy. It's not simply a gun show or a fight sequence. This is how these two characters interact physically, and how they dance together. We learn in each action sequence a little more about the two of them. Just like in the drama scenes, the stakes are so high because of the adrenaline of what's going on. The show just works both in the drama and action sequences.”

Talking about the challenging parts while shooting a high-octane train action sequence which is shown in the trailer, he said, “The whole sequence happens in a restroom, and obviously then into the train. But that restroom is a tiny space. So I was terrified by it because I thought, how are we going to pull this off? How do you look cool? How do you do it properly? And then that just fed into working with the character, and that’s what we did. How would you use every bit in that space? How do you use the sink in a fight? How do you use the handrail? So, it gave us all these opportunities to make the fine art of storytelling of 'Let’s get to know who this man is because of what decisions he makes in that space.' So that was exciting. And then we move into our part together, which is, okay, let’s see how these two people dance together. They’ve only just reconnected after who knows how long, and they’re straight into this dance.”

Citadel is executive produced by the Russo Brothers’ AGBO and showrunner David Weil. Alongside Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden, the 6-episode series features Stanley Tucci and Lesley Manville in pivotal roles. This thrilling spy series, which takes viewers around the world, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video starting April 28 with two episodes and then one episode rolling out weekly through May 26. The global series will stream across 240 countries and territories in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and other international languages.