Bollywood star Varun Dhawan is about to headline Prime Video’s Indian authentic collection inside the ”Citadel” franchise, the streaming platform introduced Tuesday.

Billed as a ”native Original spy collection”, the at present untitled undertaking hails from Prime Video and AGBO, the manufacturing banner co-founded by Hollywood filmmaking duo Russo Brothers.

Raj & DK, who beforehand collaborated with Prime Video on the profitable ”The Family Man” collection, will function showrunners and administrators on the upcoming present.

Gaurav Gandhi, vp, Prime Video India, mentioned the staff is worked up to start manufacturing on the Indian chapter of the ”Citadel” universe.

”With this undertaking, we’re constructing on our mission of borderless leisure to supply native Original content material that may be loved by audiences internationally. Citadel is a very international franchise, with native productions, throughout international locations, that construct again to an inter-connected storyline—a first-of-its-kind innovation in storytelling,” mentioned Gandhi in an announcement.

”We are delighted to have Varun Dhawan play the lead on this tremendous thrilling Indian installment of the franchise. With Raj and DK on the helm of making this action-packed spy collection, and Varun taking part in the lead, we consider the Citadel India chapter won’t simply elevate the bar when it comes to Original productions in India, it is going to additionally deliver international consideration to India’s unbelievable pool of creators and expertise. We cannot wait to share it with our viewers in India and all over the world,” he added.

According to a press launch issued by the streamer, filming on the collection will start in January.

Written by Sita R Menon together with Raj & DK, the Indian Original ”Citadel” collection marks the streaming debut of Dhawan.

Anthony and Joe Russo, who’re hooked up as government producers on the undertaking, mentioned they’re thrilled to see one more manufacturing inside the ”Citadel” universe commencing, this time in India.

”We, and all of AGBO, think about it an honour to be collaborating with filmmakers as inspiring as DK and Raj, who deliver a singular imaginative and prescient, model, and tone to our assortment of world collection. And, we won’t wait to see how this exceptional solid brings their and Sita’s imaginative characters to life,” they mentioned in a joint assertion.

Dhawan, who was most not too long ago seen within the hit creature comedy ”Bhediya”, is wanting ahead to starting his journey within the streaming area with Prime Video.

”’Citadel’ is an exceptionally formidable and thrilling franchise, and to be a part of this magnificent universe, conceptualised by the Russo Brothers’ AGBO and Jennifer Salke, is a landmark second in my profession. ”I’ve been a giant fan of their work and I’m past thrilled to be part of this undertaking, and might’t wait to start out capturing it. The storyline of the Indian ‘Citadel’ chapter is incredible, and when you’ve got creators like Raj & DK on board, one could be sure {that a} spectacle is within the making,” he added.

Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK below their banner D2R Films may also function government producers. The collection is produced by D2R Films, and Amazon Studios, with AGBO’s Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot, Scott Nemes, and David Weil (”Hunters”) overseeing manufacturing on the Indian Original and all collection inside the international ”Citadel” universe.

Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, and Scott Rosenberg function government producers for Midnight Radio on the Indian chapter in addition to different ”Citadel” installments.

As beforehand introduced, Richard Madden (”Bodyguard”), Priyanka Chopra Jonas (”Quantico”) and Stanley Tucci (”The Hunger Games” movies) will star within the first-to-launch ”Citadel” collection within the franchise. It will premiere in 2023.

Additional local-language ”Citadel” productions are additionally within the works, together with an Italian Original collection starring Matilda De Angelis of ”The Undoing” fame.

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