Loki (Tom Hiddleston) from "Thor" and "The Avengers" and Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) from the Fox TV hit series are coming back to TV. Both are British TV and films stars. Laurie and Hiddleston will be teaming up for a spy mini-series.

It was confirmed last week that Laurie and Hiddleston have signed on to work on a limited series adaptation of John le Carré's novel "The Night Manager." Le Carré's novels usually fall into the realm of espionage, and "The Night Manager" is no different. Le Carré is responsible for writing the critically acclaimed book-to-film adaptation "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," among others.

The people behind the "The Night Manager" know about hits. "The Night Manager" is being developed in partnership with the BBC, and the U.K. Ink Factory. The U.K. Ink Factory just produced the recently released Philip Seymour Hoffman spy film "A Most Wanted Man," The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.

David Farr, who wrote the screenplay for "Hanna," starring Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett, as well as the British TV series "Spooks," will be penning the adaptation.

Le Carré's novels, besides "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy," has been the food for both film and TV. His book-to-film and TV adaptations are "The Constant Gardener," and "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold," The A.V. Club reported.

Le Carré's "The Night Manager" is old but it is still relevant. Published in 1993, "The Night Manager" centers around Jonathan Pine, a British soldier who has now become a luxurious hotel night auditor, The Hollywood Reporter noted. He soon meets a French-Arab woman named Sophie. Sophie works for Richard Onslow Roper, an English black marketer who specializes in selling weapons.

Sophie, who trusts Pine, gives him some documents that could implicate Roper. Pine then sends the incriminating evidence to a friend of his in British intelligence. But alas, Sophie ends up dead, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. Pine then teams up with British intelligence operatives and goes undercover to stop Roper and avenge Sophie's death.

There is no word yet on which roles Hiddleston and Laurie will play.

Both British stars are no stranger to TV. Laurie had a successful time playing the obnoxious, yet complicated House for almost eight years -- 2004-2012. And Hiddleston has done a lot of BBC mini-series including "The Hollow Crown," and he also starred in "Wallander."

At the moment, Hiddleston is filming the Hank Williams biopic "I Saw the Light." Hiddleston is playing the role of Williams, Entertainment Weekly reported.

No release date has been scheduled as yet, but networks in the U.S. are lining up to buy the series.

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