The return of The Night Manager to BBC One has taken a dark turn, with a chilling preview from the second episode suggesting a character's fate is sealed. A tense clip reveals the series' new antagonist, Teddy Dos Santos, seemingly ordering a killing.
A Sinister Conversation Seals a Fate
The hit BBC drama, starring Tom Hiddleston as MI6 operative Jonathan Pine, premiered its second series on New Year's Day 2026. A decade after the first series, the story finds Pine working as a low-ranking officer overseeing surveillance in London. His world is upended when he identifies a former mercenary linked to arms dealer Richard Roper, leading him directly to the dangerous Colombian businessman, Teddy Dos Santos.
In an exclusive preview reported by the Express, Pine covertly listens in on a conversation between Teddy, played by Diego Calva, and a General. Teddy complains that a man named Alejandro Gualteros is "making my life difficult" by freezing bank accounts and attempting to inspect a shipment. "That cannot happen," Teddy warns. When the General offers to handle it, Teddy's instruction is chillingly clear: "Make it quick. No money. No operation."
Pine's High-Stakes Undercover Mission
To infiltrate Teddy's orbit, Jonathan Pine adopts a daring new cover. He masquerades as a businessman with a decade-long career in a Swiss bank in Hong Kong. The two meet at a tennis club, where Teddy is immediately probing. "You're English?" he asks. Pine coolly replies, "I'm from Hong Kong."
Explaining his presence in Colombia, Pine states, "Let's just say it's getting more complex to work with our Chinese friends. So I'm seeking new opportunities." Teddy, seemingly intrigued, labels him a "risk taker," a description Pine embraces with a smile: "In life as in on the court."
New Alliances and Splintering Loyalties
The new series also introduces Camila Morrone as businesswoman Roxana Bolaños, who is close to Teddy and finds herself reluctantly aiding Pine's mission to penetrate the arms operation. The official plot summary sets the stage for a treacherous path ahead, noting that as allegiances splinter, Pine must race to expose a conspiracy designed to destabilise a nation.
With betrayal lurking around every corner, the agent must decide whose trust to earn and how far he's willing to go before it's too late. The stage is set for a tense cat-and-mouse game where every move could be fatal.
The Night Manager continues its gripping second series on BBC One, promising more twists, high-stakes espionage, and moral dilemmas as Jonathan Pine faces his most formidable adversary yet.
