Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersSundance Film FestivalIndependent Spirit AwardsBlack History MonthSXSWSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Episode guide
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

The Little Drummer Girl

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20182018
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 5h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
13K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,615
58
Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Shannon, and Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
Watch Trailer [OV]
Play trailer1:01
12 Videos
89 Photos
DramaThriller
As a Palestinian assassin is targeting prominent Israelis, a young English actress is recruited by Mossad to infiltrate the assassin's terrorist cell, requiring all of her acting talents but... Read allAs a Palestinian assassin is targeting prominent Israelis, a young English actress is recruited by Mossad to infiltrate the assassin's terrorist cell, requiring all of her acting talents but also putting her at considerable risk.As a Palestinian assassin is targeting prominent Israelis, a young English actress is recruited by Mossad to infiltrate the assassin's terrorist cell, requiring all of her acting talents but also putting her at considerable risk.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
13K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,615
58
  • Stars
    • Simona Brown
    • Gennady Fleyscher
    • Clare Holman
  • Stars
    • Simona Brown
    • Gennady Fleyscher
    • Clare Holman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 113User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards

    Episodes6

    Browse episodes
    TopTop-rated
    1 Season
    2018

    Videos12

    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 1:01
    Watch Trailer [OV]
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:01
    Watch Official Trailer
    The Little Drummer Girl: Part 3 (Episode 6)
    Trailer 4:28
    Watch The Little Drummer Girl: Part 3 (Episode 6)
    The Little Drummer Girl: Part 2 (Episode 4)
    Trailer 4:10
    Watch The Little Drummer Girl: Part 2 (Episode 4)
    The Little Drummer Girl: Part 1 (Episode 1)
    Trailer 1:15
    Watch The Little Drummer Girl: Part 1 (Episode 1)
    The Little Drummer Girl: Part 2 (Episode 3)
    Trailer 3:51
    Watch The Little Drummer Girl: Part 2 (Episode 3)
    The Little Drummer Girl: Who Are You People?
    Trailer 0:29
    Watch The Little Drummer Girl: Who Are You People?
    The Little Drummer Girl: Part 3 (Episode 5)
    Trailer 3:31
    Watch The Little Drummer Girl: Part 3 (Episode 5)
    The Little Drummer Girl
    Trailer 0:56
    Watch The Little Drummer Girl
    The Little Drummer Girl: Season 1
    Trailer 0:26
    Watch The Little Drummer Girl: Season 1
    The Little Drummer Girl: Never Trust A Spy
    Trailer 0:30
    Watch The Little Drummer Girl: Never Trust A Spy
    The Little Drummer Girl: Bts Look At Season 1
    Featurette 4:34
    Watch The Little Drummer Girl: Bts Look At Season 1

    Photos89

    Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    Michael Shannon in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    Alexander Skarsgård and Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Shannon in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
    Alexander Skarsgård in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Simona Brown
    Simona Brown
    • Rachel
    Gennady Fleyscher
    • Schwilli
    Clare Holman
    Clare Holman
    • Miss Bach
    Daniel Litman
    Daniel Litman
    • Daniel
    Michael Moshonov
    Michael Moshonov
    • Shimon Litvak
    Florence Pugh
    Florence Pugh
    • Charlie…
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Martin Kurtz
    Alexander Skarsgård
    Alexander Skarsgård
    • Gadi Becker
    Kate Sumpter
    Kate Sumpter
    • Rose
    Alessandro Piavani
    Alessandro Piavani
    • Mario Rossino
    Lubna Azabal
    Lubna Azabal
    • Fatmeh Al-Khadar
    Amir Khoury
    Amir Khoury
    • Michel…
    Iben Akerlie
    Iben Akerlie
    • Anna Witgen
    Adel Bencherif
    Adel Bencherif
    • Tayeh
    Shlomo Bar-Aba
    Shlomo Bar-Aba
    • Noah Gavron
    Alexander Beyer
    Alexander Beyer
    • Dr Paul Alexis
    Charif Ghattas
    • Khalil Al-Khadar
    Katharina Schüttler
    Katharina Schüttler
    • Helga Stern
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    The Night Manager
    8.0
    The Night Manager
    Lady Macbeth
    6.8
    Lady Macbeth
    Life is But a Dream
    6.2
    Life is But a Dream
    Night Fishing
    6.4
    Night Fishing
    The Ipcress File
    7.2
    The Ipcress File
    Bitter Sweet Seoul
    6.2
    Bitter Sweet Seoul
    The Honorable Woman
    8.0
    The Honorable Woman
    Stoker
    6.8
    Stoker
    The Little Drummer Girl
    6.1
    The Little Drummer Girl
    A Rose Reborn
    5.6
    A Rose Reborn
    A Very English Scandal
    7.7
    A Very English Scandal
    Thirst
    7.1
    Thirst

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Florence Pugh revealed that nudity was banned by the American television network which co-produced the drama. Purgh explained, "America is quite scared of bums and nipples. We had to make sure there were no bums and nipples out. There was one scene we did where Alex [Skarsgård] and I were under the duvet and supposedly naked, and halfway through, I hear: 'CUT! CUT!' [Director Chan-wook Park] says: 'Florence, you've got to hide your nipples more!' I'm like: 'OK!' So we do it again, and again I hear: 'CUT! CUT! Florence! It looks like you're hiding your nipples.' I'm like: 'Arrrgh! Just let me get my breasts out, I don't care!' But America does care. I don't know why. My parents were very cool and made sure we watched lots of European films when we grew up, so nudity has never been a problem for me, as long as it's done beautifully."
    • Goofs
      Shots of the reel to reel tape recorder, supposedly recording, had the device in 'play' mode , not record mode. In record mode the play/record selector turns a further 30 degrees. The 'tapes' stacked on top of the filing cabinet are 9 track half inch reel to reel tapes , not quarter inch audio tapes.
    • Alternate versions
      Also available in eight-episode version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Front Row: Episode #3.5 (2018)

    User reviews113

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    Florence Pugh is mesmerizing
    There are some sublime moments in this six part series, an adaptation of the John le Carré novel directed by Park Chan-wook. None are finer than the scene with the shadows on the ancient buildings at the top of the Acropolis in Athens, but I have to say, Florence Pugh getting rubbed down on the beach or playing acoustic guitar and singing the folk song "Murder of Maria Marten" come pretty damn close. My goodness, she's fantastic here. Watching her act as someone acting as a Palestinian sympathizer to infiltrate their ranks is mesmerizing, and she fully inhabits her character.

    There is real tension as this story plays out, with the Israeli Mossad agents (led by Michael Shannon and Alexander Skarsgård) trying to track down a smart bomber (Charif Ghattas) and the organization which also includes his siblings (Lubna Azabal and Amir Khoury). As the Palestinians use young women who have been groomed to plant the bombs, the Israelis try to use the same playbook and implant a young woman (Pugh) amongst them.

    The series is a little slow moving and it was probably guilty of being elongated, exacerbated by a couple of the early episodes feeling too talky. It's biggest issue, however, is in how improbable the story is, and its central premise was one I could never truly buy into. As early as episode two we can see why the Israelis have chosen the young woman, but it's certainly not clear why she would choose to go along with it, especially considering her progressive, pro-Palestinian views. To accept incredible danger and put up with a creepy backstory in the process did not at all seem plausible. By episode four we finally see her questioning it all, something that should have happened much earlier, but to have the reason be an attraction to the Israeli agent was unconvincing. It was also a little annoying when she later developed feelings for one of the Palestinians, which felt like tawdry melodrama by the author. There are other elements which didn't ring true, such as why the youngest Palestinian brother would have given up the information as he did, but the whopper is the entire arc of Pugh's character.

    I also wondered if the film had a balanced view of the two sides in this struggle, seeing as how the Israeli protagonists are cleverly hunting down Palestinian terrorists, even if the latter are humanized and some of the Israeli atrocities are expressed through anecdotes. It's a mixed bag on that front, and let's just say, felt awfully tidy at the end. There were some really nice bits though, including the noxious anti-Semitism in the British Intelligence officer, and a fantastic dream sequence of the Israeli agent shaking hands with the Palestinian and the latter bursting into flames, saying 'Al Nakba' ("The Catastrophe," referring to what happened in 1948). Overall, worth watching for the production value, and Florence Pugh.
    helpful•11
    1
    • gbill-74877
    • Mar 16, 2022

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • November 19, 2018 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Athens, Greece
    • Production companies
      • The Ink Factory
      • AMC Networks
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • 5 hours 42 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • IMDb Answers: Help fill gaps in our data
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page
    Add episode

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.