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The Night Manager(2016)
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The Night Manager
Former soldier turned night manager Jonathan Pine goes deep undercover as a criminal to infiltrate the glamorous world of international arms dealer Richard Roper, risking his life and loyalty to expose a deadly nexus between intelligence agencies and the global weapons trade.
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Jonathan Pine, a former British soldier, moves through the covert corridors of Whitehall and Washington, where a dangerous alliance exists between the intelligence community and the clandestine arms trade. To gain access to the inner circle of arms dealer Richard Onslow Roper, Pine must take on a criminal identity.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 16 episodes · premiered Feb 21, 2016
- 1.01Episode 1Feb 21, 2016Rate
Hotel night manager Jonathan Pine is approached by a prominent guest who urgently seeks his assistance.
- 1.02Episode 2Feb 28, 2016Rate
Roper's quiet life on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca is thrown into disarray by unforeseen events. At the same time, six months earlier, Burr is working to establish Pine's cover story by sending him to Devon.
- 1.03Episode 3Mar 6, 2016Rate
While recovering at Roper's villa, Pine starts to uncover hidden truths about the other residents. Meanwhile, Burr and Steadman seize the opportunity to recruit a new operative.
- 1.04Episode 4Mar 13, 2016Rate
Roper starts to place more trust in Pine, gradually distancing himself from Corky. Meanwhile, Burr grows concerned about her confidential source after she suspects that key information has been disclosed to the River House.
- 1.05Episode 5Mar 20, 2016Rate
Roper, becoming increasingly distrustful, gathers his inner circle to identify a potential traitor, placing Pine in a difficult and uncertain position. At the same time, Burr and Steadman face increasing resistance from Whitehall authorities as they carry out their operations in London.
- 1.06Episode 6Mar 27, 2016Rate
Roper and his team return to Cairo to finalize a deal, reuniting Pine with a former adversary. As Pine takes bold steps to execute his strategy, Burr, whose reputation has been tarnished, attempts a final move.
Season 26 episodes · premiered Jan 1, 2026
- 2.01Episode 1Jan 1, 2026Rate
Pine's concealed past resurfaces due to a chance encounter, pulling him into a dangerous conspiracy that extends from the jungles of Colombia to the highest levels of MI6.
- 2.02Episode 2Jan 1, 2026Rate
Pine, using the alias Matthew Ellis, flees to Colombia to infiltrate Teddy dos Santos's operation and investigate the secrets behind the Cartagena shipment.
- 2.03Episode 3Jan 11, 2026Rate
Pine works to earn Teddy's trust and successfully obtains evidence linking the Cartagena shipment to British intelligence. However, complications arise as his plan begins to unravel.
- 2.04Episode 4Jan 18, 2026Rate
Pine collects the evidence needed to expose a British-backed coup against the Colombian government, though his work is hindered by Teddy's increasing suspicion of Matthew Ellis and the pursuit by Gilberto Hanson.
- 2.05Episode 5Jan 25, 2026Rate
With Matthew Ellis's exposure making evasion impossible, Pine chooses to address the matter head-on by meeting with Gilberto Hanson and offering a deal. Concurrently, Pine starts working discreetly to sway Teddy and methodically dismantle the Colombia operation from within.
- 2.06Episode 6Feb 1, 2026Rate
Pine works with Teddy to undermine Gilberto Hanson's coup in Colombia from within, but Hanson gains a new ally, intensifying the conflict into a high-stakes confrontation.
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3 winsPrimetime Emmy Award
- Won2016Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special — Susanne Bier
- Won2016Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special — Víctor Reyes
- Won2016Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music — Víctor Reyes
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high confidencesource-verifiedThe Night Manager uses only numbered episode titles ("Episode 1" through "Episode 6") for both seasons — there are no unique episode names. The episode list is complete for all 12 episodes across two seasons. The Events Index focuses on ★★/★★★ events per the brief for long shows; minor character moments are noted at the series level in Character Profiles. The character Martin Alvarez's actor name could not be confirmed from fetched sources and is listed as unknown. Series 2 UK air dates confirmed: S2E1 = 1 Jan 2026, S2E2 = 4 Jan 2026, S2E3 = 11 Jan 2026, S2E4 = 18 Jan 2026, S2E5 = 25 Jan 2026, S2E6 = 1 Feb 2026. All seven known errors from the prior run have been verified corrected in this version: Teddy debut S2E1✓, Rex Mayhew added with S2E1✓ murder, Night Owls cover correctly not blown in S2E1, Mayra correctly identified as MI6 chief (not Pine's superior), Roper's six-year Syrian captivity and $300m link correctly stated, S2E6 Pine escape/Martin death/Roper Oxfordshire correctly tagged, Roxana debut tagged S2E1~.
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Characters
Jonathan Pine · Tom Hiddleston · debut [S1E1✓]
A former British soldier turned hotel night manager, Pine is radicalized by the murder of Sophie Alekan — a woman he failed to protect — into a moral crusade against arms dealer Richard Roper. In Series 1 he successfully dismantles Roper's operation in Cairo, destroys the weapons shipment, and diverts $300 million, though at personal cost. In Series 2 he resurfaces nine years later under the alias Alex Goodwin running the Night Owls surveillance unit, then adopts a second alias (Matthew Ellis) to infiltrate Roper's son Teddy's Colombian operation. He survives Series 2 severely injured but with Roper still free.
Richard Onslow Roper · Hugh Laurie · debut [S1E1✓]
The 'worst man in the world' — an English arms dealer of effortless charm who operates through shell companies and corrupt officials. In Series 1 he is exposed by Pine and captured, then taken by the Syrian arms buyers he betrayed. In Series 2 it is revealed he survived captivity by promising to repay the $300 million Pine stole, and has spent years in hiding in Colombia under the alias Gilberto Paredes Hanson, quietly orchestrating his son Teddy's operation. By the Series 2 finale he has delivered his weapons, killed Teddy, neutralized Angela Burr, and returned to England — apparently untouchable.
Angela Burr · Olivia Colman · debut [S1E1✓]
Head of a small enforcement agency in London, Burr has spent years crusading to bring down Roper. She recruits Pine, supports the Series 1 operation, and is instrumental in extracting Jed and sabotaging Roper's arrest. In Series 2 she returns and continues building evidence — but is shot and killed by an assassin in the finale, her evidence seemingly suppressed as Roper walks free.
Lance 'Corky' Corkoran · Tom Hollander · debut [S1E2~]
Roper's loyal major-domo and fixer, deeply protective of Roper and instinctively suspicious of Pine from the first. He is gradually sidelined as Pine rises in Roper's favour, which deepens his resentment. He discovers Pine's true allegiance and attempts to flee — but Pine intercepts and kills him, then frames him to Roper as the traitor.
Jemima 'Jed' Marshall · Elizabeth Debicki · debut [S1E3✓]
Roper's sophisticated girlfriend, she initially appears as a fixture of Roper's world of luxury but forms a connection with Pine and covertly assists the operation against Roper. She memorises the combination to Roper's safe in Cairo, enabling Burr to access the arms certificate. She escapes with Burr in the Series 1 finale.
Sophie Alekan · Aure Atika · debut [S1E1✓]
A young Arab woman and mistress of Freddie Hamid in Cairo. She risks everything to expose Roper's weapons deal by showing Pine the documents. Her murder by Hamid's associates is the event that sets the entire series in motion — Pine's moral crusade is a direct response to her death.
Freddie Hamid · David Avery · debut [S1E1~]
A wealthy Egyptian connected to Roper's arms network, Hamid is Sophie's abusive partner and is responsible for her death. He resurfaces in Cairo in the Series 1 finale, where Pine takes his revenge.
Alexander 'Sandy' Langbourne · Alistair Petrie · debut [S1E2~]
Roper's financial director and inner-circle associate, present throughout Series 1 as a key member of the Roper operation. Appears briefly in Series 2.
Joel Steadman · David Harewood · debut [S1E2~]
Burr's American ally and contact at an international enforcement body. He facilitates the military intercept operation at the Syrian border in Series 1.
Rex Mayhew · Douglas Hodge · debut [S2E1✓]
Pine's superior in Series 2 and head of the Night Owls unit within MI6. He had apparently discovered something damaging about Mayra Cavendish's connection to Teddy Dos Santos before he could act on it. He is murdered in Series 2, Episode 1, his death staged as a suicide by overdose — the first major warning that the corruption goes to the top of River House.
Mayra Cavendish · Indira Varma · debut [S2E1~]
MI6 chief ('Chief of River House'), secretly connected to and complicit in Roper and Teddy's operation from the outset. She arranged Rex Mayhew's murder when he grew suspicious of her. She is the highest-level institutional corruption Pine faces in Series 2. In the finale she is apparently implicated by Burr's evidence but, with Burr shot and Roper safely installed in Oxfordshire, Mayra appears to escape accountability.
Eduardo 'Teddy' Dos Santos · Diego Calva · debut [S2E1✓]
Colombian arms dealer and CEO of shipping company Barquero, Teddy is Roper's illegitimate son, conceived during Roper's 1990s dealings in Colombia — a fact neither fully acknowledged nor acted on by Roper. Teddy follows in his father's footsteps but is ultimately used and then discarded by him. In S2E1 Teddy kills Jaco Brouwer (a former Roper mercenary who has become a loose end) by rigging the body with explosives, nearly killing Pine in the process. When Teddy finally turns against Roper in S2E5-6 by trying to divert the arms shipment, Roper has him shot dead in the finale.
Roxana Bolanos · Camila Morrone · debut [S2E1~]
A Colombian shipping broker who has worked for Teddy under duress for five years and was complicit in Rex Mayhew's murder. She initially resists Pine but becomes a reluctant asset. Her loyalties remain unstable throughout Series 2 — she appears to betray Pine to Roper at the end of S2E5.
Basil Karapetian · Paul Chahidi · debut [S2E2✓]
A British intelligence operative and Pine's trusted logistics ally in Series 2, who helped Pine establish false identities after Series 1. He provides the Matthew Ellis cover and funding drawn from Roper's stolen $300 million. When Roper exposes Pine in S2E5, Basil attempts to flee England but is captured by Mayra's operatives and killed.
Sally Price-Jones · Hayley Squires · debut [S2E1~]
A Night Owls field agent who works alongside Pine in Series 2. She remains operational in Colombia after Pine's cover is blown, attempting to warn local officials about the coup.
Martin Alvarez · Unknown · debut [S2E4~]
A Colombian ally of Pine's in Series 2, who plays a critical role in the finale. He covers Pine's escape from Cabrera's camp by opening fire on the captors, buying Pine time to flee in Martin's vehicle. Martin is then caught and killed by Cabrera's forces — Pine hears the shots as he drives away.
Juan Carrascal · Unax Ugalde · debut [S2E2✓]
Teddy Dos Santos's lawyer and a keen gambler. Pine uses Carrascal's gambling as the entry point into Teddy's inner circle by positioning Matthew Ellis to meet him at a hotel in Medellin. Carrascal is killed in the Series 2 finale.
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