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The Recruit

TV·2022–2025·Netflix·Action, Thriller, Espionage·54m·7.7·Created by Alexi Hawley

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The Recruit follows Owen Hendricks, a fledgling lawyer at the CIA who becomes enmeshed in dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the agency.

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Noah CentineoNoah CentineoOwen HendricksColton DunnColton DunnLester KitchensAarti MannAarti MannViolet EbnerFivel StewartFivel StewartHannah CopelandKristian BruunKristian BruunJanus FerberKaylah ZanderKaylah ZanderAmelia SalazarMaddie HassonMaddie HassonNichka Lashin/Karolina/MartaAngel ParkerAngel ParkerDawn Gilbane

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