Morgan Spector to Lead Netflix’s Adaptation of Dan Brown’s *The Secret of Secrets*

Netflix is scheduled to announce on Monday, July 27 that actor Morgan Spector, known for HBO’s *The Gilded Age*, will star as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon in a new series based on Dan Brown’s 2025 novel *The Secret of Secrets*. The untitled series received a straight-to-series order in May 2025 and will blend futuristic science with mystical lore, according to a Netflix press release.

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Spector replaces Tom Hanks, who portrayed Langdon in three feature films, and Ashley Zukerman, who played a younger Langdon in Peacock’s 2021 series *The Lost Symbol*. Carlton Cuse, co-creator of the novel and showrunner, will write and executive-produce the series alongside Dan Brown, Emma Forman (Genre-Arts), and Zoe Robyn. Cuse also confirmed that Spector will retain his role as railroad baron George Russell on *The Gilded Age*, which is slated to return for a fourth season in the fall.

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Dan Brown’s Langdon novels have become a global phenomenon, pairing academic puzzles with international intrigue. *The Secret of Secrets* is the sixth installment in the series and expands the character’s focus from art-history conspiracies to cutting-edge neuroscience, as described in the series’ logline.

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Netflix described the adaptation as “heart-pounding suspense and international intrigue” that will deliver the “global phenomenon” of the Langdon stories. Carlton Cuse issued a statement praising Spector’s suitability for the role, noting his “intelligence, thoughtfulness and humanity.” The production is expected to film while Spector continues work on *The Gilded Age*.

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• “Morgan is a truly wonderful actor whose work is always filled with intelligence, thoughtfulness and humanity,” — Carlton Cuse, the bestselling author

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