The Night Manager Season 2: When It Drops, Who’s Back, and Every Episode
The Night Manager is back: Season 2 premieres in the UK on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Thursday, January 1, 2026, before streaming worldwide on Prime Video on Sunday, January 11, 2026.
It took a minute, but Jonathan Pine is clocking back in. The Night Manager is finally returning, with a time jump, a new mission, and release dates that make you open your calendar app twice.
When and where to watch
UK first: the show is back on Thursday, January 1, 2026, on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Everywhere else: Season 2 streams exclusively on Prime Video starting Sunday, January 11, 2026. Prime is also handling the rollout schedule (more on that below).
What Season 2 actually is
This new run is inspired by John le Carre's 1993 novel The Night Manager, but because there was never a second book, the series is charting its own path and picking up Pine's story eight years after Season 1.
David Farr is back on script duties, with Georgi Banks-Davies directing. The season was shot across the UK, Spain, Colombia, and France. No full trailer yet, but there is a teaser if you want a taste before committing to a rewatch.
Who's in and who's maybe not
Golden Globe winner Tom Hiddleston returns as Jonathan Pine, now working under the alias Alex Goodwin. Angela Burr is also back, with Olivia Colman reprising the role. Other returning faces include Alistair Petrie as Alexander 'Sandy' Langbourne, Douglas Hodge as Rex Mayhew, Michael Nardone as Frisky, and Noah Jupe as Daniel Roper (yes, Richard Roper's son).
New players: Diego Calva joins as Teddy Dos Santos, a Colombian businessman who looks like this season's big problem; Camila Morrone plays Roxana Bolaños, a businesswoman who ends up helping Pine; Indira Varma is Mayra; Paul Chahidi is Basil; and Hayley Squires is Sally.
On the 'do not hold your breath' front: Tom Hollander (Corky) and Elizabeth Debicki (Jed) are unlikely to return. And while Hugh Laurie's status as executive producer is locked, there is still no confirmation he will be back on screen as arms dealer Richard Roper.
The Prime Video rollout (and the dates you want)
Season 2 is six episodes. Prime's global schedule kicks off with a mini-binge and then goes weekly:
- Episodes 1–3: Sunday, January 11, 2026 (all three drop together)
- Episode 4: Sunday, January 18, 2026
- Episode 5: Sunday, January 25, 2026
- Episode 6 (finale): Sunday, February 1, 2026
Reminder: in the UK, the series premieres earlier on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on January 1. Prime Video handles the global release everywhere outside the UK.
Story setup
The official logline spells out how Pine gets dragged back in. It also confirms that this season leans into Colombia, arms deals, and the kind of murky loyalties the show does well. Here it is in full:
"Jonathan Pine thought he'd buried his past. Now living as Alex Goodwin - a low-level MI6 officer running a quiet surveillance unit in London - his life is comfortingly uneventful. Then one night a chance sighting of an old Roper mercenary prompts a call to action and leads Pine to a violent encounter with a new player: Colombian businessman Teddy Dos Santos.
On this perilous new journey, Pine meets Roxana Bolaños, a businesswoman who reluctantly helps him infiltrate Teddy's Colombian arms operation. Once in Colombia, Pine is plunged deep into a deadly plot involving arms and training of a guerrilla army. As allegiances splinter, Pine races to expose a conspiracy designed to destabilise a nation. And with betrayal at every turn, he must decide whose trust he needs to earn and how far he's willing to go before it's too late."
Why this could be fun (and messy, in a good way)
Eight years later, they are extending a le Carre world without a direct road map, which is risky and kind of exciting. With Hiddleston back, Colman in the mix, a sharp director, and a globe-trotting shoot, the ingredients are there. Now we just have to make it to January without re-learning all of Pine's aliases.