Charlie Hunnam's New Spy Thriller Releases First Images Amid Major Filming Update
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The first look at Charlie Hunnam in Legacy of Spies is revealed.
The upcoming spy thriller show from MGM+ and the BBC adapts John le Carré's global bestselling novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, along with content from his 2017 novel A Legacy of Spies. Matthew Macfadyen plays spymaster George Smiley, while Hunnam portrays field operative Alec Leamas.
Now, MGM+ and the BBC have released the first-look images of Hunnam as Leamas and Macfadyen as Smiley in the upcoming spy thriller series, along with the announcement that filming has wrapped. Leamas can be seen standing outside at night in front of a sign, of which the letters "FLUGH" are visible. Smiley is wearing glasses, along with a suit and tie. Check out the images below:
More to come...
- Network
- BBC One, MGM+
- Directors
- Michael Lennox, Claudia Llosa
- Writers
- Clarissa Ingram
Cast
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Charlie Hunnam
Alec Leamas
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George Smiley
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Dan Stevens
Bill Haydon
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Daniel Brühl
Jens Fielder
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