Overview
- Macfadyen plays master spy George Smiley opposite Hunnam as British intelligence officer Alec Leamas.
- Daniel Brühl is cast as East German operative Jens Fielder, with Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu as Doris Quinz, also known as Agent Tulip.
- Stephen Cornwell writes with Clarissa Ingram and serves as showrunner, with executive producers including Graham Yost, Susanne Bier and Mike Lesslie.
- The Ink Factory produces in co-production with Amusement Park Film and in association with 127 Wall Productions and Paramount Television Studios.
- Fifth Season will handle global sales as the series charts Smiley’s pursuit of his nemesis Karla across the U.K., a divided Germany and Czechoslovakia.