In the dark realm of spying— secrets are always hiding and allegiances are hazy. Citadel: Diana, the Citadel universe’s Italian spin-off, transports viewers to the center of this perilous game, where lying is not just a skill but a way of life. The show centers on Diana Cavalieri (Matilda De Angelis), a double agent navigating the treacherous waters of Manticore, Italy’s most potent secret organization, and is set in Milan in 2030. Diana is actually employed by Citadel, a competing spy organization. Even though she appears to be a devoted operative of Manticore. She gets more entangled in the web of treachery as a result of her personal grudge against the Zani family who controls Manticore. But as she plans her retaliation, she starts to doubt her allegiances as she finds herself divided between her goal and her developing feelings for Edo Zani (Lorenzo Cervasio), the youngest son of the exact family she is trying to harm.
As the season comes to an explosive close, one mystery remains unanswered: Is Diana’s former mentor, Gabriele (Filippo Nigro), still alive or dead?
Citadel: Diana – First Season Story
The main plot point of Citadel: Diana is Diana’s attempt to subdue Manticore internally. Her assumption that Manticore was behind her parents’ deaths in a clandestine operation is the source of her animosity for the Zani family, especially Ettore. She enters Manticore as a double agent and obtains vital information on a sophisticated biological weapon there. Diana makes plans with Edo Zani, who wants to remove his father, to start a civil war among the European branches of Manticore. The weapon which has the ability to remotely manipulate and even murder people, becomes the center of an internal power struggle in the organization.
Diana’s romantic involvement with Edo exacerbates her internal conflict. Her mentor Gabriele comes back to torment her in her flashbacks to her time as a Citadel agent. She carries a great deal of guilt over the deaths of her fellow agents due to a devastating explosion. As well as her concealed role for Edo’s brother Enrico’s passing.
Gabriele’s fate: is he still alive?
A shocking revelation is made in the last seconds of Citadel: Diana season 1— Gabriele is alive. Despite Diana’s belief that she perished in the explosion that killed the majority of Citadel agents in Milan. This information becomes known as Diana engages in a high-stakes conflict with Manticore’s men, fighting for her life. After defeating Matteo, one of Manticore’s finest operatives, and escaping an ambush planned by Ettore, Diana finds Manticore soldiers either asleep or dead. Without a doubt, Gabriele is a talented operator responsible for the carnage.
Diana finds this to be both a weight and a relief. Although Gabriele’s survival indicates that she is no longer the last Citadel agent in Italy, it also adds to the complexity of her life. As long as Gabriele is alive, she will probably be expected to carry out additional espionage on Edo and advance Citadel’s goals; this will become increasingly challenging as her emotional attachment to Edo increases. Her mentor’s reappearance might make her face her mixed emotions about her objective since Gabriele will probably remind her of it: taking down Manticore at any costs.
Fans should expect to see Diana grappling with these new issues in the upcoming season. The trust in her relationship with Edo is already fragile. Gabriel’s presence makes the possibility of betrayal even greater, so it will be tested once again.Diana must decide whether to follow her heart or to stick with Citadel’s cause even if it means betraying the man she has grown to love.
One thing is certain now that Gabriele is back in the picture: Diana’s life, which is already risky, is about to get much riskier.