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Anna Ouyang Moench Takes Over ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Season 2 as Showrunner

The appointment positions the paused series to restart under a looming California tax-credit deadline.

Overview

  • Amazon MGM Studios named Anna Ouyang Moench showrunner, writer and executive producer for Season 2 of the Prime Video series.
  • Production, which was paused in September 2025, is being rescheduled with producers weighing a spring–summer 2026 start to preserve a $22.4 million California tax credit that expires 18 months after March 2025.
  • Mark Eydelshteyn and Sophie Thatcher were previously attached to lead the new season and are still attached according to sources, though their participation remains unconfirmed and dependent on availability.
  • Sources say some scripts are already completed for Season 2, and Moench will build on them as Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane remain executive producers.
  • The series plans to relocate production to Los Angeles under the tax-incentive program, following a first season that earned 16 Emmy nominations and two wins.