The Gilded Age‘s Morgan Spector has been cast as Robert Langdon in Netflix’s adaptation of The Secret of Secrets. The sixth book in Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon series is being adapted by Carlton Cuse (Lost, Jack Ryan, Bates Motel), with Brown involved as an executive producer and co-creator.
Netflix and Carlton Cuse haven’t announced the series’ official title.
“Morgan is a truly wonderful actor whose work is always filled with intelligence, thoughtfulness, and humanity,” stated co-creator, writer, showrunner, and executive producer Carlton Cuse. “He’s the perfect fit for Robert Langdon—a brilliant academic whose curiosity, intelligence, and intellect are the tools of his trade.”
Oscar-winner Tom Hanks starred in the three film adaptations of Brown’s Robert Langdon novels: The Da Vinci Code (2006), Angels & Demons (2009), and Inferno (2016).
Netflix offers this description of the series and Morgan Spector’s Robert Langdon:
“Robert Langdon is a Harvard professor and world-renowned symbologist whose eidetic memory and puzzle-solving abilities help him unravel mysteries at the intersection of science and spirituality.
In Dan Brown’s thrilling novel, symbologist Robert Langdon races against ancient forces and time to rescue a missing scientist and her groundbreaking manuscript whose discoveries have the power to forever change humanity’s understanding of the mind. The series adaptation (currently untitled) will blend futuristic science with mystical lore, delivering on the heart-pounding suspense and international intrigue that has made the Langdon stories a global phenomenon.”
