Celebrity Extra: Noah Centineo
By Dana Jackson
Q: I really enjoyed the first two seasons of “The Recruit” on Netflix. It's hard to tell if there will be a third one. Will there be? -- K.W.
A: It's too soon to tell, but after the first season of the spy-adventure series "The Recruit" debuted on Netflix, it was a big streaming success. The series stars Noah Centineo ("The Fosters") as a rookie CIA lawyer. His first assignment involved Russia, but the second season that premiered on Jan. 30 led him to Seoul, South Korea, where he's assigned to rescue the wife of a rogue NIS agent (Teo Yoo).
Noah Centineo stars in "The Recruit" on Netflix. Photo Credit: Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix
Showrunner Alexi Hawley, whose previous producing credits include "The Rookie," views Centineo's character, Owen, as "flawed, young and selfish." Hawley further explains that "even though Owen had no business getting involved [in the Korean assignment] in the first place, this presented an opportunity for him to prove his worth -- not only to the CIA but to everyone he disappointed last season, including himself." The creative team really wanted to see him grow up this second time around and show that it's "not all fun and games -- people get killed."
As far as a season three renewal, the show's fate isn't known yet. According to Forbes, Netflix typically analyzes a show's performance over several weeks to months before deciding. Unfortunately, the streamer has also developed a reputation for canceling shows too quickly after just one or two seasons, but hopefully with its strong initial numbers, "The Recruit" will be given the green light.
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Q: When is the new "Outlander" spin-off coming out? Will it also be on Starz or somewhere else? -- D.P.
A: "Outlander: Blood of My Blood" is a prequel series to "Outlander," which recently wrapped up its seventh season (the eighth will be its last) on Starz. The prequel will have 10 episodes in its debut season, but it won't premiere until this summer. It did, however, drop a teaser just ahead of the "Outlander" finale a couple weeks ago.
According to Entertainment Weekly, "Blood of My Blood" will tell the story of the parents of Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitríona Balfe), as well as their respective love stories in both 18th-century Scotland and World-War-I-era England. Matthew B. Roberts, one of the co-showrunners behind "Outlander," will write and preside over the new series.
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Q: What ever happened to Paula Patton? I remember she was married to Robin Thicke, but wasn't she also an actress? -- M.M.
A: Paula Patton divorced her pop-star husband and high-school sweetheart Robin Thicke in 2015 and appears to be living a peaceful life if you follow her Instagram account. The terms of their divorce settlement are private, but she still does acting jobs to exercise her creativity and supplement her income.
Patton most recently guest-starred on the new drama "Murder in a Small Town," but before this, she starred in the BET+ original series "Sacrifice" as well as "Somewhere Between" on ABC. She and Thicke share a 14-year-old son named Julian.
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