The second season of the
John le Carre's adaptation
"The Night Manager" is currently in development, and it has been announced that
Olivia Colman will be reprising her role as intelligence officer Angela Burr. Also returning are
Alistair Petrie as Alexander "Sandy" Langbourne,
Douglas Hodge as Rex Mayhew,
Michael Nardone as Frisky, and
Noah Jupe as Danny/Daniel Roper.
Tom Hiddleston was previously announced to return as former military officer Jonathan Pine. No story details have been revealed. The new season is set eight years after the Season 1 finale, and will air on BBC One and the BBC iPlayer in the UK, and on Amazon's Prime Video outside of the UK, including the US.
Other previously announced cast members include
Diego Calva (
"Babylon"),
Camila Morrone (
"Daisy Jones & The Six",
"Marmalade"),
Indira Varma (
"Game of Thrones"),
Paul Chahidi (
"The Serpent Queen") and
Hayley Squires (
"Beau Is Afraid").
Series creator
David Farr is also executive producing and writing the new season. BAFTA-winning helmer
Georgi Banks-Davies (
"I Hate Suzie",
"Paper Girls") is directing.
Executive producers also include
Hugh Laurie, Banks-Davies and Hiddleston;
Stephen Garrett for Character 7;
Joe Tsai and
Arthur Wang for 127 Wall;
Stephen and Simon Cornwell,
Michele Wolkoff and
Tessa Inkelaar for The Ink Factory;
Adrián Guerra for Nostromo Pictures;
William D. Johnson for Demarest Films;
Nick Cornwell, Susanne Bier, Chris Rice for Fifth Season; and
Gaynor Holmes for the BBC.
The series hails from The Ink Factory in association with Character 7, Demarest Films and 127 Wall, and in co-production with Nostromo Pictures. Fifth Season handles global distribution.
