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[09/28/26 - 04:07 PM]
BBC and MGM+ Release First Glimpse of Matthew Macfadyen and Charlie Hunnam in "Legacy of Spies" as Filming Wraps on the Highly Anticipated Series
The eight-part drama marks spymaster George Smiley's long-anticipated return to television with two-time Emmy and BAFTA award-winning Matthew Macfadyen in the iconic role, alongside Emmy-nominated Charlie Hunnam as the embattled, world-weary agent-runner and field operative, Alec Leamas.

[06/10/26 - 07:04 AM]
Hugh Laurie and Joe Alwyn Join John le Carre's "Legacy of Spies," as BBC and MGM+ Announce Further Casting
Plus: Academy Award nominee and winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival Claudia Llosa joins lead director and executive producer Michael Lennox, as second director on the series.

[04/13/26 - 08:02 AM]
New Cast Announced as Filming Begins on John le Carre's "Legacy of Spies" Produced by The Ink Factory for BBC and MGM+
Agnes O'Casey joins as Liz Gold with Felix Kammerer as Hans-Dieter Mundt; Volker Bruch, Saskia Rosendahl, Patrick Güldenberg, Safia Oakley-Green, Jake Dunn and Ariyon Bakare join the ensemble cast with Dan Stevens taking on the iconic role of Bill Haydon.

[12/02/25 - 07:23 AM]
The Ink Factory Sets Le Carre Series "Legacy of Spies" for BBC and MGM+
The cast is anchored by Matthew Macfadyen as George Smiley, Charlie Hunnam as Alec Leamas, Daniel Brühl as Jens Fielder and Devrim Lingnau Islamoglu as Doris Quinz.






LEGACY OF SPIES (MGM PLUS)
Premieres in TBA 2027 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
???
STATUS:
new in 2026/2027 (date TBA)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes)
DESCRIPTION:
(from MGM's press release, September 2026) The BBC and MGM+ have released a first glimpse of Legacy of Spies, the highly anticipated espionage thriller, to mark the end of filming. Adapted from le Carré's global bestseller, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and drawing on additional material from his 2017 novel A Legacy of Spies, the eight-part drama marks spymaster George Smiley's long-anticipated return to television with two-time Emmy and BAFTA award-winning Matthew Macfadyen in the iconic role, alongside Emmy-nominated Charlie Hunnam as the embattled, world-weary agent-runner and field operative, Alec Leamas.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Adam Hugill as Fawn
· Agnes O'Casey as Liz Gold
· Anjana Vasan as Connie Sachs
· Ariyon Bakare as Cy Aflon
· Charlie Hunnam as Alec Leamas
· Charlotte Ritchie as Ann Smiley
· Dan Stevens as Bill Haydon
· Daniel Brühl as Jens Fielder
· Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu as Doris Quinz aka Agent Tulip
· Felix Kammerer as Hans-Dieter Mundt
· Goran Bogdan as Toby Esterhase
· Hugh Laurie as Control
· Jake Dunn as Peter Guillam
· James McArdle as Percy Alleline
· Joe Alwyn as Jim Prideaux
· John Dagleish as Roy Bland
· Lee Ross as Oliver Mendel
· Matthew Macfadyen as George Smiley
· Patrick Güldenberg as Karl Riemeck
· Safia Oakley-Green as Molly Gibson
· Saskia Rosendahl as Lotte Gamp
· Volker Bruch as Emmanuel Rapp
CREW INFORMATION:
· Arthur Wang as EP
· Charlie Hunnam as EP
· Chris Rice as EP
· Clarissa Ingram as WRTR
· Claudia Llosa as DIR
· Gaynor Holmes as EP
· Graham Yost as EP
· Joe Tsai as EP
· Malte Grunert as EP
· Matthew Macfadyen as EP
· Michael Lennox as DIR/EP
· Michele Wolkoff as EP
· Mike Lesslie as EP
· Nick Cornwell as EP
· Nick Lambon as EP
· Sam Costin as CO-EP
· Simon Cornwell as EP
· Stephen Cornwell as EP/WRTR
· Steve Clark-Hall as EP
· Susanne Bier as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 127 Wall Productions
· Amusement Park Film
· Ink Factory, The
· Paramount Television Studios