Tom Hiddleston drops major hint about The Night Manager season 2 release date

Viewers ofBBC's The Night Manager are anxiously awaiting the second series launch, and it appears the wait might soon be over.

The six-episode espionage drama debuted in 2016 and became a massive success amongst television audiences. The programme draws from John le Carré's 1993 novel bearing the identical title.

Tom Hiddleston assumed the starring role of Jonathan Pine in The Night Manager, and he's set to return for both the upcoming secondand third instalments.

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Whilst appearing on BBC's The One Show on Tuesday (19 August), Tom teased when audiences might anticipate the second season's arrival as presenters Roman Kemp and Clara Amfo shared viewer messages.

Tom, joining The One Show alongside his The Life of Chuck co-stars Karen Gillan and Mark Hamill, learnt that someone had tweeted the BBC programme expressing their enthusiasm for The Night Manager, reports Wales Online.

Gazing directly into the camera, the performer playfully declared over when the second series would be released: "Coming soon!" before beaming at Roman and Clara.

Previously, it was revealed The Night Manager had received approval for second and third series from both the BBC and Amazon Prime Video, with Tom confirming his return to the forthcoming episodes.

Additional information has remained largely confidential, though the second series will continue from where the original concluded, regardless of the considerable gap between both seasons.

The Night Manager spins the tale of Jonathan, a night manager at a posh hotel in Cairo and an ex-British soldier.

He's enlisted by Angela, played by Olivia Colman, who heads up a Foreign Office task force probing illicit arms sales. Angela assigns Jonathan the mission of penetrating the inner circle of arms trader Richard Roper, brought to life by Hugh Laurie.

Reflecting on his return to The Night Manager for a fresh series, Tom expressed: "The first series of The Night Manager was one of the most creatively fulfilling projects I have ever worked on. The depth, range and complexity of Jonathan Pine was, and remains, a thrilling prospect.

"I'm so looking forward to reuniting with Simon and Stephen Cornwell, David Farr and Stephen Garrett, and to working with Georgi Banks-Davies to tell the next chapter of our story. I can't wait."

The One Show airs on weekdays on BBC One at 7pm