Donald Glover's Mr & Mrs Smith Season 2 Return Status Might've Just Answered The Show's Biggest Mystery

Summary Season 1 of Mr & Mrs Smith ends with a cliffhanger that suggests the main characters may not return for Season 2.

The absence of Donald Glover and Maya Erskine for the upcoming second season implies their characters died in the season 1 finale.

Season 2 may feature a new couple as the lead characters, exploring new mysteries and expanding the world a little more.

Amazon has renewed Mr & Mrs Smith for a second season, but this confirmation may have inadvertently revealed the fates of Donald Glover and Maya Erskine's titular couple. The Mr & Mrs. Smith movie was a high-profile spec script that attracted Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, but while the film was a major success in 2005, it became better known for their offscreen romance than the film itself. When a planned sequel failed to appear, the property sat on the shelf for years before Amazon rebooted it as a TV series in 2024.

Mr & Mrs Smith 2024 cast Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as two assassins paired together as a married couple. The Smith's mysterious boss "Hihi" issues them various assignments throughout the season, with the two learning to become partners both on the job and off. The season 1 finale left John and Jane in a tough spot, where after "Hihi" orders them to kill each other, they instead reconcile and get targeted by another Smith hit team. In the final scene, Jane prepares to leave their safe room to save the dying John, but their fates are left ambiguous.

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Donald Glover & Maya Erskine Not Returning For Mr & Mrs Smith Season 2 Suggests Jane & John Are Dead

Mr & Mrs. Smith's season 1 ending might be more conclusive than it appeared

Mr &Mrs Smith's season 1 ending worked on a couple of levels. It could either be a bittersweet series finale in its own right or a cliffhanger setting up another season where the Smiths go on the run. It now looks like neither is the case, because while Amazon has renewed Mr & Mrs Smith for season 2, it looks like neither Glover nor Erskine will return (via Variety). It should be noted they're not "expected" to appear at this time, which could mean talks are either ongoing or they could make guest appearances instead.

Jordana Brewster and Martin Henderson fronted a Mr. & Mrs. Smith TV pilot in 2007, but it was rejected by ABC.

Of course, the implication behind Glover and Erskine's characters not returning is obvious. Glover's John and Erskine's Jane likely died in Mr & Mrs Smith's finale, so season 2 will instead follow a new couple. The show itself set this up with the existence of other spy couples with the Smith name, with the opening scene featuring Alexander Skarsgård and Eiza González's Smiths being assassinated by their bosses. The show might be taking more of an anthology route, where every season features new actors in the title roles to keep it fresh.

What Donald Glover & Maya Erskine's Absences Mean For Mr & Mrs Smith Season 2's Story

Mr & Mrs Smith season 1 left many questions unanswered

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Some questions that Mr & Mrs Smith season 2 needs to answer include the identity of "Hihi," who created the agency in the first place and if the original 2005 film is canon with Amazon's revival.

If a new couple fronts Mr & Mrs Smith season 2, that doesn't mean the unresolved mysteries from year one will be left unexplained. It would be dull if another season featured the same basic journey, so the second outing needs to find a fresh angle while expanding on the world. Some questions season 2 needs to answer include the identity of "Hihi," who created the agency in the first place and if the original 2005 film is canon with Amazon's revival.

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The biggest question Mr. & Mrs. Smith season 2 must resolve is the fate of Glover's John and Erskine's Jane from the finale. It would be cruel to allow viewers to invest in the pair, only to never address what happened to them. Maybe the lack of clarity over their return is to mask their involvement with season 2 - but that seems like a lot of work for something that will be quickly spoiled once the new episodes hit Amazon. Either way, it will be interesting to see where Mr & Mrs Smith season 2 takes the premise next.

Source: Variety