Charlie’s character Adam is accused of being a double agent in the gripping thriller (Picture: Netflix)
Warning: spoilers ahead for Treason.
Charlie Cox has opened up to Metro.co.uk about the massively shocking death in the season finale of Treason in Netflix, recalling how ‘conversations’ were had to stop it from taking place in the story.
The Daredevil star’s latest project, created by Bridge of Spies writer Matt Charman, sees the actor lead the cast as Adam Lawrence, a high-ranking MI6 officer who’s promoted to chief after his boss is attacked.
The five-episode TV series (which is yet to be confirmed for a season 2) culminates in a jaw-dropping finale, where Adam is shot dead in front of his wife, Maddy De Costa (Oona Chaplin) and his former lover, a fellow spy named Kara Yerzova (Olga Kurylenko).
People watching the show might have suspected at first that Adam’s death was just a ruse, and that he was secretly wearing a bulletproof vest… but it’s quickly made clear that he had in fact been killed.
During a recent conversation with Metro.co.uk, Charlie, 40, shared when he found out about his character’s fate, and the point at which there was a possibility that his inevitable death was going to be overturned.
Maddy is horrified to witness her husband’s murder (Picture: Courtesy of Netflix)
‘That’s one thing that was in the original pitch to me. Before I read scripts, that that was going to happen,’ he said, explaining how he knew from the start that Adam was going to die.
However, ‘early on in the production’ there was a conversation that gave him hope that the lead character could survive.
‘With lots of good shows and good writers, as the episodes are coming in and you’re getting to watch what you’ve already shot, there is a fluidity to the writing process,’ he outlined.
‘I think that’s really important, that it feels like it can live and breathe. The episodes that haven’t been finalised yet, can live and breathe in and can be adapted relative to what you’ve already shot if it seems to make sense.
‘Matt’s very good at that – he can see what the actors are doing with the characters and see if, therefore, changes need to be made or should be made or could be or whatever.’
CIA agent Dede Alexander (Tracy Ifeachor) seals Adam’s fate (Picture: Netflix)
Charlie recollected how the question mark over Adam’s demise came about when discussions were had over a possible season two.
‘There was a conversation at some point where we were thinking of a season two and how could we have Adam come back? Maybe we don’t kill him or maybe he survives? All those kinds of things,’ he said.
‘I remember we talked about that and that was exciting and interesting.’
However, it emerged that it wasn’t meant to be after creator Matt received a call from Netflix.
Treason is yet to be confirmed for a second season (Picture: Rex/Netflix)
‘Matt called me and he was like, “So I just got off the phone with Netflix and as much as they love you, it’s like, we need you to die. So it was always part of the plan. Please don’t read into it. But we are going to see Adam’s demise,”’ he shared.
‘And I was like great, well then season two can be a prequel then maybe,’ he added, light-heartedly.
Several people who watched Treason expressed how ‘painful’ they found the finale and watching Adam shot and killed at point blank range.
‘THAT ENDING DESTROYED ME SO MUCH. WHAT THE HELL,’ one person tweeted.
‘Adam’s death was painful,’ someone else remarked.
Treason is available to watch on Netflix.
The possibility came up during a ‘conversation’ about season 2.
