'The Secret of Secrets' Book Adaptation Casts 'The Handmaid's Tale' Actress

Netflix is moving forward with the adaptation of The Secret of Secrets, Dan Brown’s latest book featuring his most famous character: Robert Langdon. After the announcement that Morgan Spector will play Langdon—a role previously portrayed by Tom Hanks in theaters—and Rebecca Hall, the series has now added more names to the cast. (via Deadline)

The production will also feature Cherry Jones (Succession, The Handmaid's Tale), Corey Stoll (Billions, Ant-Man), Rob Delaney (Dying for Sex), and Abbey Lee (Black Rabbit).

According to the announcement, Jones will play Heide Nagel, a U.S. ambassador in Prague involved in a secret project led by Everett Finch, a role played by Corey Stoll. Delaney will be Jonas Faukman, an editor who gets caught up in a “complicated situation,” and Lee will play Sasha Vesna, a research assistant to scientist Dr. Gessner, with whom she shares a bond.

Everything you need to know about the adaptation of The Secret of Secrets

Dan Brown is the acclaimed author of books such as The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, which have already been made into films. In addition, Cuse successfully adapted another bestselling thriller novel series for TV that also spawned a feature film franchise: Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.

According to Deadline, the series is not expected to keep the same title as the book, but a new title has yet to be announced. The cast and the rest of the creative team will also be revealed later.

In the book, symbologist Robert Langdon races against ancient forces and the clock 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 will blend futuristic science with mystical tradition, delivering the pulse-pounding suspense and international intrigue that made Langdon’s stories a global phenomenon.

Brown himself considers it “by far the most intricately plotted and ambitious book I’ve ever written, and I also think it’s the most fun.”

For now, the new series does not yet have a release date.