If you're a fan of spy thrillers, you must have heard about the popular British television show Night Manager starring Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie. In a world of major film franchises such as James Bond, Mission Impossible and Kingsman, it is rare to find big budget TV series dedicated to the genre. But if someone did it well, it is this show. So, it was not really a big surprise when a streaming platform picked up the rights to remake the show in Hindi for the Indian audience. With Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor playing the lead protagonists, the Night Manager OTT release is setting up for a fun time. And if you're interested in watching it online from the comfort of your home, then read on.
Originally based on the 1993 novel of the same title by John le Carré and later turned into a TV series by BBC, the show has a rather unique premise. A night manager of a luxury hotel is recruited to infiltrate the inner circle of an arms dealer, billed “the worst man in the world”. Now, this makeshift spy is the only thing that can save the world from certain doom.
The original show received extremely positive reviews and was nominated for thirty-six awards out of which it won eleven, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
Yesterday, January 9, Disney+ Hotstar took to Twitter to announce the show for Hotstar Specials, the streaming platform's original shows vertical. It tweeted, “Duniya ke sabse dangerous arms dealer ko rokne ke liye there is only one weapon - ek hotel ka night manager. #HotstarSpecials #TheNightManager, #ComingSoon”.
The tweet also revealed the main cast of the show that include Aditya Roy Kapur, Anil Kapoor, Sobhita Dhulipala, Tillotama Shome among others. The show will be directed by
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