The upcoming eight-part drama will adapt two of Le Carré’s novels, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold and A Legacy of Spies, following spymaster George Smiley and his missions while working for the international agency known as The Circus.
Hugh Laurie, who previously starred in The Night Manager, will be returning to the Le Carré on-screen universe, this time as Control – the commanding and "morally fickle" head of The Circus.
Charlotte Ritchie (You, Ghosts) has joined the cast as Smiley’s quick-witted and complex wife, Ann.
Completing Smiley’s inner circle is Black Mirror star Anjana Vasan who will portray the team’s "queen of research" Connie Sachs; Lee Ross (Andor), who plays Inspector Oliver Mendel, one of Smiley’s most trusted friends; and Adam Hugill (Dear England) who joins as Smiley’s sworn protector and guardian, Fawn.
Legacy of Spies will be led by showrunner and writer Stephen Cornwell, and Clarissa Ingram.
"To be reunited with Hugh Laurie and Joe Alwyn as Control and Prideaux is a remarkable privilege as we build out the world of the Circus. It’s wonderful to welcome Hugh into a new dimension of the le Carré universe alongside his brilliant portrayal of Richard Roper in The Night Manager, and we’re thrilled that Joe, who we first worked with on Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, is now joining us in this momentous undertaking as well.
According to the official synopsis, the series will follow what happens when Alec Leamas (Hunnam), a highly experienced Circus field operative, recruits Doris Quinz (Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu), a young and dynamic East German woman, to smuggle high-value Stasi documents into the West.
The decision "sets in motion a series of events that threaten to explode in the crucible of Cold War Berlin".
"Pulled into the action is Liz Gold (Agnes O’Casey), an idealistic young woman whose courage and conviction force Leamas to navigate a world where loyalties fracture and betrayal is inevitable.
"Personal lives become collateral in a ruthless intelligence war, and as the lines between duty and love begin to blur, every emotion becomes a weapon."
Legacy of Spies is coming soon to BBC.
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