Emmy winner Matthew Macfadyen is attached to star as George Smiley in Legacy Of Spies, a TV series project based on John le Carré’s series of novels.

A TV series based on the works of John le Carré with Matthew Macfadyen attached to star is heating up the marketplace.

"Succession" star Matthew Macfadyen is attached to play George Smiley in "Legacy of Spies," a TV series based on author John le Carré's work.

London- and LA-based studio The Ink Factory is developing drama series Legacy of Spies, based on the works of celebrated espionage writer John le Carré and starring Matthew Macfadyen.

From Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy to The Night Manager to The Little Drummer Girl, you can’t go wrong with a John le Carré adaptation. Next up is one of the late author’s final novels, A Legacy of Spies – the second to last novel to be published before his death