Overview
- Legacy of Spies, which began filming Monday, confirmed an expanded cast led by Matthew Macfadyen as George Smiley and Charlie Hunnam as Alec Leamas.
- Dan Stevens plays Bill Haydon, with Agnes O’Casey as Liz Gold and Felix Kammerer as Stasi enforcer Hans‑Dieter Mundt.
- The eight‑part thriller adapts The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and draws on A Legacy of Spies to tell a Cold War story set in divided Berlin.
- Key roles include Daniel Brühl as Josef Fiedler and Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu as Doris Quinz, with Jake Dunn, Safia Oakley‑Green, Ariyon Bakare, Saskia Rosendahl, Patrick Güldenberg and Volker Bruch in support.
- Stephen Cornwell serves as showrunner with Clarisa Ingram, Michael Lennox is lead director, The Ink Factory produces, the BBC and MGM+ will premiere the series in the UK and U.S., and no release date is set.