The show is being produced by le Carré’s sons’ company The Ink Factory, which has been behind the likes of ‘The Night Manager ...

His central character, George Smiley, became the most famous fictional spy this side of James Bond and is also 007’s ...

The celebrated actor, who starred in BBC series Spooks, has won two Emmys and two BAFTA awards for his role of Shiv Roy’s husband, Tom Wambsgans, on Succession. He’s also known for his role as Mr ...

"Succession" star Matthew Macfadyen is attached to play George Smiley in "Legacy of Spies," a TV series based on author John le Carré's work.

A TV series based on the works of John le Carré with Matthew Macfadyen attached to star is heating up the marketplace.

It gets trickier still when the hero’s lineage is as complex and drawn-out as that of George Smiley, the late John le Carré’s legendary secret agent who first appeared on the bookshelves 63 ...

Emmy winner Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) is attached to star as George Smiley in Legacy Of Spies, a TV series project based on John le Carré’s series of novels featuring the career ...

Succession star Matthew Macfadyen is set to play writer John le Carré's fictional spy George Smiley in a new TV series, Variety has reported. Legacy of Spies is "currently in the works ...

Matthew Macfadyen has been cast as George Smiley in a new TV series based on the works of spy novelist John Le Carré that will be produced by the late author’s sons. Le Carré, who died aged 89 ...

Should the series move forward, Macfadyen would be the latest actor to portray legendary spymaster Smiley onscreen. Previously, actors like Gary Oldman, Rupert Davies, Alec Guiness, and Denholm ...