WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for The Recruit season 1.

The Recruit has been renewed for season 2 at Netflix (via Netflix), and there are several mysteries The Recruit season 2 needs to solve. An action-packed show starring Noah Centineo and Laura Haddock, The Recruit ended its first season on a massive cliffhanger regarding Owen and Max that could only be solved if The Recruit season 2 were to happen. Fortunately, viewers will probably have the answers they were looking for as The Recruit season 2 is officially happening, with series creator Alexi Hawley as well as star and executive producer Noah Centineo both set to return.

The Recruit season 2’s release date has not been announced yet, but the fact The Recruit was renewed just over a month after season 1 dropped suggests that the next season could be part of Netflix’s 2023 schedule. It’s important to remember that, other than Owen, no other The Recruit character is confirmed to be returning in season 2. Between what happened to Max in The Recruit season 1’s finale and what will become of Owen following his latest mission, here are seven questions The Recruit season 2 needs to answer.

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Did Max Die In The Recruit Season 1’s Finale?

Max and Owen in The Recruit's season 1 finale

By far the biggest cliffhanger in The Recruit season 1, Max was shot in the final minutes of the finale in what appeared to be a lethal scenario. Up until Owen was kidnapped, it seemed like The Recruit season 1 finale would be a relatively happy one. Though Owen and Max had a fallout at the end due to the fact Owen had to kill someone, both were now free to move on with their lives – until the Karolina reveal. Both Owen and Max were kidnapped during the Netflix show’s finale by Karolina, Max’s daughter, who by then was pretending to be a spy named Nichka.

Karolina shot Max to only then start interrogating Owen. There was no explanation as to why Karolina did what she did, and it seemed like Max was really dead. The character did not move at all after getting shot in the chest, a tragic finale considering that audiences had followed Owen and Max throughout the entire season. Still, it is difficult to imagine The Recruit season 2 without Max, which is the possibility of Max being alive somehow cannot be ruled out. Max is a skillful spy who could have been using a bulletproof vest, or maybe it could all be part of an act.

How Is Max’s Daughter Alive?

Max's daughter Karolina in Netflix's The Recruit season 1

Max's death in Netflix's The Recruit may have been the show’s biggest cliffhanger, yet the Karolina reveal is a close second. Early in the series, Max revealed that she once “had” a daughter, suggesting that she had lost her daughter at some point. It never felt like Max had someone to go back to, and her interactions with Noah Centineo’s character suggested that she no longer had a family. That raises the question of how can Max’s daughter be alive, especially because someone as intelligent and resourceful as Max would surely have suspected that Karolina wasn’t dead. Such a mystery is something that The Recruit season 2 must answer.

Why Did Max’s Daughter Shot Her Mother?

Owen watches as Max dies in The Recruit's season 1 finale

Besides explaining how Max’s daughter is still alive, The Recruit season 2 has to answer why Karolina shot her mother. The Recruit season 1’s ending suggested that Karolina was a Russian spy in charge of preventing Max and Owen from exposing a cheating scandal involving one of the heads of the Russian mob. However, it does not seem like Karolina shot Max because of their conflicting missions. Whatever complications Karolina and her team was trying to prevent had already happened, and someone as well-informed as Max could have surely been at least interrogated first. The Recruit season 2 might reveal that Karolina hated her mother for some reason.

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What Is Karolina’s Plan In The Recruit?

The Recruit season 1's Karolina

If Karolina’s team simply wanted to prevent Max from causing more trouble to the mob with her information, then there was no reason to kidnap Owen too. If Karolina needs Owen for something, then her plan in The Recruit season 2 might be far more complex than what season 1 suggested. The binge-worthy Netflix series already played with its villain’s true motives, so another twist regarding Max’s daughter cannot be ruled out. Owen may have parted ways with Max at the end of The Recruit season 1, but he now has as much information as Max, thus becoming a valuable asset for Karolina and her team.

How Will Owen Escape?

Owen and Max in The Recruit's season 1 finale

The situation did not look good for Owen by the end of The Recruit season 1. The character had no weapons, no James Bond-like gadgets up on his sleeve, and no one but he and Max really knows who was behind the shooting. Perhaps Owen’s only chance of escaping is Hannah, who saw Owen being kidnapped right in front of her. As a lawyer who also has a lot of connections, Hannah can be the key to helping Owen escape and kick off the events of The Recruit season 2. It would be interesting if Owen’s co-workers, who sort of played against him throughout season 1, came to the rescue.

Will Owen Actually Leave The Agency?

Owen at the phone in Netflix's The Recruit season 1

Owen was looking for dangerous scenarios when he joined the CIA, as he felt like he owed his late father something. However, by the end of season 1, Owen was exhausted and scared by what he had become. It all culminated with Owen killing one of Karolina’s henchmen in a shooting, something that had a huge impact on Owen and helps explain his decision of parting ways with Max. Not only did Owen want to distance himself from Max, but he also wanted to leave the Agency. However, now that Noah Centineo’s character was kidnapped by Max, it doesn’t seem like he will get to leave the action behind him.

Will Owen And Hannah Get Back Together?

Fivel Stewart as Hannah Copeland in Netflix's The Recruit

Between Owen and Amelia’s brief relationship and Owen and Max’s “will-they-won’t-they”, The Recruit had a bit of a romantic comedy tone throughout the season. However, it seemed clear that Owen and Hannah, who had broken up by the time the story started, still had feelings for each other. Hannah flew to Europe just to find Owen and she was the first person Owen called after his mission was apparently over. Owen and Hannah never got to interact after their phone call as Owen was kidnapped in The Recruit season 1’s finale, meaning that The Recruit season 2 can answer whether they will get back together.

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