Morgan Spector in Talks to Play Robert Langdon, Rebecca Hall Eyed for Netflix's THE SECRETS OF SECRETS Series

Netflix looks like it's getting ready to introduce a new face as legendary symbologist Robert Langdon. According to reports, Morgan Spector is in negotiations to take over the role made famous by Tom Hanks in a television adaptation of The Secret of Secrets, the latest novel from Dan Brown.

Joining him could be Rebecca Hall, who is reportedly in talks to star as Katherine Solomon, the scientist whose disappearance sends Langdon on another globe-spanning mystery packed with danger, history, and high-stakes discoveries.

For fans of Spector, there's no need to worry about what this means for The Gilded Age. Sources say his involvement in the Netflix series wouldn't interfere with his role as fan-favorite railroad tycoon George Russell. If HBO renews The Gilded Age for a fifth season, scheduling would reportedly allow him to appear in both projects. Season 4 is expected to premiere this fall.

The story follows Langdon as he races against powerful ancient forces while trying to rescue his missing girlfriend, scientist Katherine Solomon, and recover her revolutionary manuscript before its discoveries change humanity's understanding of the human mind forever.

One of the more interesting aspects of the casting is that, if the deals close, it would be the first television series featuring real-life married couple Spector and Hall together. The two have previously shared the stage and screen in productions including Machinal, Christine, and Permission, but they've never headlined a TV series as a duo.

The adaptation is being developed by Brown alongside Carlton Cuse, who serves as co-creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Emma Forman will also executive produce through Genre-Arts.

Production is expected to kick off this fall in Prague, which also serves as the primary setting for the novel.

The Secret of Secrets will be published by Doubleday in September and marks the sixth installment in Brown's wildly successful Robert Langdon series, following Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno, and Origin.

Thanks in large part to the massive popularity of The Da Vinci Code, Brown's novels have sold more than 250 million copies across 56 languages, making the franchise one of the biggest literary phenomena of the modern era.

Of course, many fans will always associate Langdon with Hanks, who starred in the film adaptations of The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and Inferno, all directed by Ron Howard.

Spector is and interesting choice to step into Langdon's shoes. He brings a commanding screen presence, intelligence, and charisma that could make for a fresh take on the character while still honoring what readers have loved about him for decades. Pairing him with Hall only makes the project even more appealing.

If everything comes together, Netflix could have the beginning of a compelling new franchise that gives Robert Langdon a new home on television, and that's something mystery fans will definitely want to keep an eye on.