Legacy of Spies

Overview

Adapts the smash hit John le Carré novel "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" while also drawing on material from his 2017 novel "A Legacy of Spies." George Smiley pursues Soviet spymaster Karla during the Cold War. The story opens at the Berlin Wall where Alec Leamas witnesses East German guards kill his final agent.

Network

• BBC One
• MGM+

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

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  Matthew Macfadyen

  George Smiley

  1 ep

• 

  Charlie Hunnam

  Alec Leamas

  1 ep

• 

  Daniel Brühl

  Jens Fielder

  1 ep

• 

  Devrim Lingnau

  Doris Quinz / Agent Tulip

  1 ep

Themes

• spy
• based on novel or book
• thriller

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