A Night Manager star is in a new spy series.

Hugh Laurie starred in The Night Manager with Tom Hiddleston and now has a new role in Legacy of Spies.

The new show is based on books by John Le Carre, who wrote The Night Manager.

Hugh Laurie's role is a secret, but he joins a great cast.

The series is about a spy named George Smiley and his enemy, Karla.

Hugh Laurie was in The Night Manager.

The series starts with a British spy watching his agent get killed. The Cold War is over for him.

The spy is offered a chance for revenge and must pretend to be someone else.

George Smiley is waiting to make his move.

The Night Manager was a big hit.

The director of BBC Drama says Legacy of Spies is a great project.

She says viewers are in for a treat.

Hugh Laurie played a villain in The Night Manager.

The first series was a success, but it took a long time for the second series to come out.

You can watch The Night Manager on BBC iPlayer and Legacy of Spies will be on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.