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New BBC Le Carré Series Legacy Of Spies Starring Matthew Macfadyen, Charlie Hunnam, Daniel Brühl and Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu Announced
BBC and MGM+ will co-produce an eight-episode series adapting le Carré’s acclaimed Cold War novels with a cast including Matthew Macfadyen and Charlie Hunnam.
- On Tuesday, the John le Carré series Legacy of Spies was picked up by the BBC, broadcaster in the U.K., and MGM+, streamer in the U.S., with the programme airing on both platforms.
- Penned by Stephen Cornwell alongside Clarissa Ingram, the series adapts The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and draws on A Legacy of Spies.
- Headlined by Matthew Macfadyen, the cast also includes Charlie Hunnam, Daniel Brühl and Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu, with Macfadyen as George Smiley and Hunnam as Alec Leamas.
- The Ink Factory is producing the series alongside Amusement Park Film and associate partners 127 Wall Productions and Paramount Television Studios, while Fifth Season handles global sales and The Ink Factory owns the rights.
- After marketplace interest, the series advances into production while building on prior le Carré adaptations; the eight-episode series follows The Ink Factory's previous work such as The Night Manager.
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New BBC le Carré series Legacy Of Spies starring Matthew Macfadyen, Charlie Hunnam, Daniel Brühl and Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu announced
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With the return of The Night Manager now less than a month away, the BBC and MGM+ have announced a new collaboration with production company The Ink Factory, to produce a John le Carré series called Legacy of Spies.The eight-part series, which will be a co-production with Amusement Park Film and in association with 127 Wall Productions and Paramount Television Studios, is being written by le Carré's son Stephen Cornwell (Message from the King), …
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