“The Spy Who Came In From the Cold is one of the greatest espionage stories ever told,” Ink Factory co-CEO Simon Cornwell said in a statement.
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, the 1963 Cold War novel which was subsequently adapted into a 1965 film starring Richard Burton, is eyeing a limited series remake.
A New York Times bestseller, The Spy Who Came In From the Cold follows the rise of the Berlin Wall as senior British intelligence officer Alec Leamas witnesses the brutal murder of one his agents.
Following the success of AMC’s The Night Manager, Paramount is developing another John le Carré classic in association with Ink Factory, our sister site Deadline reports.