Macfadyen to play Smiley in BBC-MGM+ 'Legacy of Spies'

Matthew Macfadyen stars as George Smiley in eight-part 'Legacy of Spies', commissioned by the BBC and MGM+, according to THR. The adaptation draws on John le Carre novels including 'The Spy Who Came in From the Cold', with sales by Fifth Season at MIPCOM, running Oct. 12-15, THR reports.