What Time Is ‘The Recruit’ Season 2 Coming Out On Netflix?

As one of Netflix’s most anticipated releases of 2025, The Recruit returns with Noah Centineo as rookie CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks. Following last season’s shocking cliffhanger, Hendricks will embark on a thrilling new mission in South Korea packed with even more twists and turns.

Created by Alexi Hawley, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer, The Recruit premiered on Netflix in 2022 and quickly became a breakout hit for the streamer. During its debut week, the first season racked up an impressive 52.3 million viewing hours within its first three days, according to Netflix’s Top 10 rankings, prompting a swift Season 2 renewal.

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In the second installment, the CIA lawyer will take on a new mission diving into the South Korean spy trade. The 28-year-old star will be joined by returning cast members, including Vondie Curtis-Hall as Walter Nyland, Aarti Mann as Violet Ebner, Colton Dunn as Lester Kitchens, Fivel Stewart as Hannah Copeland, Kristian Bruun as Janus Ferber, Kaylah Zander as Amelia Salazar, and more.

The next season also introduces several new faces, including Teo Yoo as Jang Kyun, a South Korean National Intelligence Service (NIS) agent; Young-Ah Kim as Grace, a sharp senior intelligence officer and single mother; Felix Solis as Tom Wallace, a senior diplomat in the State Department assigned to secure the release of American hostages. James Purefoy as Oliver Bonner-Jones, a charismatic British businessman with one foot in both legal and illegal worlds, and more. (See the full cast list here.)

Read on to learn more about The Recruit Season 2, including what time the season premieres, how to watch, and what the next season will be about.

What Time Is The Recruit Season 2 Coming Out On Netflix?

The Recruit Season 2 comes out on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 3 a.m. ET / midnight PT on Netflix.

How To Watch The Recruit Season 2

To watch first and second season of The Recruit, you’ll need to sign up for a Netflix membership. The streamer currently offers three options: Standard with ads starts at $6.99 per month, standard (no ads) is $15.49 per month, and premium (no ads) is $22.99 per month. You can learn more on Netflix’s plans and pricing site. The site does not offer a free trial at this time.

How Many Episodes Are In The Recruit Season 2?

Season 2 of The Recruit will have six episodes, all releasing at once on Jan. 30. That’s two fewer episodes than the first season, which had eight episodes.

What Is The Recruit Season 2 About?

Season 2 of The Recruit picks up after the explosive Season 1 finale, where Max, the former CIA asset Hendricks risked his life to protect, was shot by her daughter, Nichka.

In Season 2, Hendricks finds himself caught in deadly espionage in South Korea, only to discover that the greatest danger maywithin the agency itself. Hawley told Tudum they ended Season 1 on a cliffhanger to “immediately throw Owen in the deep end” and because it “seemed like a great way to start Season 2.”

Hawley added that a significant part of Hendricks’ story this season is about protecting his reputation and proving his worth as a CIA lawyer.

“Owen knows that if he does not walk away with a win this season, his career is going to be over. He might go to prison,” the showrunner explained. “Depending on what people are into, they can show up this season for the big, flashy, splashy action stuff, but they can also be on a journey with this guy who’s just trying to fix something that he broke.”

Watch the official trailer for The Recruit Season 2 below.