'Monsieur Spade': Clive Owen Reimagines Sam Spade in New AMC Series

Set in the south of France, the series explores the later life of the iconic detective character, with Owen studying Humphrey Bogart's speech patterns to prepare for the role.

• The new series 'Monsieur Spade' features Clive Owen as Sam Spade, a character from Dashiell Hammett's novel 'The Maltese Falcon', set 20 years after the events of the novel with Spade semi-retired in the south of France.
• The series is created by Scott Frank and Tom Fontana, who were inspired to explore what happens to a character like Sam Spade as he ages and faces the consequences of his lifestyle.
• Clive Owen, a self-proclaimed 'crazy Bogart fan', prepared extensively for the role, studying Humphrey Bogart's speech patterns and learning French phonetically.
• The series, which premieres on AMC, is set against the backdrop of the end of the Algerian War in the early '60s and follows a new Sam Spade mystery.
• While the creators and Owen have discussed potential ideas for future seasons, they are waiting to see the reception of the current series before making any decisions.

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