The Little Drummer Girl: Season 1

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AMC | Season Premiere Date: October 28, 2018

Summary: Airing on consecutive nights, the three-part miniseries based on John le Carré's novel of the same name is set in the 1970s where a chance encounter in Greece between Charlie (Florence Pugh), an actress on vacation and a mysterious man named Becker (Alexander Skarsgård), becomes much more as she becomes part of high stakes spy plotAiring on consecutive nights, the three-part miniseries based on John le Carré's novel of the same name is set in the 1970s where a chance encounter in Greece between Charlie (Florence Pugh), an actress on vacation and a mysterious man named Becker (Alexander Skarsgård), becomes much more as she becomes part of high stakes spy plot masterminded by Martin Kurtz (Michael Shannon).… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Soap, Movie/Mini-Series, Action & Adventure, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E6. Episode #1.6
Air Date: November 21, 2018
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S1:E5. Episode 5 (Uncut)
Air Date: November 21, 2018
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S1:E3. Episode 3 (Uncut)
Air Date: November 20, 2018

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IndieWire Ben Travers

Nov 14, 2018

The director’s excitement crosses over for the audience. Like many of le Carré’s other international relations studies, The Little Drummer Girl can be as burdened by specifics; however, this limited series finds inventive and eye-catching ways to convey its spycraft. Despite all the lies, games, performances, and plays, these characters have an authenticity that guts you. Read full review

Katie Rife

Nov 19, 2018

The Little Drummer Girl prefers to gloss over the messy complexities of Middle Eastern politics entirely, enamored as it is with the intimate realm of romance and the intellectual realm of ethics and identity. Combined, they produce something that’s a bit sluggish as a spy story, but sublime as a work of auteurist art. Read full review

Collider Allison Keene

Nov 15, 2018

It’s Pugh who really carries the miniseries with her boldness and charm, fully commanding the screen and giving a deeply natural and genuine performance as an amateur spy caught between two worlds. Read full review

Mark Dawidziak

Nov 19, 2018

While Pugh, Skarsgard and Shannon hit vastly different emotional notes, each finds the shadings and conflicts that make these characters more and more compelling as the plot gets thicker, the players dig deeper and the stakes get higher. It is, Pugh, however, who makes the grandest impression in what is both a star and star-making turn. You might find yourself quibbling with some of Park’s direction, but never with Pugh’s performance. Read full review

Verne Gay

Nov 16, 2018

Another fine Le Carré adaptation but not quite as fun as 2016's "The Night Manager." Read full review

Darren Franich

Nov 21, 2018

Come for the sumptuous style, stay for the Syriana-ish espionage quagmire. [30 Nov 2018, p.46]

Stephen Dalton

Oct 15, 2018

The globe-trotting locations are equally lavish [as the Night Manager] and the cinematic visuals no less lush, but some of the key roles feel miscast, while the stretched-out plot drags in places. The dialogue is also strangely tin-eared, perhaps because Park is not a native English speaker and misses some of the off-key nuances. Read full review

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jfreund

Dec 1, 2018

Fine adaptation that truly captures le Carre's ambiguity towards espionage. The star power is replaced by brilliant acting.

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eberman123

Dec 16, 2018

Great story and acting. This is a fine adaptation of the book,. Highly recommended.

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LamontRaymond

Nov 20, 2018

The first "night" (the first 2.5 hours or so) have been highly intriguing. It's not quite as tough to follow as most John Le Carre stories are. Certainly better than Tinker Tailor.... that put me to sleep instantly. The young female lead is really good, as is Eric Northman.

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geewah

Jan 25, 2021

Foreign settings & the moral ambiguity of espionage, the backbone of a le Carre novel are all decently covered in this adaption.
It is Pugh's show , as she proves to be one finest talents of her generation.

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Broyax

Mar 18, 2023

Une série d’espionnage en 6 épisodes qui fait volontiers illusion pendant… 2 épisodes, puis au troisième, on se dit que cette série nous prend vraiment pour des cons ! (et on arrête les frais peu après…) à moins que ce ne soit le roman dont elle est inspirée, bien entendu. Et ça se pourraitUne série d’espionnage en 6 épisodes qui fait volontiers illusion pendant… 2 épisodes, puis au troisième, on se dit que cette série nous prend vraiment pour des cons ! (et on arrête les frais peu après…) à moins que ce ne soit le roman dont elle est inspirée, bien entendu. Et ça se pourrait bien, puisqu’il s’agit d’un bouquin de John Le Carré qui va toujours imaginer des histoires abracadabrantesques !

Et là en l’occurrence, on est servi… puisqu’il s’agit ni plus ni moins d’une connerie à la Mission Impossible… pas les films (encore que…) mais la vieille série fatiguenaze pleine d’ennui qui passait son temps à mystifier les ennemis par des tours de passe-passe et des représentations à la petite semaine…

Par exemple, (pour vous donner un exemple que l’on trouve dans n’importe quel résumé publicitaire de cette série (de merde), la jolie cocotte (incarnée par la mignonne Florence Pugh) se met à bosser, à faire l’espionne infiltrée pour le Mossad… pour pas un rond ! elle qui n’est même pas juive, pas liée de près ou de loin avec les Israéliens, pas formée, pas entraînée du tout… et pour cause, elle n’est qu’une simple actrice… de théâtre à Londres !

Nan mais putain sans déconner, c’est la petite blonde avec une chaussure noire ou quoi ?… eh bien non, même pas, car tout cela est coincé entièrement au premier degré très sérieux… et n’a même pas l’excuse de la comédie, aussi ridicule (et futile) fût-elle…

Signalons néanmoins des comédiens et des comédiennes qui jouent le jeu de façon fort juste, en dépit de cette histoire complètement conne… Et n’oublions pas Florence Pugh, toujours aussi charmante, dont le personnage a brûlé son soutien-gorge (une vraie féministe) mais un peu boulotte quand même… comme souvent avec les actrices anglaises (trop de pudding, je crois).… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 28, 2018
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  S1:E6. Episode #1.6
  Air Date: November 21, 2018
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  S1:E5. Episode 5 (Uncut)
  Air Date: November 21, 2018
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  S1:E3. Episode 3 (Uncut)
  Air Date: November 20, 2018
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  S1:E1. Episode 1 (Uncut)
  Air Date: November 19, 2018