The BBC is partnering with Amazon for seasons 2 and 3, with Hiddleston reprising his role of Jonathan Pine.<\/p>\n
The new episodes will be set eight years after the explosive events of the first season, which aired on BBC One in 2016 and was based on John le Carr\u00e9\u2019s 1993 novel<\/a>.<\/p>\n That outing saw Hiddleston\u2019s Pine go up against arms dealer Richard Roper, played by Hugh Laurie \u2013 Laurie is confirmed as an executive producer on the new seasons, though it is unclear if he will also appear on-screen, with Roper last seen being captured by vengeful business associates.<\/p>\n The first season also starred Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki and David Harewood \u2013 it earned a warm reception from viewers and critics, scoring audiences in the 9-10 million range on the BBC as well as BAFTA, Emmy and Golden Globe wins.<\/p>\n Rumours of a sequel have circulated ever since \u2013 last year, Simon and Stephen Cornwell, le Carr\u00e9\u2019s sons who run production company The Ink Factory, told Radio Times<\/strong> magazine<\/a> that they \u201cstill love to fantasise about Night Manager 2\u201d, adding: \u201cTo this day people still ask us about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Charlotte Moore, the BBC\u2019s Chief Content Officer, said: \u201cAfter years of fervent speculation I\u2019m incredibly excited to confirm that The Night Manager is returning to the BBC for two more series.\u201d<\/p> David Farr, who originally adapted le Carr\u00e9\u2019s novel, will return as writer for the follow-ups. Simon and Stephen Cornwell said: \u201cRevisiting the story of Pine also means going beyond the events of John le Carr\u00e9\u2019s original work: that is a decision we have not taken lightly, but his compelling characters and the vision David has for their next chapter were irresistible.\u201d<\/p>\n Georgi Banks-Davies (I Hate Suzie) will direct the new episodes, with Stephen Garrett acting as showrunner.<\/p>\n Amazon MGM Studios Head of Television Vernon Sanders said: \u201cWe are elated to bring additional seasons of The Night Manager to our Prime Video customers. The combination of terrific source material, the wonderful team at The Ink Factory, a great writer in David Farr, an award-winning director in Georgi Banks-Davies, as well as the talented cast truly make the series the full package.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n The BBC is partnering with Amazon for seasons 2 and 3, with Hiddleston back as Jonathan Pine. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":49402,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/the-night-manager-returns-for-2-more-seasons-with-tom-hiddleston.jpg",1440,960,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/the-night-manager-returns-for-2-more-seasons-with-tom-hiddleston-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/the-night-manager-returns-for-2-more-seasons-with-tom-hiddleston-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/the-night-manager-returns-for-2-more-seasons-with-tom-hiddleston-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/the-night-manager-returns-for-2-more-seasons-with-tom-hiddleston-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/the-night-manager-returns-for-2-more-seasons-with-tom-hiddleston.jpg",1440,960,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/04\/the-night-manager-returns-for-2-more-seasons-with-tom-hiddleston.jpg",1440,960,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The BBC is partnering with Amazon for seasons 2 and 3, with Hiddleston back as Jonathan Pine.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/49401"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"The](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/02\/The-Night-Manager-03-GQ-22Feb16BBCb-80f0b2b.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"The")
\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n
","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"