We’ve been amped about Park Chan-wook’s upcoming AMC/BBC series “The Little Drummer Girl” for a while now. The spy series has an amazing cast, a world-class director, and now, we know it has a prime debut window on AMC.
According to the cable network (via EW), “The Little Drummer Girl” will premiere in two-hour chunks beginning November 19, and run over the course of the following two days. Sure, it’s not the same as binge-watching on Netflix, but hey, perhaps it’s better to allow each two-episode selection digest in our brains for 24 hours?
The spy series comes from filmmaker Park Chan-wook, who is probably best known for “Old Boy,” but has consistently put out incredible films like “The Handmaiden,” “Stoker,” and “Thirst.” “The Little Drummer Girl” marks his first attempt at serialized TV storytelling, and if you’ve seen any of his films, you understand how exciting that prospect is.
“The Little Drummer Girl” stars Florence Pugh as Charlie, a young actress who gets dragged into a complex conspiracy/spy plot thanks to the mysterious Becker, played by the always-great Alexander Skarsgård. And if those two names weren’t enough to sell you on the quality of the cast, how about the supporting role given to none other than Michael Shannon? That man doesn’t do bad work, ever.
AMC is set to premiere the series as a three-night event on November 19, 20, 21, and “The Little Drummer Girl” will make its way to the BBC sometime in the fall.
Here’s the official description for the miniseries, as well as some new photos:
Set in the late 1970s, the pulsating thriller follows Charlie (Pugh), a fiery actress and idealist whose resolve is tested after she meets the mysterious Becker (Skarsgård,) while on holiday in Greece. It quickly becomes apparent that his intentions are not what they seem, and her encounter with him entangles her in a complex plot devised by the spy mastermind Kurtz (Shannon). Charlie takes on the role of a lifetime as a double agent while remaining uncertain of her own loyalties.
