The first season of Citadel cost $300 million and scored 51% on Rotten Tomatoes. Both of those numbers matter. The budget figure established Prime Video’s ambition. The critical reception established how badly that ambition was misfired. Reviewers consistently identified the same problem: the show spent so much energy building a universe that it forgot to give audiences characters or stories worth investing in. The spinoffs — Citadel: Honey Bunny from India, Citadel: Diana from Italy — have both been cancelled after single seasons.