Filming wraps on Matthew Macfadyen's 'Legacy of Spies'
- The BBC and MGM+ unveiled first-look images from the upcoming espionage thriller Legacy of Spies, featuring Matthew Macfadyen as intelligence officer George Smiley and Charlie Hunnam as Alec Leamas.
- Adapted from John le Carré's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and A Legacy of Spies, the eight-part drama is set in the 1960s against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall.
- Produced by The Ink Factory and Amusement Park Film, the series stars Hugh Laurie as Smiley's boss Control, alongside Daniel Brühl, Dan Stevens, and Charlotte Ritchie.
- Filming recently wrapped in the Czech Republic for the 60-minute episodes, which will premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the U.K. and MGM+ internationally.
- Smiley's long-anticipated return to television marks the character's first TV appearance in four decades, following portrayals by Alec Guinness and Gary Oldman in the 2011 film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
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