Netflix Casts Morgan Spector as Robert Langdon for Series

Netflix has officially cast actor Morgan Spector as the new Robert Langdon, the famed symbologist at the center of Dan Brown's bestselling novels, for an upcoming series adaptation. The streaming service confirmed the casting on Monday, July 27, 2026, selecting Spector to take over the role previously played by Tom Hanks in a series of feature films. The project is an adaptation of Brown's 2025 novel, "The Secret of Secrets."

Spector, known for his roles as George Russell on HBO's "The Gilded Age" and for his work in Netflix's "Black Rabbit," will lead the currently untitled series. Showrunner and executive producer Carlton Cuse, who co-created the series with Brown, praised the casting in a statement, saying Spector is a wonderful actor whose work is filled with intelligence, thoughtfulness, and humanity. Cuse called him the perfect fit for Langdon, describing the character as a brilliant academic whose curiosity and intellect are central to the role.

The series will follow Langdon, a Harvard professor with an eidetic memory, as he is drawn into a high-stakes mystery. The official logline states he must race against time to rescue a missing scientist and recover her...