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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’: Talia Ryder Replaces Sophie Thatcher as Season 2 Starts Production

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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’: Talia Ryder Replaces Sophie Thatcher as Season 2 Starts Production (EXCLUSIVE)
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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’: Talia Ryder Replaces Sophie Thatcher as Season 2 Starts Production (EXCLUSIVE)
'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' Season 2 has started production, with Mark Eydelshteyn starring opposite Talia Ryder who replaces Sophie Thatcher.
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4rtImitatesLife Apr 13, 2026 +264
Blursed production
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Steve-Lurkel Apr 13, 2026 +234
Aw man! Was excited for Thatcher.
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Upbeat_Tension_8077 Apr 13, 2026 +55
Same here. I was looking forward to seeing her flex more of her action & comedic chops under this show
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sloppyjo12 Apr 13, 2026 +42
Losing Thatcher is a blow but I’ve been a huge fan of Talia Ryder for a while, hoping this helps her enter the mainstream a bit more
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yeti0013 Apr 13, 2026 +72
Starts?????
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Lexoire Apr 13, 2026 +61
They were meant to film last autumn. Got indefinitely delayed, then got picked back up months later with a new showrunner, by which point Thatcher was filming yellowjackets. Seems like a messy production Eydelshteyn was cast in 2024.
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shaunrundmc Apr 13, 2026 +55
Donald Glover nearly dying is probably why it was indefinitely delayed. He had his stroke in late 2024 and wasnt back to full health until late 2025.
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SalukiKnightX Apr 13, 2026 +26
That kind of explains everything from the Community movie to this. It’s still a shame, I just went through Thatcher’s filmography only to realize I had been watching her work not knowing who she was.
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Razzler1973 Apr 13, 2026 +21
Same Thought it was nearly wrapped up
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brandonsamd6 Apr 13, 2026 +26
Donald Glover had a stroke 
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jackolantern_ Apr 13, 2026 -26
All he could make was Yoshi noises for a while
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ThatMarkGuy Apr 13, 2026 +23
Loved her in the sweet east
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HYIMBY Apr 13, 2026 +25
Season 1 works great as a one-off anyways
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southernfirefly13 Apr 13, 2026 +39
That’s too bad, I was looking forward to Sophie.
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allegedcrow Apr 13, 2026 +13
That's great for Talia Ryder, but too bad for me. I was looking forward to seeing Sophie Thatcher. Nosy part of me is curious as to why she dropped out. Probably conflicting schedule with Yellowjackets?
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ClaymoresRevenge Apr 13, 2026 +9
I was excited for her. Same way I was excited for PWB in the beginning
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sheJaMyMorant Apr 13, 2026 +8
Talia Ryder was awesome in The Sweet East. Looking forward to this
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phejster Apr 13, 2026 +5
Sad to see Donald Glover not involved.
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FassyDriver Apr 13, 2026 +3
is it going to be like an anthology series?
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WREPGB Apr 13, 2026 +54
Hey, they all know they don't have to do this at all, right?
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solidgoldrocketpants Apr 13, 2026 +76
Obviously no one *has* to do anything, but Season 1 was great and they've earned themselves an opportunity to make a Season 2. No one's taking Brad Pitt away from you.
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pinwheelpride Apr 13, 2026 +50
Seriously the first season was so good, the chemistry Erskine and Glover had was phenomenal. If it's anything close to that it's worth another season for sure.
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jbaker1225 Apr 13, 2026 +3
Except this season isn't about Erskine and Glover. I don't think many fans of the first season were clamoring for this to be an anthology.
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pinwheelpride Apr 13, 2026 +12
I am aware of that, just saying the quality was so high that it gives me hopes it could happen again. It could also turn into True Detective after season 1, but hey then we just don't have to watch right? I don't really see the issue.
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solidgoldrocketpants Apr 13, 2026 +1
We’ve been told “they aren’t the focus of Season 2” which leaves the door open for a cameo appearance (you never know!), but even if they don’t appear my stance is “They did a great job with Season 1, so even if it’s not the Donald and Maya show I’m inclined to give whatever they do for Season 2 a chance.”
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007meow Apr 13, 2026 +6
I am. He’s mine now, sorry everyone else.
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m_Pony Apr 13, 2026 +4
yes but money
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Bruntti Apr 13, 2026 +6
The production took so long that one of the showrunners' contract (Francesca Sloane) with Amazon MGM ended. Now Thatcher was yoinked by Yellowjackets. I'm but a humble teacher, but holy shit, how is it this difficult to make another season of the show?
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giant_sloth Apr 14, 2026 +1
Donald Glover had a stroke apparently.
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Bruntti Apr 14, 2026 +1
Oh right! He had a hole in his heart or something like that. Yeah, that would explain it.
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ThreeTreesForTheePls Apr 13, 2026 +6
It’s been 2 years and 2 months since the show first aired. This is always a good sign for a with relatively low stakes, concepts, snd budget, right?
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Grand_Engineering415 Apr 13, 2026 +2
I know the first season had a lot of production issues and it turned out great so here’s to hoping.
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Sammyd1108 Apr 13, 2026
Definitely a downgrade.
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alchemeron Apr 13, 2026 +1
Is there some kind of new curse forming where the female lead inevitably gets replaced?
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Aevum1 Apr 14, 2026 +1
didnt the first season come out like 5 years ago ?
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Prof-Ponderosa Apr 15, 2026 +1
is the Atlanta cast still writing and directing?
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Sorry_Reply8754 Apr 15, 2026 +1
But what about the cliffhanger at the end of season? Are we not gonna see the ending of that?
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HotOne9364 Apr 13, 2026 +1
Sorry but this is an upgrade.
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AtBat3 Apr 13, 2026 +1
My heart is breaking not being able to see Sophie do this
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leostotch Apr 13, 2026 +1
This is why I don't bother getting into new tv shows - a 9-episode season two years ago, and they're JUST NOW starting to work on a follow-up season. It was a fun show and maybe some day I'll go back and watch it if they get a few more seasons released, but I just can't care about it after it disappears for so long.
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shaunrundmc Apr 13, 2026 +1
Glover had a stroke thats why the show was delayed
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leostotch Apr 13, 2026 +5
had no idea, I hate to hear that.
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