A second season of The Night Manager is finally in the works according to Deadline, with Tom Hiddleston set to return as Jonathan Pine.
The John le Carré adaptation is expected to receive a two-season order from Amazon Prime Video and the BBC. Production on the second season will begin later this year in London and South America.
The Night Manager follows Pine, a night porter of a luxury Cairo hotel and former British soldier, who is recruited by an intelligence operative to infiltrate illegal arms dealer Richard Roper’s (Hugh Laurie) inner circle. Season 2 will reportedly open with Pine learning that Roper died two years ago, and he now has to face a new, more dangerous challenge.
Directed by Susanne Bier, the first season aired on AMC and also starred Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, David Harewood, and Elizabeth Debicki. David Farr, who wrote the original six-part miniseries, is back to write Season 2.
The Night Manager scored two Emmy wins for best direction and musical composition, and Hiddleston, Laurie, and Colman each nabbed a Golden Globe for their performances in the series. The Ink Factory, which is run by le Carré’s sons Simon and Stephen Cornwell, will produce the upcoming season.
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