June 11 (UPI) — House alum Hugh Laurie and The Favourite actor Joe Alwyn have joined the ensemble of the espionage thriller, Legacy of Spies.

Based on John le Carré’s novels The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and A Legacy of Spies, the eight-part drama will also feature previously announced actors Matthew Macfadyen, Charlie Hunnam and Daniel Bruhl.

It will air on the BBC in the United Kingdom and on MGM+ in the United States.

“To be reunited with Hugh Laurie and Joe Alwyn as Control and Prideaux is a remarkable privilege as we build out the world of the Circus. It’s wonderful to welcome Hugh into a new dimension of the le Carré universe alongside his brilliant portrayal of Richard Roper in The Night Manager, and we’re thrilled that Joe, who we first worked with on Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, is now joining us in this momentous undertaking as well,” le Carre’s sons and the show’s executive producers Stephen and Simon Cornwell said in a statement Wednesday.

“There is something profound about watching our father’s universe brought to life by actors of this caliber, and it is extraordinary seeing the ensemble take flight. It’s everything we could have hoped for and more.”