When he originally adapted John le Carré’s The Night Manager for BBC One and AMC, David Farr reshaped a key narrative thread from the 1993 novel involving the covert arming of Colombian drug cartels in order to keep the action centered primarily in the Middle East. Presumably, that felt like a more geographically timely approach. A cerebral thriller boosted by the performances from Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager was a huge hit in the UK and a major awards player in the States, but the six-episode series’ March 2016 finale felt generally resolved. AMC moved back in the le Carré catalogue to The Little Drummer Girl, another contained six-parter that I actually preferred for Florence Pugh’s star turn and the flashy direction from Park Chan-wook, though it was less of a smash. The Night Manager The Bottom Line Gets good once it stops living in the past. Airdate: Sunday, January 11 (Amazon)Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Diego Calva, Camila Morrone, Hayley Squires, Paul Chahidi, Indira Varma, Olivia ColmanCreator: David FarrDirector: Georgi Banks-Davies The BBC …