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February 19 - 25, 2023 WHATS UP! T11 But even that's not guaranteed — only three months passed be- tween the end of Season 7 and the premiere of Season 8, and just two weeks between the sixth and seventh rounds. I can't even say with absolute certainty that Season 9 is even finished. Months after what seemed like the Season 8 finale, it returned with the "Judges Takeover" series of special epi- sodes. And so, we have no choice but to wait and let the show sort of happen to us, in its own time — like a very entertaining, tele- vised force of nature. Q: Are they going to make another season of "The Re- cruit"? A: It's never a sure thing until the announcement comes, but a second season of Netflix's "The Recruit" is likely, at least. For starters, the spy-themed action comedy, about a rookie CIA lawyer who is manipulated into being a sort of accidental field agent, was a hit for the streaming service. Debuting in mid-December, it was at one point Netflix's No. 1 show and was one of the most-streamed shows in general for a while. It's also on-brand with a lot of other original Netflix content — the best examples being the smash-hit spy films "Red No- tice" (2021) and "The Gray Man" (2022). Netflix is clearly inter- ested in being in the spy TV business, and having "The Re- cruit" as an ongoing thing cer- tainly builds its content bank. It also helps that the show isn't breaking Netflix's actual bank. "While the show may film internationally at times, it is not overly laden with CGI as a grounded spy thriller rather than a pricey fantasy or sci-fi se- ries," Forbes magazine's Paul Tassi writes. Tassi also pointed out that the cast is made up of relative un- knowns, which further keeps the costs down. The biggest star is lead Noah Centineo, who plays young law- yer-to-the-spies Owen Hen- dricks. His best-known work also came on Netflix, as a ro- mantic lead in the rom-com "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" (2018) and its two sequels. In- deed, a significant amount of his career has happened on Netflix — the service is clearly invested in Centineo's career, and there- fore in "The Recruit." There's also the fact that the writers have a pretty fleshed- out plan for a second season if and when it comes. The show ended with a pretty serious cliffhanger, and the events were pretty tough on Hendricks. Creator and show- runner Alexi Hawley said Sea- son 2 would be largely about him dealing with the repercus- sions. "Now he's dealing with some reality," Hawley told Screen- Rant.com. "So, the question is, does he deal with it or does he suppress it?" Again, we don't even know if the show will be renewed. Given that the show just came out in December, we may not know for a while. Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Please include your name and town. Personal replies will not be provided. Advance Pest Control 2 x 2 TAKE 5 Solution on page T23 Use the clues above and beside the grid to fill in the squares BY ADAM THOMLISON TV Media Q: I just watched "The Ban- shees of Inisherin," partly be- cause of all the awards buzz it's getting, and I loved it. I thought the stars had a great dynamic — have they done anything else together? A: OK, stop whatever you're doing right now and see "In Bru- ges" (2008). If you only came to 2022's "The Banshees of Inisherin" be- cause of all the awards attention it has gotten, you won't know that it was originally billed as a reunion for stars Colin Farrell (who played good-hearted but "dull" Padraic) and Brendan Gleeson (who played Colm, his former best friend who is now calling him "dull"). The pair previously starred in "In Bruges," a similarly chatty tragi-comedy, but this one about hitmen exiled to a quaint Bel- gian town. "Working with him again on this, after 14 years, was a dream come true, it really was," Farrell told IMDb.com. They were also reuniting with Martin McDonagh, who wrote and directed both films. And because the creative force was also the same, the two films share a lot more than just their stars. There's a similar sense of humor, a similar sense of place, and a similar love of landscape shots that can make them feel as much like travel di- aries as dramas. All this is to say that if you loved "Banshees," you're likely to love "In Bruges," too. Q: When can we expect a new season of "Forged in Fire"? A: Much like the elements that its bladesmiths deal with in each episode, it seems as if His- tory wants you to treat "Forged in Fire" itself like a force of na- ture. That is to say, the cable chan- nel has developed no real pre- dictable pattern for when new seasons come and go. And they don't share a lot of information ahead of time when new sea- sons are ordered. 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