The upcoming thriller series for AMC, “The Little Drummer Girl,” is probably the easiest bit of TV content to sell all year. Director Park Chan-wook is joined by actors Florence Pugh, Michael Shannon, and Alexander Skarsgård to tell the story of an actress in the late-‘70s that meets a mysterious man while on vacation in Greece and from there is caught up in a potential conspiracy.
Any one of those aforementioned four people would be enough to get viewers to tune in to a new series. The fact that a superstar, critically-acclaimed director is teaming up with one of the biggest stars right now (Skarsgård), one of the most promising up-and-comers (Pugh), and…well, Michael Shannon, who is quite possibly the most watchable actor on the whole planet makes ‘Drummer Girl’ a series that could very well be the best piece of TV content you might see all year.
And to make it even more enticing, AMC is giving viewers the next best thing to binge-watching. Instead of overwhelming your sense with 6 straight hours of goodness, the network is going to tease you with 2 hours each night for three consecutive nights. Honestly, this is probably for the best, as you can savor each block of episodes for a full 24 hours.
“The Little Drummer Girl” hits AMC in a special three-night event from November 19 to 21.
Here are the synopsis and new trailer:
Based on John le Carré’s best-selling literary masterpiece of the same name and directed by visionary filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Oldboy, The Handmaiden, Stoker), The Little Drummer Girl weaves a suspenseful and explosive story of espionage and high-stakes international intrigue. Set in the late 1970s, the pulsating thriller follows Charlie (BAFTA-nominate Florence Pugh), a fiery actress and idealist whose resolve is tested after she meets the mysterious Becker (Emmy® and Golden Globe®Award-winner Alexander 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 (twice Academy Award-nominated Michael Shannon). Charlie takes on the role of a lifetime as a double agent while remaining uncertain of her own loyalties.