The Night Manager: Season 1

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Generally favorable reviews based on 182 Ratings

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Season Details & Credits

Prime Video | Season Premiere Date: April 19, 2016

Starring: Hugh Laurie, Neil Morrissey, David Harewood

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]

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

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E6. Episode 6
Air Date: May 24, 2016
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S1:E5. Episode 5
Air Date: May 17, 2016
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S1:E4. Episode 4
Air Date: May 10, 2016

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Apr 19, 2016

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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Collider Allison Keene

Apr 15, 2016

The Night Manager has something for everyone--fans of spy craft, fans of cinematic television, fans of good storytelling or just of Tom Hiddleston (or Hugh Laurie, for that matter). It will pull you into its story completely and allow you inhabit its world, but at a terrible cost: brevity. Read full review

Kristi Turnquist

Apr 18, 2016

The Night Manager combines luxurious production with razor-sharp writing, and it's brought to life by a brilliant cast, headed by Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie. Read full review

Matt Zoller Seitz

Apr 19, 2016

The Night Manager knows exactly what kind of entertainment it wants to be: escapism with just enough of a dark edge to pass for art. And it stays as focused on its mission as Pine does on his. Read full review

Zack Handlen

Apr 19, 2016

Roper is never much more than a menacingly jovial monster, and Pine never earns the soulful self-loathing Hiddleston brings to the role. But there’s something to be said for surface pleasures, especially when they’re this well dressed. Read full review

Willa Paskin

Apr 19, 2016

The Night Manager is concerned with the complications and accommodations made to cope with man-made, humanitarian disasters. But all the permutations of its plot, however grisly and threatening, never dominate the show in the way they are meant to. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Apr 15, 2016

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

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CassioSanfelice

May 31, 2016

gave this a 10 because it's everything I want in a spy thriller, beautiful locations, beautiful people, hard boiled criminals, political intrigue, weapons, things that go boom, and that English actress from season 1 of Broadchurch. Such a delight, I dug this immensely & hope Hiddleston getsgave this a 10 because it's everything I want in a spy thriller, beautiful locations, beautiful people, hard boiled criminals, political intrigue, weapons, things that go boom, and that English actress from season 1 of Broadchurch. Such a delight, I dug this immensely & hope Hiddleston gets Bond or keeps making La Carre stories.… Expand

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SchroederRock

Jun 17, 2016

A brilliant mini series by the BBC with a superb pair of leading cast members, The Night Manager is exactly what many of us want in these types of shows: intrigue, suspense, class, strategy and some unknowns. The show not only tells a great story, it does so without ever feeling theA brilliant mini series by the BBC with a superb pair of leading cast members, The Night Manager is exactly what many of us want in these types of shows: intrigue, suspense, class, strategy and some unknowns. The show not only tells a great story, it does so without ever feeling the least-bit boring or mundane. While I was yearning for more episodes (and more episodes could have been made to offer up more details from the book), I was totally happy with what I was given. The 6 episode story arc is absolutely fitting for the events that unfold. Hugh Laurie is a likable bad-guy and Tom Hiddleston makes for one of the best protagonists I've seen on screen in quite some time. The only thing you need to know about this series is that there's a lot going on in the early episodes that help setup the story. Pretty much everything shown on-screen is crucial to being able to identify what's going on throughout each episode, so wandering off to grab a snack or checking your Facebook could immediately land you in a state of "what's going on?". If you're going to watch an episode, don't let yourself be divided.… Expand

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shoulderoforion

Apr 19, 2016

I gave this a 10 because it's everything I want in a spy thriller, beautiful locations, beautiful people, hard boiled criminals, political intrigue, weapons, things that go boom, and that English actress from season 1 of Broadchurch. Such a delight, I dug this immensely & hope HiddlestonI gave this a 10 because it's everything I want in a spy thriller, beautiful locations, beautiful people, hard boiled criminals, political intrigue, weapons, things that go boom, and that English actress from season 1 of Broadchurch. Such a delight, I dug this immensely & hope Hiddleston gets Bond or keeps making La Carre stories.… Expand

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Carewolf

Feb 18, 2018

It is a very good series. It feels almost like a mini-series in how much happens and changes in every single episode, and of course the actors are great.

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schlotzy

Jun 17, 2016

A great story that soon becomes painfully contrived. My suspension of disbelief was tested more once.
Acting was good and it was beautifully shot.
As pointed out in other reviews - some things did not make any sense.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

podunk411

Jun 6, 2016

Could've been great, but wasn't adapted to TV well (and I've never even read the book). The plotting & early character story seemed terribly truncated and don't fit well together --especially Jonathan Pine's first "romance" which I didn't buy at all but is the basis for everything to come.Could've been great, but wasn't adapted to TV well (and I've never even read the book). The plotting & early character story seemed terribly truncated and don't fit well together --especially Jonathan Pine's first "romance" which I didn't buy at all but is the basis for everything to come. Then his sudden skill set change from Night Manager to trained double agent? The actors do well with what they're given but that's not saying much. It's still beautifully shot & entertaining, just misses the mark on the whole.… Expand

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Mehtv

Apr 20, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This series wasn't bad it was awful. Dicky Roper was the only thing worth watching and they wouldn't even give him any justice in its fairy tale ending. It was stomp foot onto the ground like an angry child and cry for mommy. Tom was so green behind the ears all he did was underwear model reading his lines off a chalk board smiling and winking at the camera, no nuances, no tone, nothing. There was an American Diana cast because of the aristocracy, but she was so tall she made everybody else feel short. Broadchurch was preggo, how f'ing disgusting you would endanger a child with flights and counter espionage. Obviously this series was made by a female director, meh, a baby gives them special powers gaining all the female votes.

This series was typical of your average BBC in romanticising another show into its pretentious lalalala, as it makes up belief for other numbers, although it never knows which numbers it wants to hit and therefore will always lack in all credibility. As it was off to lord fartlory's tea parties attempting other games of intrigue that amounted to a fairy tale.

We simply remove eyeballs today, and every transaction can be monitored and recalled. Why when you have your own army of mercenaries do you let the yokels guard the merchandise? Why did his goon need to take the girl with him, knock her out, tie her up, cancel her, and where did his mobile phone go and he still had two guns, forget about all the other hotel security. She had been cut lose effectively fired why is she still spending resources? Why pretend that was a bad end when his net worth was worth how much? Isn't it so f'ing annoying all these mediocre shows use the same formula the FBI hates the CIA and they all have their own agendas giving their wannabe bob the builders their insubordinative edge turning them into James Bond. Arghhhhhhhhhhh… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 11, 2026
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 19, 2016
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  S1:E6. Episode 6
  Air Date: May 24, 2016
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: May 17, 2016
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: May 10, 2016
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: May 3, 2016
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: April 26, 2016
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: April 19, 2016