The Night Manager Season 2: Everything we know about the British spy thriller's upcoming chapter

After long years of relative calm, activity is once again buzzing around The Night Manager. It's almost a decade ago that the debut season of The Night Manager first aired on BBC. Much to fans' joy, BBC has confirmed renewing the show for a second and third seasons!

Although an exact release date is yet to be announced by BBC, it is expected that the spy thriller show will hit the screens sometime in 2025. Not much is known about the expected plots of the second and third seasons. Given the fact that the source material in the form of the novel written by John le Carré is a standalone work and much of it had been utilized for the debut season. This means that the second and third seasons of The Night Manager will be original shows.

Tom Hiddleston will reprise his role as the suave and fashionably dressed former soldier turned night manager Jonatha Pine. Along with him, Olivia Colman and Alistair Petri are also expected to reprise their roles.

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The Night Manager season 2: Release date speculations explored

As mentioned earlier, there isn't any official release date for The Night Manager Season 2. However, it is expected to arrive sometime in 2025. There's no news about the third season of the show.

Like the first season, the second season shall be exclusively available on BBC. The first season of The Night Manager gained tremendous critical praise on both ends of the Atlantic, and the show went on to take home three Golden Globes, two Emmys, and three BAFTA awards.

Although the debut season dealt with nearly the entirety of John le Carré's novel, the popularity of the BBC show left audiences demanding more. There is undoubtedly enough passion for a second season among the program's actors and staff, and over a decade later, the project was ultimately greenlit.

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The Night Manager Season 2: Cast details explored

Tom Hiddleston will be returning as the former soldier Jonathan Pine who was previously recruited to infiltrate the inner circle of a notorious arms dealer. Alongside him, Olivia Colman will be returning as Foreign Office task force manager Angela Burr. Another star whose return to the second season has been confirmed is Alistair Petrie as Lord Sandy Longbourne. Diego Calva and Camila Morrone have also been included in the cast.

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What's the latest buzz about the BBC show?

Speaking on Zoe Ball's Breakfast Show back in 2018, Tom Hiddleston expressed his interest in the character of Jonathan Pine:

"What’s Jonathan Pine doing? Where is he? He’s probably in a dark corner somewhere spying on someone. What shape or form might that take? I’m very curious to see what materialises, and that’s about as much as I can say.”

Series creator David Farr also commented:

"John le Carré's work has long been an inspiration to me and working closely with him on Season 1 was an honour and a pleasure. I did not tread lightly into extending The Night Manager beyond the original book, but an idea came to me a couple of years ago which felt truthful to that unique world of dark corners and shady identities. No one marries the suspense of espionage with a deep exploration of the human soul quite like le Carré. I hope that in some way we can pay homage to his uneasy genius in this new exploration."

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The first season is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.