Spies and Plagues Tonight

Get ready for a new batch of shows starting tonight.  First, on AMC you can watch The Night Manager, a John le Carre spy story about modern day gun-running in the Middle East.  While we remember Mr. le Carre's tales from the days of the Cold War, his story has been updated to reflect the new international realities.  Here is how AMC defines this six-part miniseries:

...a contemporary interpretation of John le Carré’s best-selling spy novel, which follows hotel manager Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) in his quest to bring down international arms dealer Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie). Pine, a former soldier, is thrust into a world of international intrigue when he is recruited by a British intelligence officer (Olivia Colman) to infiltrate Roper’s inner circle. To get to the heart of Roper’s vast empire, Pine must withstand the allure of his beautiful girlfriend Jed (Elizabeth Debicki) and the suspicious interrogations of his venal chief of staff Major Corkoran (Tom Hollander). In his quest to do the right thing, Pine must first become a criminal himself.

This trailer may draw you in, particularly if you have been a fan of previous le Carre or even James Bond productions. 

And if you tastes run more towards the tragic back home, The CW will be showing Containment.  The series is set in Atlanta during an outbreak of god knows what.  It looks a lot like what we missed in the early days leading to The Last Ship, another plague-driven tale.  The series was created by Julie Plec, who also created The Vampire Diaries and The Originals.  I presume we are not looking at a vampire-induced plague here, but I reserve my comments for now.

The trailer will not provide much more about what affects these people.  However, it looks worst than Zika.