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The Night Manager

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Generally favorable reviews based on 49 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 27 Ratings

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The Night Manager

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Prime Video | Release Date: April 19, 2016

Summary: Based on John le Carre's novel, ex-British soldier Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) is recruited by MI-6's Angela Burr (Olivia Colman) to infiltrate the inner circle of an arms trader named Richard Onslow Roper (Hugh Laurie).

[Premiered originally as a miniseries in the UK on BBC One on 21 February 2016 and in the US on AMC on 19 Apr 2016.Based on John le Carre's novel, ex-British soldier Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) is recruited by MI-6's Angela Burr (Olivia Colman) to infiltrate the inner circle of an arms trader named Richard Onslow Roper (Hugh Laurie).

[Premiered originally as a miniseries in the UK on BBC One on 21 February 2016 and in the US on AMC on 19 Apr 2016. A second season premiered in the UK on BBC One on 1 Jan 2026 and in the US on Prime Video on 11 Jan 2026.]… Expand

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

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80

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Critic Reviews

100

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Apr 19, 2016

Season 1 Review: Nearly everything about The Night Manager works, from the high-powered cast to the gorgeous locales. And it’s thematically dense as well, as le Carré and Bier examine the games people play with each other to get what they need, and how far we’re willing to go to deceive for the greater good. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly

Jeff Jensen

Apr 14, 2016

Season 1 Review: A clever fable of heroic renewal, The Night Manager gives us a redemptive journey into a heart of darkness and a portrait of a genre mired in shadow pining for daylight. Read full review

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USA Today

Robert Bianco

Apr 18, 2016

Season 1 Review: The Night Manager overcomes cliches, objections and a few wobbly American accents, in large part thanks to the combined appeal and talents of Hiddleston, Colman, Laurie and Hollander. Together, they prove that action TV can be made at a high level of quality, and quality TV can be entertaining. Read full review

80

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Apr 14, 2016

Season 1 Review: The Night Manager has been adapted and updated into a thrillingly suspenseful Mission: Impossible playing out on a grand international canvas. [18 Apr-1 May 2016, p.18]

80

The Daily Beast Kevin Fallon

Apr 20, 2016

Season 1 Review: We’ve seen this all before. The good guy’s descent into darkness, the cat-and-mouse thriller, the escapist action series, the on-location porn. Does The Night Manager do it any better than we’re used to? Sure, quite often. But at least it almost never does it any worse. Read full review

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Decider

Joel Keller

Jan 12, 2026

Season 2 Review: If you’re going to wait a decade to create a second season of a show, it’s got to do two things: It’s got to remind people who watched the first season what the connections back to that season are, and it’s got to tell a new story that’s just as compelling as the first season was. The second season of The Night Manager definitely accomplishes the first, but hasn’t yet proven that it’ll accomplish the second. Read full review

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Slant Magazine

Chuck Bowen

Apr 15, 2016

Season 1 Review: The Night Manager goes down easy as a glamorous procedural, but its conventionality grows narcotizing. Read full review

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User Reviews

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Valenteleal

Jul 2, 2020

Great show! Must see!

Incredible acting, great plot. Tension and more. 9/10

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Voodoo123

Dec 16, 2019

Very impressive screenplay pairs beautifully with the excellent cast and a level of production that adds a cinematic style and quality to the proceedings. Hugh Laurie delivers a stand out performance as Roper here. Shows like this are a great example of how a long form TV series format canVery impressive screenplay pairs beautifully with the excellent cast and a level of production that adds a cinematic style and quality to the proceedings. Hugh Laurie delivers a stand out performance as Roper here. Shows like this are a great example of how a long form TV series format can add flesh to the bones of a blink and you'll miss it 2 hour movie. Exceptional stuff here.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Aug 25, 2021

It's a pretty entertaining miniseries, though not quite as intriguing as I'd hoped.
Let's say it was difficult to buy the role of ruthless billionaire from Hugh Laurie. Other than that, it goes smoothly.
I think it's worth it, but honestly, if you ask me, it could've been a movie ratherIt's a pretty entertaining miniseries, though not quite as intriguing as I'd hoped.
Let's say it was difficult to buy the role of ruthless billionaire from Hugh Laurie. Other than that, it goes smoothly.

I think it's worth it, but honestly, if you ask me, it could've been a movie rather than a series.… Expand

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mustafa811

Jul 26, 2021

Well as a starter i am egyptian , and i didn't pull past the 1st episode as there is too many atrocities adressing egypt , cairo or egyptians .

1st of all this was not shot at egypt , 2nd almost all the actors used for egyptian characters were arabs but not egyptians , 3rd they talkedWell as a starter i am egyptian , and i didn't pull past the 1st episode as there is too many atrocities adressing egypt , cairo or egyptians .

1st of all this was not shot at egypt , 2nd almost all the actors used for egyptian characters were arabs but not egyptians , 3rd they talked arabic but in a foreign dialect , there was no egyptian dialect at all , 4th why are you adding (y) to the end of arab names ?! , all the names used are not egyptian ????!!!!! Even one of the hotel residents asked for coffee he brought her tea ????!!!!! So if you are watching this for just fun go ahead , but if you think this is accurate or resemble the truth or egypt it doesn't .… Expand

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  Air Date: January 11, 2026
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  Air Date: April 19, 2016