Given there is no next novel for The Night Manager to adapt, it will be interesting to learn how Season 2’s writers handle that.
A similar situation emerged in the wake of Big Little Lies’ critical and ratings success.
As Game of Thrones’ George R.R. Martin and Outlander’s Diana Gabaldon know, a TV series and a book are two different things.
Originally planned as a limited series, its popularity helped drive interest in producing another season, even though the author of the original novel it was based on never published a sequel.