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Plans for a second season have been in the works for years, so fans have to be pretty excited to learn that it isn’t getting just a second, but also a third season. It’s also going to be a different animal going forward, advancing beyond the story of the original novel, which was written by John le Carré. The first season fairly closely adapted the book.
According to Deadline, who broke the news of the renewal, Hiddleston will be talking more about it on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight.
New director Georgi Banks-Davies, a BAFTA-winner, will take over the reins of the show from Susanne Bier (who knew that you could lose some of your talent if it takes eight years to get a second season?). Banks-Davies has previously directed I Hate Suzie, Garfield and upcoming Netflix series Kaos.
What is The Night Manager about?
In The Night Manager, Jonathan Pine, night manager of a luxury hotel in Cairo and former British soldier, is recruited by Angela Burr, the manager of a Foreign Office task force investigating illegal arms sales, to infiltrate the inner circle of arms dealer Richard Roper.
Season 1 of The Night Manager also starred Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki, Alistair Petrie, David Harewood, Douglas Hodge, Antonio de la Torre, and Tobias Menzies. The series was written by series creator David Farr, and directed by Susanne Bier.
