The Night Manager

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AMC Nabs Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston Miniseries ‘The Night Manager’

AMC is closing in on a deal for the U.S. rights to the BBC’s Hugh Laurie-Tom Hiddleston miniseries “The Night Manager,” based on the 1993 John le Carre novel.

AMC would join the Beeb as a co-producer along with the Ink Factory. The project is eyed as a six-episode mini although AMC’s run could expand to eight episodes with commercial time included.

The novel revolves around a former British soldier who is drawn into a sting operation involving black market weapons after he goes to work for a luxury hotel. Writer David Farr is adapting the novel for TV.

Word of AMC nabbing “Night Manager” comes on the heels of the AMC Networks parent company closing a deal to buy half of the BBC America channel. One of the drivers of that deal was the desire for both sides to partner on high-end scripted productions such as “Night Manager.”The project also marks Laurie’s return to the small screen since ending his eight-season run on the Fox drama “House” in 2012.

AMC declined to comment.

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David Harewood & Neil Morrissey Among Cast Additions To ‘The Night Manager’

British actors David Harewood (Homeland), Neil Morrissey (Line of Duty), Katherine Kelly (Mr Selfridge) and Tobias Menzies (The Honorable Woman) have joined the cast of AMC and BBC One’s adaptation of John le Carré’s novel The Night Manager, which is filming. The quartet join previously announced Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki.

Adapted by David Farr and directed by Susanne Bier, the miniseries marks the first television adaptation of a le Carré novel in more than 20 years. It follows former British soldier Jonathan Pine (Hiddleston), who is recruited by an intelligence operative named Burr (Colman) to navigate 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 (Laurie), which includes girlfriend Jed (Debicki) and an associate named Corcoran (Hollander), Pine must himself become a criminal.

Other actors set to appear in the espionage drama include Adeel Akhtar, Natasha Little, Jonathan Aris and Hannah Steele.

The Night Manager will be produced by The Ink Factory, BBC One and AMC for broadcast in 2016. Executive producers are Stephen Cornwell and Simon Cornwell for The Ink Factory, Stephen Garrett, David Farr, and Polly Hill for the BBC.

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Russell Tovey, Alistair Petrie & Douglas Hodge Join ‘The Night Manager’

Russell Tovey (Banished), Alistair Petrie (Utopia) and Douglas Hodge (The Town) are the latest to join the cast of AMC and BBC One’s adaptation of John le Carré’s novel The Night Manager. The trio join previously announced Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, and Elizabeth Debicki.

Adapted by David Farr and directed by Susanne Bier, the miniseries marks the first television adaptation of a le Carré novel in more than 20 years. It follows former British soldier Jonathan Pine (Hiddleston), who is recruited by an intelligence operative named Burr (Colman) to navigate 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 (Laurie), which includes girlfriend Jed (Debicki) and an associate named Corcoran (Hollander), Pine must himself become a criminal.

Other actors set to appear in the espionage drama include David Harewood, Katherine Kelly, Tobias Menzies and Neil Morissey.

The Night Manager will be produced by The Ink Factory, BBC One and AMC for broadcast in 2016. Executive producers are Stephen Cornwell and Simon Cornwell for The Ink Factory, Stephen Garrett, David Farr, and Polly Hill for the BBC.