The BBC and BritBox have announced casting for the forthcoming six-part series Hercule from Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited for BBC and BritBox North America.
Joining the already-announced Edward Bluemel in the title role are Henry Ashton (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder), James D’Arcy (Oppenheimer, Constellations), Calvin Demba (Supacell, Life), Phil Dunning (Smoggie Queens, Am I Being Unreasonable?), Jack Gleeson (House of Guinness, In the Land of the Saints and Sinners), Tamsin Greig (Riot Women, Friday Night Dinner), James Nesbitt (Cold Feet, Run Away), Guy Remmers (The Buccaneers, Lessons), Rebecca Rittenhouse (His & Hers, Maggie) and Mawaan Rizwan (Juice, The Split Up).
They are set to join Edward Bluemel in a new adaptation chronicling the story of the world’s greatest detective – and how he became it, which is due to commence filming soon, primarily in Liverpool.
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.
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 series is adapted by Benji Walters. 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. Charlie Palmer is series producer. Fifth Season is handling global distribution.
Picture credits: L-R: (Top) Henry Ashton (Image: Michael Shelford), James D’Arcy, Calvin Demba (Image: Patch Studios), Phil Dunning (Image: YellowBelly), Jack Gleeson (Image: YellowBelly). (Bottom) Tamsin Greig (Image: Harry Livingstone), James Nesbitt (Image: Pip), Guy Remmers (Image: Joseph Sinclair), Rebecca Rittenhouse (Image: Alexandra Arnold) and Mawaan Rizwan. All images supplied by BBC Media Centre
Jon Creamer
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