The Night Manager

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Season 2
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17

Critic Reviews

  1. i
    Reviewed by: Gerard Gilbert
    Jan 2, 2026
    60
    This new cocktail of le Carré and Bond left me slightly shaken, but not stirred.
  2. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Jan 2, 2026
    60
    Look, it is well written and well made and it is too early to judge, but I am not getting that “I must see the next episode immediately” feeling yet. The lengthy recap of the last series at the beginning merely served as a reminder of what we are missing.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Alison Herman
    Jan 12, 2026
    50
    Season 2 is not without enjoyable intrigue, yet never proves worth the risk of opening a closed (literal) book.
  5. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Jan 12, 2026
    50
    Its every step foreseeable and marked by corny dialogue and de rigueur twists, it’s a failed bid to recapture the original’s Emmy-winning magic.