‘The Night Manager‘ is a British TV show released on February 21, 2016. It is based on the novel ‘The Night Manager‘ by John le Carré. Tom Hiddleston portrayed the lead along with Olivia Colman, Hugh Laurie, Elizabeth Debicki, David Harewood, and Tom Hollander in the supporting roles. The series is made by David Farr and directed by Susanne Bier. The series was very well received in both UK as well as across the Atlantic in North America. It won two Emmys, three Golden Globes, and even a BAFTA.
After the critical acclaim of the series, fans were expecting a second season to drop which followed Jonathan Pine’s (Tom Hiddleston) future pursuits. However, after denying the second season for years, the showrunners have finally announced that the series will be returning for a second season. So what will happen in the second season? Will Tom Hiddleston reprise his role? When will it release? Let us find out.
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‘The Night Manager’ 2 Release Date And Cast
‘The Night Manager‘s’ first season was released seven years ago. For many years, the fans thought the series would never get a second season as the first season had wrapped all the storylines at the end, with very few loose threads. The series was a top-rated drama in the UK when it was released. Hence, bringing it for a second season makes sense.
According to the reports that have been released this week, Amazon and BBC are collaborating once again to bring back Jonathan Pine. It has been understood that the studio wants to bring back the series ‘The Night Manager‘ for two seasons. The filming for the series is set for the Summer of 2023 in the UK and South America. Accordingly, the next season should arrive any time in 2024 as the release date hasn’t been confirmed yet.
Tom Hiddleston is rumored to come back and reprise his role as Jonathan Pine. This makes sense given that Pine’s character served as the viewer’s eyes and that he was the character that, arguably, had the most to offer in terms of potential future plotlines. It is likely that Olivia Colman and Elizabeth Debicki will reprise their roles of Angela Burr and Jemima Marshall. Although, it is unlikely that Hugh Laurie and Tom Hollander’s characters will return because of the way the season ended.
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What To Expect From Sequel
The author John le Carré never wrote a sequel to ‘The Night Manager‘. Therefore, the script for the succeeding seasons will most likely be an original script by writer David Furr. The new season may include newer characters along with a new villain. One can expect the next season to be a spy-espionage drama just like the first season, with Pine having to fight a new villain.
Writer David Farr is set to return to write the next season but director Susanne Bier will not be returning to direct the future seasons. She said, “I’m not doing Night Manager 2. I wasn’t sure that I would do my very best work the second time around – so I decided that I should probably not do it and have somebody [else direct it].”
At the end of ‘The Night Manager‘, we see the criminal Roper (Hugh Laurie) arrested by the officials in Egypt. Pine (Hiddleston) then meets Jed (Debicki), his unfortunate lover, and says her that he will be back soon. According to online reports, the upcoming series would begin with Hiddleston’s Pine finding that Laurie’s Roper has been slain while in captivity while living in the present. This information sets off a chain of events that is both more dangerous and difficult than the previous one.
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