Hugh Laurie and Joe Alwyn Join Cast of BBC/MGM+ Le Carré Adaptation 'Legacy of Spies'
Hugh Laurie and Joe Alwyn have been cast in the upcoming eight-part espionage thriller 'Legacy of Spies,' a BBC/MGM+ co-production based on John le Carré's novels. Laurie will play Control, the head of MI6's The Circus, while Alwyn takes the role of field agent Jim Prideaux, joining a previously announced cast that includes Matthew Macfadyen as George Smiley and Charlie Hunnam as Alec Leamas. The series marks Smiley's long-anticipated return to television and is being shepherded by le Carré's own sons as executive producers.
Hugh Laurie and Joe Alwyn have joined the ensemble cast of 'Legacy of Spies,' an eight-part drama co-produced by the BBC and MGM+ adapting John le Carré's classic spy fiction, primarily drawing from 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' and the 2017 novel 'A Legacy of Spies.' Laurie will portray Control, the morally ambiguous and commanding head of the spy agency known as The Circus, while Alwyn plays Jim Prideaux, a veteran field operative described as a roguish scalp hunter. They join a large previously announced cast including Matthew Macfadyen as George Smiley, Charlie Hunnam as Alec Leamas, Daniel Brühl as Josef Fiedler, and Dan Stevens as Bill Haydon, among many others. Oscar nominee Claudia Llosa has also come aboard as second director and co-executive producer alongside lead director and executive producer Michael Lennox. The series is written by Stephen Cornwell and Clarissa Ingram, with le Carré's sons Stephen, Simon, and Nick Cornwell serving as executive producers through The Ink Factory. The show will premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK and on MGM+ in the US.
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