Legacy of Spies
CrimeMystery
Adapts the smash hit John le Carré novel "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" while also drawing on material from his 2017 novel "A Legacy of Spies." George Smiley pursues Soviet spymaster Karla during the Cold War. The story opens at the Berlin Wall where Alec Leamas witnesses East German guards kill his final agent.
Production
John le Carré, BBC, The Ink Factory, Amusement Park Films, 127 Wall, Paramount Television Studios
Language
EN
Status
In Production
Networks
BBC One, MGM+
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Cast
Matthew Macfadyen
George Smiley
Charlie Hunnam
Alec Leamas
Daniel Brühl
Jens Fielder
Devrim Lingnau
Doris Quinz / Agent Tulip
Agnes O'Casey
Liz Gold
Felix Kammerer
Hans-Dieter Mundt
Dan Stevens
Bill Haydon
Jake Dunn
Peter Guillam
Safia Oakley-Green
Molly Gibson
Ariyon Bakare
Cy Aflon
Saskia Rosendahl
Lotte Gamp
Patrick Güldenberg
Dr Karl Riemeck
Volker Bruch
Emmanuel Rapp
Hugh Laurie
TBA
Joe Alwyn
Jim Prideaux
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