We are hugely excited to report that an eight-episode TV series titled 'Legacy of Spies' has been picked up by the BBC (in the UK) and MGM+ (in the USA).
The series has been adapted from John le Carré's best-selling novels The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and his 2017 novel A Legacy of Spies, and production is set to begin early in 2026. Matthew Macfadyen is cast as John le Carré's legendary spymaster George Smiley, with Charlie Hunnam (Monster, Sons of Anarchy) playing British intelligence officer Alec Leamas, and Daniel Brühl (Inglorious Basterds, Rush) as East German spy Jens Fiedler.
Stephen Cornwell, co-founder and co-CEO of The Ink Factory, is writing the series alongside Clarissa Ingram.
'This project is in many ways the most ambitious and all-encompassing adaptation of le Carré's work to date, taking our father's best-known and most-loved character - the complex and brilliant spymaster George Smiley - and using this medium as a canvas to chart his story as he moves through a world which culturally and politically shapes the one we live in today,' said Simon and Stephen Cornwell, John le Carré's sons and producers of the series.
The exclusive announcement was made in Variety magazine. The full article can be read here.
The announcement has subsequently been covered by:
as well as many other entertainment publications.
We hope you are as excited as we are! Keep checking in for further updates.