The Man From U.n.c.l.e. !!link!! ⟶

Producer Norman Felton wanted to create a "secret agent" show for television, but he envisioned a team-based approach rather than a lone wolf. He hired a young, rising writer named Ian Fleming—yes, that Ian Fleming—to develop the concept. Fleming created a character named "Napoleon Solo" (a name he also briefly considered for Bond) and outlined a global espionage network.

Cold War. Hot style. No rules. Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) are top agents from opposite sides of the Iron Curtain, forced into an uneasy alliance against a powerful international crime syndicate. Racing from Rome’s chic piazzas to secret island lairs, they’ll need brains, brawn, and impeccable tailoring to save the world — if they don’t kill each other first. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. : wit, danger, and retro cool in every frame. The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

By season two, the show was retooled. Illya Kuryakin was promoted to co-lead. The dynamic was perfect: The suave, capitalist American (Solo) and the logical, fierce Soviet (Kuryakin), forced to work together against THRUSH. In the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. presented a radical idea: East and West could be friends. It was Cold War détente played out in tailored Italian suits and black turtlenecks. Producer Norman Felton wanted to create a "secret

One of the greatest joys of revisiting The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is the "spot the star" game. Because the show was a hit, every working actor in Hollywood wanted a guest spot. Cold War