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entertainment1d ago
Downton Abbey star's 'extraordinary' new BBC spy thriller is on my watchlist
- Legacy of Spies began filming as an eight-part BBC spy thriller, adapting Le Carré’s Cold War story.
- Matthew Macfadyen stars as George Smiley with Charlie Hunnam as Alec Leamas in the lead roles.
- Dan Stevens joins the ensemble, adding to a cast that includes Daniel Brühl and Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu.
- The Ink Factory produces the eight-part series with Michael Lennox directing as lead.
- The series will explore loyalty, love and betrayal during the Cold War through Smiley's quest against Karla.
- Legacy of Spies will premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK and MGM+ in the US.
- Agnes O'Casey portrays Liz Gold, part of the expanded ensemble.
- Additional cast includes Felix Kammerer as Hans-Dieter Mundt and Daniel Brühl as Josef Fiedler.
- Dan Stevens’s casting adds crossover appeal from Downton Abbey to a major spy drama.
- The eight-episode format signals a detailed, serialized espionage narrative.
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