The Night Manager series 2 - Everything you need to know about Tom Hiddleston's return as Jonathan Pine

The heat is back on - The Night Manager returns. Eight years after its explosive finale captivated over 10 million viewers in the UK alone, Tom Hiddleston reprises his role as former British intelligence operative, Jonathan Pine.

Based on the characters created by John le Carré, The Night Manager follows MI6 officer Pine as he 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.

Here's everything you need to know about the second series...

When is The Night Manager series 2 on TV and BBC iPlayer?

Watch the The Night Manager series 2 on iPlayer and BBC One from 9pm on Thursday 1 January in the UK.

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The new series is also on Prime Video from 11 January where available.

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What's The Night Manager series 2 plot?

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...

The Night Manager series two is created and executive produced by David Farr, based on the characters created by John le Carré. Directed in full by BAFTA winner Georgi Banks-Davies, the upcoming series expands the story beyond the source material of the titular novel for the first time.

Meet The Night Manager series 2 cast

Tom Hiddleston returns as former British intelligence operative, Jonathan Pine, with Diego Calva, as Teddy, Camila Morrone as Roxana, alongside Indira Varma as Mayra, Paul Chahidi as Basil and Hayley Squires as Sally.

Olivia Colman reprises her role as Angela Burr, alongside returning cast members Alistair Petrie as Sandy Langbourne, Douglas Hodge as Rex Mayhew, Michael Nardone as Frisky, and Noah Jupe as Daniel Roper.

And they promise "danger, espionage, betrayal, love, heartbreak, drama and suspense" in the next chapter of Pine's story.

• More: The Night Manager series two first-look pictures unveiled

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