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The Night Manager returns with new secrets, new spies and old scars
MUMBAI: The night is getting darker, and Jonathan Pine is back to face the ghosts he thought he’d buried. Prime Video has announced that the highly anticipated Season Two of The Night Manager will premiere on Sunday, 11 January 2026, with the first three episodes dropping together, followed by a weekly rollout until 1 February 2026. The six-part series will stream exclusively on Prime Video worldwide (excluding the UK) and on BBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK.
Eight years after its explosive Season One finale, the Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning spy drama returns more dangerous, more deceptive, and just as addictive. Tom Hiddleston reprises his Golden Globe-winning role as the enigmatic former spy Jonathan Pine, who now lives under the alias Alex Goodwin. But when the past comes knocking in the form of a rogue mercenary and a global conspiracy, Pine is pulled back into the shadowy world he once escaped.
This time, he’s not alone. Olivia Colman returns as the steadfast intelligence officer Angela Burr, while Diego Calva (Babylon, Narcos: Mexico) and Camila Morrone (Daisy Jones & The Six) join the cast as new players in Pine’s perilous new mission. The cast also includes Indira Varma, Paul Chahidi, and Hayley Squires, alongside returning favourites Alistair Petrie, Douglas Hodge, Michael Nardone, and Noah Jupe.
Filmed across the UK, Spain, Colombia, and France, the new season raises the stakes with a global plot that spans continents and conspiracies. Pine, now a low-level MI6 officer running a quiet surveillance unit, is thrust into action after a fateful encounter with Colombian businessman Teddy Dos Santos (Calva) unravels a deadly arms network. Partnering with businesswoman Roxana Bolaños (Morrone), Pine must navigate treacherous alliances and buried betrayals to expose a plot designed to destabilise an entire nation.
Created and executive produced by David Farr, and directed by BAFTA-winner Georgi Banks-Davies (I Hate Suzie, Paper Girls), the second season is once again based on the characters from John le Carré’s novel. It’s produced by The Ink Factory, in association with Character 7, Demarest Films, 127 Wall, and Spanish co-producer Nostromo Pictures.
Executive producers include Stephen Garrett, Simon and Stephen Cornwell, Michele Wolkoff, Adrián Guerra, Hugh Laurie, and Tom Hiddleston himself. With such a powerhouse creative team, The Night Manager promises another elegant blend of espionage, emotion, and edge-of-your-seat tension.
Season One, which premiered in 2016, was lauded for its razor-sharp writing, lush cinematography, and powerhouse performances bagging 11 BAFTA nominations, three Golden Globes, and critical acclaim worldwide. Season Two now picks up the story eight years later, delving deeper into Pine’s fractured psyche and the blurred lines between loyalty, deception, and survival.
With betrayal lurking in every shadow and old enemies reborn, The Night Manager returns not just as a spy thriller, but as a study in reinvention of both its hero and the genre itself. After all, in the world of espionage, the night never truly ends; it only gets darker.
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Insight Cosmetics partners with Pinda for homegrown beauty push
New campaign ‘Kudiye… ghar ki yaad nahi aayi tujhe?’ celebrates toxin-free, skin-first Indian formulations over imported ideals.
MUMBAI: Insight Cosmetics has just turned the beauty narrative on its head and it’s doing it with a very familiar face. The fast-growing Indian beauty brand has teamed up with Udaybir Sandhu, better known as Pinda from the hit series Dhurandhar 2, for a campaign that proudly puts “Made in India” at the centre. Titled “Kudiye… ghar ki yaad nahi aayi tujhe?”, the film taps into that deeply relatable feeling of rediscovering something better right at home, challenging the long-held notion that international always equals superior.
Instead of chasing global trends, Insight is highlighting what it does best: skin-first, ingredient-conscious, toxin-free formulations designed specifically for Indian skin tones, textures and climates. The campaign positions sattu-level honesty and performance as the new standard confident, rooted and globally competitive.
Insight Cosmetics director and spokesperson Mihir Jain said, “Insight has always believed that India doesn’t need to look outward for validation. We have the talent, the understanding, and the capability to create world-class beauty products right here. Pinda represents that same confidence rooted, real, and unapologetically Indian.”
Pinda added, “There’s real pride in representing something that’s ours. For too long, we’ve been told that better comes from outside. Insight is changing that. This is about backing what’s made for us, trusting what understands us, and owning our identity with confidence.”
The collaboration rests on four clear pillars, proudly homegrown innovation, a strict toxin-free promise, a genuine skin-first approach, and deep cultural relevance that speaks to a generation both rooted in India and globally aware.
In a market long dazzled by foreign labels, Insight Cosmetics and Pinda are quietly proving that the most powerful beauty move is the one that feels like home. The campaign doesn’t just sell products, it sells a mindset, that the best glow is the one you already recognise. And right now, that glow is proudly, unapologetically Indian.
