Home > The Little Drummer Girl > Miniseries « TV Series Page The Little Drummer Girl: Miniseries (2018) Want to see Episode List Miniseries The Little Drummer Girl Critics Consensus The Little Drummer Girl marches to a steady beat of assured plotting, extraordinary art direction, and a uniformly terrific cast that makes the show's smolderingly slow burn pace bearable. 95% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 67 78% Audience Score User Ratings: 254 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 No Score Yet Episode 1 (Uncut) Air date: Nov 19, 2018 Charlie, a fiery and brilliant young actress, meets a mysterious stranger on the beach in Greece, and he draws her into an international espionage operation. More 2 No Score Yet Episode 2 (Uncut) Air date: Nov 19, 2018 Charlie is recruited with the promise of the role of a lifetime to infiltrate a dangerous revolutionary cell. As a cover story, she and Becker must pose as lovers. More 3 No Score Yet Episode 3 (Uncut) Air date: Nov 20, 2018 Charlie drives a car laden with explosives to a drop-off in Austria, while Kurtz and Becker race to save her from a fatal misstep. More 4 No Score Yet Episode 4 (Uncut) Air date: Nov 20, 2018 Charlie awaits contact from Michel's network, but her performance may not hold up under scrutiny. She and Becker share a last moment together before she crosses the point of no return. More 5 No Score Yet Episode 5 (Uncut) Air date: Nov 21, 2018 Charlie joins a group of revolutionaries in Lebanon, with no one to save her if she is exposed as a spy. She works to earn the trust of Khalil and Michel's sister, Fatmeh. More 6 100% Episode 6 (Uncut) Air date: Nov 21, 2018 Charlie prepares for her part in Khalil's next strike. More The Little Drummer Girl: Miniseries Videos 1:00 The Little Drummer Girl: Mini-Series Trailer 1:16 The Little Drummer Girl: Season 1 Episode 1 Sneak Peek - Slow Down View All Videos (2) The Little Drummer Girl: Miniseries Photos View All Photos (10) Tv Season Info The drama series is based on the novel of the same name written by John le Carré and follows the life of Charlie, a young English actress who, in 1979, is recruited as a spy by Martin Kurtz, an Israeli intelligence agent, and given the mission to help in locating and killing Khalil, a Palestinian terrorist. In Series 1, Charlie finds herself used as a pawn in a big game of espionage, but ends up being a danger to all sides involved when she starts sympathizing with the people she's supposed to neutralize. Genre: Drama Network: AMC Premiere Date: Nov 19, 2018 Exec. Producers: Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell, John Le Carré, Mona Qureshi, Joe Tsai, Arthur Wang, Wonjo Jeong Cast Florence Pugh as Charlie Alexander Skarsgård as Becker Michael Shannon as Kurtz Michael Moshonov as Shimon Litvak Alexander Beyer as Dr Paul Alexis Simona Brown as Rachel Show More Cast News & Interviews for The Little Drummer Girl: Miniseries Best-Reviewed TV Shows by Genre 2018 2018 TV Premiere Dates Calendar Ralph Breaks the Internet and Creed II Are Certified Fresh View All The Little Drummer Girl: Miniseries News Episodes 1 No Score Yet Episode 1 (Uncut) Air date: Nov 19, 2018 Charlie, a fiery and brilliant young actress, meets a mysterious stranger on the beach in Greece, and he draws her into an international espionage operation. More 2 No Score Yet Episode 2 (Uncut) Air date: Nov 19, 2018 Charlie is recruited with the promise of the role of a lifetime to infiltrate a dangerous revolutionary cell. As a cover story, she and Becker must pose as lovers. More 3 No Score Yet Episode 3 (Uncut) Air date: Nov 20, 2018 Charlie drives a car laden with explosives to a drop-off in Austria, while Kurtz and Becker race to save her from a fatal misstep. More 4 No Score Yet Episode 4 (Uncut) Air date: Nov 20, 2018 Charlie awaits contact from Michel's network, but her performance may not hold up under scrutiny. She and Becker share a last moment together before she crosses the point of no return. More 5 No Score Yet Episode 5 (Uncut) Air date: Nov 21, 2018 Charlie joins a group of revolutionaries in Lebanon, with no one to save her if she is exposed as a spy. She works to earn the trust of Khalil and Michel's sister, Fatmeh. More 6 100% Episode 6 (Uncut) Air date: Nov 21, 2018 Charlie prepares for her part in Khalil's next strike. More Critic Reviews for The Little Drummer Girl Miniseries All Critics (67) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (60) | Rotten (7) All these psychosexual, world-building spy games take up the first half of the series, which I realized as I was scarfing it like popcorn reminded me of nothing so much as the first two seasons of Homeland. Don't run away! Nov 19, 2018 | Full Review… Willa Paskin Slate Top Critic It's another high-profile mini-series that rewards the patient, and further proof of its director's international importance. Nov 17, 2018 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic From start to finish, it's like a very expanded episode of Mission: Impossible. And I mean that as a compliment. Nov 16, 2018 | Full Review… David Bianculli NPR Top Critic The acclaimed Korean director makes a stunning TV debut with Alexander Skarsgard, Florence Pugh, and Michael Shannon's fabulous accent. Nov 15, 2018 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic What makes "The Little Drummer Girl" so good is the methodical pursuit of an answer. Nov 19, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic Park's hand with suspense and impeccable interpretive work make for an impressive series. [Full Review in Spanish] Mar 3, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Luis Caviaro Espinof Period rather than modern, stylised rather than naturalistic, lofty rather than gritty... this six-part John Le Carre adaptation may take the familiar premise of a group of agents trying to bring down a terror cell, but its execution is unique. Dec 4, 2018 | Full Review… Louisa Mellor Den of Geek It may lack the instant hit and gratification of other high profile BBC offerings such as Bodyguard or, indeed, the global flash of The Night Manager - but The Little Drummer Girl has depth and intrigue in spades. Dec 27, 2018 | Full Review… Cameron K. McEwan Digital Spy The screenplay's philosophical approach, Park's hypnotic direction and the similar magnetism of Pugh and Shannon will ultimately drive you on, propelling you deeper into The Little Drummer Girl's beguiling world. Dec 27, 2018 | Full Review… Farah Cheded Film School Rejects The seventies-based spy story of intrigue and personal and political subterfuge in the Middle East has a lot of style and a lot of twists and a lot of turns. Dec 17, 2018 | Full Review… Dominic Patten Deadline Hollywood Daily Although it has its moments, this six-episode series... just isn't as entertaining as it should be. Dec 7, 2018 | Full Review… Hannah Brown Jerusalem Post A notable adaptation. [Full Review in Spanish] Jan 16, 2019 | Full Review… Ernesto Diezmartinez El Pais (Spain) View All Critic Reviews (67) Audience Reviews for The Little Drummer Girl: Miniseries May 03, 2019 Other adaptations of Le Carre's work I just couldn't get into, but the characters in this one were so interesting that it worked for me. I don't mind a slow pace and intricacy so long as the characters intrigue me. Tiyana W Mar 19, 2019 Great costumes, great acting, suspenseful ! A must see! Mar 16, 2019 I love the genre and was excited to see this miniseries. It held my attention until the end but pace is definitely a bit of a downer. Great cast who lived up to their reputations. Chuck C Mar 01, 2019 Stylishly morally ambiguous drama about terrorists and intelligence agencies. David F Mar 01, 2019 Great drama, absolutely loved the cinematography you can tell that Park Chan-Wook is involved from the moment it begins, it��Â?�Â?s stunning, first rate acting from Michael Shannon who is consistently wonderful in any role and Alexander Skarsgard is great as Becker. The story of course is fascinating and complex as with all le Carre��Â?�Â?s work and amazingly well told. The only issue for me was that I just didn��Â?�Â?t get the chemistry between Becker and Charlie, it just didn��Â?�Â?t feel real to me. Florence Pugh seemed slightly out of place and it was hard for me to have empathy for her character as she just didn��Â?�Â?t seem to have any. All, in all this series is definitely worth watching. It��Â?�Â?s probably the best adeptation of a le Carre novel ever. Jan D Jan 27, 2019 I read the novel, watched the series, reread the novel and then watched the series again. I was totally hooked every time and felt that the book helped to flesh out parts of the story that there was perhaps no time to film but that the series brought added colour to many of the events, locations and characters of the book. I was initially disappointed that the series did not end with Charlies breakdown in the theatre and Gadis reappearance in her life. On further reflection I felt that Alexander Skarsgårds subtle performance, which conveyed very effectively - even more so than the novel - Gadis growing concern for Charlie and his increasing reservations regarding her role in Martys grand plan, his transformation from a cool agent to a warm human was epitomised in the understated ending. Gay B Jan 23, 2019 Adding to my earlier post ... thanks to Calum Marsh's excellent review below I apologize for not recognizing the extended show time of the brilliant BBC "Smiley's People" which was clearly brilliant with greatest respect to Alec Guinness! Ken M Jan 02, 2019 Great performance by Alexander Skarsgård and occasionally some amazing stuff, but overall the pacing just kills it. Far too slow, too little happens. What little does happen is dragged out for far too long. Sorry. Glenn C Dec 31, 2018 So slow and boring. Im a huge fan of Chan Wook Park but this series proved to me that he has a fascination with having older men be sexually attracted to barely pubescent girls (like the girl who dropped off the suitcase in beginning looked 15 and the guy is fixated on her sensually. Its annoying if it has no point. I also thought the lead was too young too. I also felt like I was busy looking at props and set pieces more so than following the narrative. As if he wasnt paying attention to the pace and narrative. I honestly cant tell you who the main characters were after watching the first episode and why we were watching them. As a huge Night Manager fan, this was a big disappointment. CP M Dec 05, 2018 good but could have been great if they made the initial 'seduction' of the heroine more believable William M See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! Best of Netflix Movies and shows to binge now More News & Features TOP HEADLINES Who Is the Best Joker? – Rotten Tomatoes All 26 James Bond Movies Ranked – Rotten Tomatoes 100 Essential Spanish-Language Movies – Rotten Tomatoes 200 Essential Movies To Watch Now – Rotten Tomatoes The Best LGBT Movies on Netflix Right Now – Rotten Tomatoes 10 Great TV Shows That Failed in Their Final Seasons – Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes’ First Book Rotten Movies We Love is Out This October – Rotten Tomatoes Your Full List of All Upcoming DC Movies – With Key Details – Rotten Tomatoes More Headlines View All Results Go back More trailers