Before we can see on the big screen Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, the brothers Anthony and Joe Russo will continue expanding the universe of Citadel, the expensive series available on Amazon Prime Video. They will do so with Diana, the new spin-off of the spy fiction, which has just premiered on the platform.

After introducing Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden as the agents of Citadel whose memories had been erased, the story moves to Milan and introduces us to Diana (Matilda De Angelis).

This second chapter of the ambitious franchise will tell a completely new story with different characters. It is set in the Italian city in the year 2030. Eight years ago, the independent global espionage agency Citadel was destroyed by the powerful enemy syndicate known as Manticore.

Since then, Diana Cavalieri, an undercover agent of Citadel, is alone, trapped behind enemy lines as a mole from Manticore. When she finally sees a way out and the opportunity to disappear forever, the only way to do it is by trusting the most unexpected ally, Edo Zani, the heir of Manticore Italy and son of the Italian syndicate boss, Ettore Zani, who is vying for leadership against all other European families.

The platform has described Citadel: Diana as "an Italian twist on the espionage genre" and as "a story with characters and action, featuring approximately 850 stunts, hundreds of cars, high-tech gadgets, and adrenaline-packed scenes like the one seen in this clip, including a nearly 450 meters long zip line flight".

In addition, Matilda De Angelis performed these action scenes for the entire series herself, after intense training in strength, choreography, and martial arts with stunt coordinator Emiliano Novelli.

The actress herself explained that she spent "four months training" because "I wanted to be able to do most of my stunts. I have a background as a gymnast, so when I had the opportunity to do something that seemed natural to me, I did not hesitate."

"In Italy, as an Italian actress, we don't have many opportunities to act and be part of something so big and challenging." I really saw it as a growth opportunity for me. I wanted to kick butt, so I did, Italian style!"

Citadel: Diana is a six-episode series that has just premiered on Amazon Prime Video. It is produced by Cattleya - part of ITV Studios - and Amazon MGM Studios, and executive produced by AGBO from the Russo brothers. It stars the aforementioned Matilda De Angelis (The Undoing) and also features Lorenzo Cervasio, Maurizio Lombardi, Julia Piaton, Thekla Reuten, Giordana Faggiano, Daniele Paoloni, Bernhard Schütz and Filippo Nigro.

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence