The Night Manager star Noah Jupe has revealed he’s pitched ideas for the upcoming third season.
The hit spy thriller returned for a second season earlier this year, a decade after the first season’s release, and has been renewed for a third instalment, although an official release date is yet to be announced.
The second season of the show ended on a rather bleak note, with Jonathan Pine’s (Tom Hiddleston) grand plan to take down Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie) totally collapsing.
In a new interview with Radio Times to promote his new film & Sons – which is out now in cinemas – Jupe revealed that he’s shared some of his ideas for The Night Manager with creator and executive producer David Farr.
He said of the series: “I wouldn’t have done the second season with that ending with me and Hugh, had there not been hopes for a third season, because then that’s… at least for me where the story suddenly gets very interesting.
“And I love that character. I love that show. I love the people on it. So I really hope it works out that we do a third one.”
He continued: “I told David some of my ideas. David’s become a good friend over the years, David Farr, and he’s such a special man. So, he sort of gives me a bit of insider info, which is nice, good to have. But no, I think whatever it will be, like I think he’s set it up very nicely for it to be incredibly complicated – and it would be really cool.”
Back in July, Hiddleston teased that discussions on the next season are “very alive right now” and “very connected to the conversation about our lives right now and the direction of travel in the UK”.
“I can tell you it’s coming along,” he told Radio Times. “It’s one of the most profound and significant pieces of work in my acting life. I’m so grateful to The Ink Factory for including me in the journey of generating the material now as we imagine how to develop the story further.”
He added: “I love the story because it’s contemporary. I love the character. Johnathan Pine is without question one of my favourite characters I’ve ever played.”
He continued: “Here we are talking about the ancient world, but Le Carré was so rigorous in his examination of the modern world. I think the way he used his chosen form of the espionage thriller is a way of examining who we are, and certainly who we are in the UK. If spies are patrolling the boundaries of our freedoms to protect them, if they’re doing it for the flag, if they’re doing it for the country, what is the country they’re representing?
“I would say our discussions about The Night Manager 3 are very alive right now and very connected to the conversation about our lives right now and the direction of travel in the UK. As we know from the ending of season 2, Johnathan Pine finds himself in a tight spot… wait and see, it’s exciting stuff.”
Meanwhile, back in April, Farr offered an update on progress on season 3.
Speaking at Deadline’s Contenders TV panel, he said: “Right now, I feel the deep weight of doom of stress about it because I’m the one who has to actually do the writing of the damn thing. It’s a huge challenge. It’ll be very exciting. And it won’t take as long as the last one, I promise.”
& Sons is showing in cinemas now.
The Night Manager seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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