When the second season of The Night Manager is released, likely mid-next year, the previous award-winning director's name will not appear in the credits.
The Night Manager Season 2 May NEVER HAPPEN… Here's Why!
Oscar-winning actress Susanne Bier helmed the hit first season, which debuted on the BBC and was sold to over 180 countries. Stars Olivia Colman and Tom Hiddleston will reprise their roles, but Georgi Banks-Davies will direct.
Bier told The Sunday Times that while she enjoys the challenge of making TV series (she also directed The Undoing and the upcoming Netflix drama The Perfect Couple), she did not want to sign up for season two of the film adaptation of John le Carré's novel. She said:
"I've never done the second season of anything. I think I would think, 'How else do I do this?' and I would be scared of that — but not in a good way.
