Charlie Hunnam has been quite busy as of late. After starring in the latest iteration of Netflix’s Monster as serial killer Ed Gein during the 2025 TV schedule, he’s returning for the fourth season of Ryan Murphy’s anthology, which centers on Lizzie Borden. Now, Hunnam is shifting from the unsettling realm of serial killers to the espionage-centric world of spies for a new streaming show from John le Carré.
BBC and MGM+ announced Hunnam will lead Legacy of Spies, with Matthew Macfadyen, Daniel Brühl, and Devim Lingnau Islamoğlu also part of the project. Hailing from Independent studio The Ink in co-production with Berlin-based label Amusement Park Film, the show will see Hunnam portray British intelligence officer Alec Leamas. The eight-episode series is based on le Carré’s 1963 best-selling novel The Spy Who Came In From the Cold but will also draw inspiration from his 2017 novel, A Legacy of Spies. The synopsis for The Spy Who Came In From The Cold reads as follows:
