Tom Hiddleston’s ‘The Night Manager’ to Return With Two New Seasons From BBC and Prime Video
“The Night Manager” is returning for two brand-new seasons from the BBC and Prime Video, with Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as Jonathan Pine.
Filming is expected to begin later this year on the revival of the hit drama series, which is inspired by the characters in John le Carré’s bestselling novel of the same name. The new episodes of “The Night Manager” will pick up with Jonathan Pine eight years after the explosive Season 1 finale.
Series creator David Farr will pen the new seasons, with BAFTA winner Georgi Banks-Davies (“I Hate Suzie,” “Paper Girls”) attached to direct all six episodes of Season 2. Stephen Garrett is returning to lead production, and Hugh Laurie (“All the Light We Cannot See,” “Veep”) will executive produce.
Premiering in 2016, Season 1 of “The Night Manager” won two Emmys and three Golden Globes, including best actor for Hiddleston. It was watched by 10 million viewers in the U.K. alone, making it one of 2016’s most popular shows.
Ink Factory is producing in association with Character 7, Demarest Films and 127 Wall, in co-production with Spain’s Nostromo Pictures. The new seasons will premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the U.K., and on Prime Video elsewhere. The deal for the series was negotiated by Fifth Season, which is handling global distribution rights.
“The first series of ‘The Night Manager’ was one of the most creatively fulfilling projects I have ever worked on. The depth, range and complexity of Jonathan Pine was, and remains, a thrilling prospect,” Hiddleston said in a statement. “I’m so looking forward to reuniting with Simon and Stephen Cornwell, David Farr and Stephen Garrett, and to working with Georgi Banks-Davies to tell the next chapter of our story. I can’t wait.”
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