Casting choices have been announced for the second season of The Night Manager, which continues to be inspired by John le Carré's bestselling novel, with series creator David Farr also executive producing and writing the new season, Variety reported. Georgi Banks-Davies (I Hate Suzie, Paper Girls) is directing Season 2.
Tom Hiddleston and Olivia Colman are reprising their roles as former military officer Jonathan Pine and intelligence officer Angela Burr respectively. Also returning for the new edition are Alistair Petrie as Alexander "Sandy" Langbourne, Douglas Hodge as Rex Mayhew, Michael Nardone as Frisky, and Noah Jupe as Daniel Roper. Previously announced cast include Diego Calva, Camila Morrone, Indira Varma, Paul Chahidi, and Hayley Squires.
"Story details are being kept under wraps, but the return of several cast members who were in the Season 1 orbit of villain Richard 'Dicky' Roper (played by Hugh Laurie) gives hint that there is unfinished business there," Variety noted, adding that while Laurie is among the executive producers on Season 2, so far there has been no indication whether he is returning as Roper.
Season 1 of The Night Manager (which aired on AMC in the U.S.) scored Golden Globes wins for Colman (best supporting actress), Hiddleston (best actor in a limited series or TV film), and Hugh Laurie (best supporting actor). The new season, which takes place eight years later, is set to air on BBC in the U.K. and on Amazon's Prime Video outside the U.K. (including the U.S.).