The BBC and BritBox have announced further casting for the forthcoming six-part series Hercule from Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited for the BBC and BritBox North America. The second Agatha Christie novel to be adapted for the series is Peril at End House, following Lord Edgware Dies.
Joining Edward Bluemel are Jessica Alexander (The Beauty, The Return of Stanley Atwell), Honor Swinton Byrne (The Souvenir, War), Omari Douglas (Black Doves, It’s A Sin), Paul Forman (Emily in Paris, Stags), Arthur Hughes (Shardlake, Then Barbara Met Alan), Ralf Little (Death in Paradise, The Royle Family), River Medway (Here & Now, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK), Katherine Parkinson (Rivals, Here We Go), Natalie Quarry (Call the Midwife, Think of England), and Toby Stephens (Black Sails, Jane Eyre).
Hercule is currently filming primarily in Liverpool and chronicles the story of the world’s greatest detective – and how he became it. The series is an intimate study of Hercule Poirot the man and an epic portrait of Britain between the wars. The series will centre around three of Christie’s early stories, while also introducing Hercule Poirot to future friends and allies and one particular nemesis…
Written by Benji Walters (Code of Silence, The Leopard, Obsession), the first two episodes are being directed by Jonny Campbell (Am I Being Unreasonable?, In The Flesh), with Chanya Button (Code of Silence, Doctor Who) and Alrick Riley (Bridgerton, How to Get Away with Murder) directing the second two episodes and the final two episodes respectively. Charlie Palmer (A Woman Of Substance, Extraordinary) serves as series producer.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest detectives in fiction, Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot novels have sold over 750 million copies, captivating readers and audiences for more than a century.
Hercule (6 x 60’) is produced by Mammoth Screen (a part of ITV Studios) and Agatha Christie Limited for BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK, and BritBox in North America in 2027.
The executive producers are Benji Walters and Jonny Campbell, James Prichard for Agatha Christie Limited, Rebecca Durbin and Damien Timmer for Mammoth Screen, Nick Lambon for the BBC, and Robert Schildhouse, Jon Farrar, and Stephen Nye for BritBox. Fifth Season is handling global distribution.
Previous Agatha Christie adaptations are available to stream on BBC iPlayer and on BritBox.
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