The Night Manager (2016)
The past is a deadly weapon.
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, Pine must himself become a criminal.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 21 February 2016 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, Crime |
| Created by | David Farr |
| Starring | Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Diego Calva |
| Seasons | 2 seasons, 12 episodes |
| Episode length | about 60 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 12 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.7/10 |
Where to watch The Night Manager
The Night Manager is streaming on Prime Video ($8.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Prime Video, or $8.99 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
The Night Manager is a 2016 drama, mystery, and crime series where a hotel manager in Cairo goes undercover as a criminal to infiltrate the inner circle of a weapons dealer. David Farr’s series runs 12 hours across 2 seasons. That is a lot of time to spend watching Tom Hiddleston get beaten up by Hugh Laurie. The tone is taut and expensive, smelling of old money and gunpowder. It treats espionage as a high-stakes game of chess where the pieces are people. If you like your thrillers with a stiff upper lip and a hidden blade, this is the one.
How it did with audiences
The Night Manager found its audience through ratings rather than receipts. There is no box office data to count, only the word of people who watched it. On TMDB, users rate it 7.7 out of 10. That score sits comfortably in the "good, but don't expect a miracle" range.
What came next for the cast
Before 2016, Tom Hiddleston was defined by the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically Thor. He returned to that role for Thor: Ragnarok and the Avengers sequels. Olivia Colman was building a cult following in Hot Fuzz and The Lobster. She then starred in The Favourite. Hugh Laurie moved from the medical drama of House to a broader range of work, including Avenue 5 and Tehran. Tom Hollander traded pirate films for parts in Bohemian Rhapsody and The King’s Man. The credits do not prove this series caused these shifts. They simply record what followed.
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Sources
- The Night Manager on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q19865538 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Night Manager (British TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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