'The Night Manager': John le Carr茅's work comes to the small screen again
A TV adaptation of 'Night,' which stars Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, is the newest program to be based on the work of author聽le Carr茅. The miniseries aired in Britain in February.
A TV adaptation of 'Night,' which stars Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, is the newest program to be based on the work of author聽le Carr茅. The miniseries aired in Britain in February.
A new take on the stories of author John le Carr茅 arrives with the new miniseries 鈥淭he Night Manager,鈥� which debuts on April 19.
鈥淣ight鈥� is a co-production between AMC and the BBC. The miniseries aired in Britain beginning in February and is now making its way to the States.
The series stars Tom Hiddleston of 鈥淚 Saw the Light鈥� as Jonathan Pine, a former member of the military who is recruited by the government to become acquainted with Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie), an arms dealer.聽
The TV production also co-stars Elizabeth Debicki, Tom Hollander, and Olivia Colman.
Deadline writer Nancy Tartaglione noted that the show had a 鈥渢errific run鈥� in Britain. 鈥淎s far as new UK series go, this one ranks up there with the first seasons of shows like 鈥楤roadchurch鈥� and 鈥楬appy Valley鈥� in terms of how it grabbed British viewers and kept them hooked through to an explosive finale,鈥� Ms. Tartaglione wrote.聽
Le Carr茅鈥檚 works have previously been the source of critically acclaimed and popular movie or TV productions, including multiple adaptations of his novel 鈥淭inker Tailor Soldier Spy,鈥� the most recent of which garnered actor Gary Oldman an Oscar nomination for best actor.聽
The "Night Manager" production also shows the continuing popularity of miniseries, as broadcast and cable networks experiment with season lengths and "event" programming. Earlier this year, A&E, Lifetime, and History aired an adaptation of "War and Peace," while next month will see the same group of networks debut a new version of "Roots."
The "Night Manager" series takes place in the present day and Colman鈥檚 character, who works for intelligence, has been changed from a man to a woman for the adaptation. 鈥淲hen le Carr茅 wrote the novel, [espionage] was a very male world,鈥� executive producer Stephen Garrett said during the Television Critics Association winter press tour, according to USA Today. 鈥淏urr was written as a man. We felt, for a modern audience and to reflect the world as it is, we needed a woman in a powerful position in the story. Le Carr茅 embraced the idea.鈥�
Meanwhile, Mr. Hiddleston said of taking on the role of Jonathan, 鈥淲hat I found fascinating about Jonathan Pine is there is a tension between a very calm exterior and a turbulent and chaotic interior. He鈥檚 someone who has a great amount of vulnerability and huge amount of doubt.鈥�