Currently streamable on BBC iPlayer and Sky, the series adapted by David Farr has just landed on Disney+, but there’s a catch. Only season 1 of The Night Manager is streaming for Disney+ as well as Prime Video subscribers based in the UK, with fans of spy stories having to turn to one of the other platforms to watch season 2.
Premiered in 2016, the first season of the show follows Hiddleston’s Jonathan Pine, a former military officer now working undercover as a night manager at a luxury hotel in Cairo whilst on a mission to bring down arms dealer Richard Roper, played by Hugh Laurie. Olivia Colman stars as Pine’s boss, Angela Burr, the Head of the Foreign Office’s International Enforcement Agency, with David Harewood portraying Burr’s ally, ATF agent Joel Steadman.
Joining the series on season 2 are Camila Morrone as Roxana Bolaños, Hayley Squires as MI6 officer and member of the Night Owls, Sally Price-Jones, Indira Varma as Mayra Cavendish, the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Pine’s psychiatrist, Dr Kim Saunders.
On Rotten Tomatoes, The Night Manager season 1 is Certified Fresh with an impressive critics’ score of 91% out of 67 reviews, with season 2 falling behind with an equally positive, if slightly lower, rating of 88%.
The newest instalment prompted more mixed reactions, as it has been described as “a much more generic thriller” compared to the first season (via The Spectator) and “bigger and better on every level” (via Inverse).
The Night Manager season 1 is streaming on Disney+ and Prime Video in the UK. Seasons 1-2 are currently available on BBC iPlayer and Sky.
