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(from The Ink Factory's press release, December 2025) Award-winning London and LA-based independent studio The Ink Factory (The Pigeon Tunnel, The Night Manager) is producing landmark series Legacy of Spies for the BBC in the UK and MGM+ in the US, in co-production with Berlin based Academy Award winning label Amusement Park Film (All Quiet on the Western Front) and in association with 127 Wall Productions and Paramount Television Studios. The series' cast will be anchored by celebrated actors - two time Emmy and Bafta award winning actor Matthew Macfadyen (Death by Lighting, Succession, Deadpool) as George Smiley, Charlie Hunnam (Monster, Sons of Anarchy, The Gentlemen) as the British intelligence officer Alec Leamas, Daniel Brühl (Inglorious Basterds, Rush, Captain America: Civil War) as East German spy Jens Fielder and Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu (The Empress) as Doris Quinz aka Agent Tulip. The 8 x 1 hour season is slated to begin production in early 2026. |
