{
  "id": 5647662,
  "title": "Netflix reveals first pic from Hanks-less Da Vinci Code sequel The Secret of Secrets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/netflix-reveals-first-pic-from-hanks-less-da-vinci-code-sequel-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T16:57:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/the-secret-of-secrets-netflix-dan-brown"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dan Brown's symbologist Robert Langdon is set to return to the small screen in Netflix's new series The Secret of Secrets. Morgan Spector takes over the role from Tom Hanks, who portrayed Langdon in the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code and its sequels. The series will follow Langdon as he races against ancient forces and time to rescue a missing scientist and her groundbreaking manuscript. The manuscript's discoveries have the potential to forever change humanity's understanding of the mind. Rebecca Hall will play Langdon's longtime love interest Katherine Solomon, whose specialty of \"noetic science\" is a real but dubious field of study. Other cast members include Mamadou Athie, Ben Levi Ross, Anamaria Marinca, Richard Sammel, Elena Saurel, Cherry Jones, Corey Stoll, Rob Delaney, and Abby Lee. Lost's Carlton Cuse will serve as showrunner, writer, and executive producer. This will be the fifth live action adaptation of Brown's 2025 best-seller.",
  "summary": "The Dan Brown sequel series will star Morgan Spector and Rebecca Hall.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}