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The Night Manager is a 6 episode mini-series that premiers on AMC at 10 PM April 19th (Tuesday)
Based on: 1993 spy novel of the same name, written by famous British author John le Carre
Stars: Hugh Laurie (Dr House), Tom Hiddleston (Thor, Avengers), Olivia Colman (Award Winning British Actress), Elizabeth Debicki (Eye Candy)
Plot: A night manager of an Egyptian hotel is recruited by intelligence agents to infiltrate an international arms dealer's network.
AMC Page: http://www.amc.com/shows/the-night-manager
Short Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGIqEKU2KZU
Extended Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh63Hc9R23w
The Night Manager was released on BBC1 in February and received solid reviews by critics and fans. I watched all 6 episodes and enjoyed it as well, wanted to make sure the FFA was aware of the upcoming US premier. The series is based on the book but set in modern times, incorporates the Arab Spring and Syrian conflict into the plot. Laurie and Hiddleston do a great job and the scenery is outstanding (filmed on location in England, Switzerland, Balearic Islands Spain, Morocco, Egypt, and Turkey).
If you want to watch it before April 19th you can find all 6 episodes in the usual places, or stream from BBC iPlayer if you know how to set your IP to a UK location.
Based on: 1993 spy novel of the same name, written by famous British author John le Carre
Stars: Hugh Laurie (Dr House), Tom Hiddleston (Thor, Avengers), Olivia Colman (Award Winning British Actress), Elizabeth Debicki (Eye Candy)
Plot: A night manager of an Egyptian hotel is recruited by intelligence agents to infiltrate an international arms dealer's network.
AMC Page: http://www.amc.com/shows/the-night-manager
Short Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGIqEKU2KZU
Extended Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh63Hc9R23w
The Night Manager was released on BBC1 in February and received solid reviews by critics and fans. I watched all 6 episodes and enjoyed it as well, wanted to make sure the FFA was aware of the upcoming US premier. The series is based on the book but set in modern times, incorporates the Arab Spring and Syrian conflict into the plot. Laurie and Hiddleston do a great job and the scenery is outstanding (filmed on location in England, Switzerland, Balearic Islands Spain, Morocco, Egypt, and Turkey).
If you want to watch it before April 19th you can find all 6 episodes in the usual places, or stream from BBC iPlayer if you know how to set your IP to a UK location.
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That's really true! I guess I meant for anyone who was thinking of him on House, although even there he was quite the antihero at times. In any case he's an outstanding antagonist in TNM. Also a tremendous discovery for me was Liz Debicki, who was fantastic as Laurie's character's GF. I guess I never did see the 2013 Baz Luhrmann Gatsby adaptation, in which she played Jordan, and after checking IMDB I realized I had not seen her in anything else either. I tried not to be intimidated by the fact that she's easily 6-1 and would require me to get footwear-creative and/or streeeeetch a half-inch or so to be at eye level with her as long as they kept her in flats. 
Really, really pretty gal and a terrific performer. 
