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The Night Manager

The Night Manager

The past is a deadly weapon.

20167.72 Seasons12 EpisodesReturning Series

Overview

Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, Pine must himself become a criminal.

Created by Clare Cornwell
Written by John le Carré
Produced by Matthew Patnick
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Tom Hiddleston

Tom Hiddleston

Jonathan Pine

Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie

Richard Roper

Diego Calva

Diego Calva

Teddy Dos Santos

Camila Morrone

Camila Morrone

Roxana Bolaños

Paul Chahidi

Paul Chahidi

Basil Karapetian

Hayley Squires

Hayley Squires

Sally Price-Jones

Indira Varma

Indira Varma

Mayra Cavendish

Unax Ugalde

Unax Ugalde

Juan Carrascal

D

Diego Santos

Martín Álvarez

Slavko Sobin

Slavko Sobin

Viktor

Themes & Keywords

spybased on novel or bookundercoverespionagearms dealerneo-noirspy thriller

About The Night Manager

The Night Manager is a drama, mystery, crime series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of spy, based on novel or book, undercover, espionage, arms dealer, neo-noir. Created by Clare Cornwell, it stars Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Diego Calva. Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, Pine must himself become a criminal.

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