Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders

Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders
TV Show · Mystery · Crime

1933. Hercule Poirot, older and greyer, receives letters threatening murder. The sender signs themselves only as “A.B.C.” When he takes the letters to the police looking for help, Hercule finds all his old friends have moved on. But soon there is a murder and the once-great detective must take matters into his own hands.

2018 · 43m
  • 14+
Starring John Malkovich, Rupert Grint, Andrew Buchan
Director Alex Gabassi

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    1933. Hercule Poirot, older and greyer, receives letters threatening murder. The sender signs themselves only as “A.B.C.” When he takes the letters to the police looking for help Hercule finds all his old friends have moved on. But soon there is a murder, and in order to have any hope of catching the killer, the once great detective must take matters into his own hands.
    44m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Hercule is held in deep suspicion by Scotland Yard and the A.B.C. killer sends more letters promising to spill blood. Against a background of xenophobia in Britain, Hercule’s past, integrity, and identity come into question. But a friend from Hercule’s past intervenes and employs him to put an end to the slaughter.
    43m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    With the A.B.C. killer still on the loose, Hercule realises that only he holds the key to the murders. He faces a race against time to stop the bloodbath.
    42m
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    Hercule faces a race against time to stop the bloodbath. Just as the police believe they have caught their man, Hercule suspects further artifice. Can he fulfil his life-long debt to the dead, solve the mystery and learn the true identity of the A.B.C killer?
    43m

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Cast & Crew

  • John Malkovich
    Hercule Poirot
  • Rupert Grint
    Inspector Crome
  • Andrew Buchan
    Franklin Clarke
  • Eamon Farren
    Cust
  • Jack Farthing
    Donald Fraser
  • Tara Fitzgerald
    Lady Hermione Clarke
  • Shirley Henderson
    Rose Marbury
  • Bronwyn James
    Megan Barnard
  • Freya Mavor
    Thora Grey
  • Kevin McNally
    Inspector Japp
  • Anya Chalotra
    Lily Marbury

About

Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders

Mystery

1933. Hercule Poirot, older and greyer, receives letters threatening murder. The sender signs themselves only as “A.B.C.” When he takes the letters to the police looking for help, Hercule finds all his old friends have moved on. But soon there is a murder and the once-great detective must take matters into his own hands.

14+

COMMON SENSE

Gritty, overly dark mystery series has an older Poirot.

Information

Studio
Amazon Studios
Released
2018
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2017 Agatha Christie Productions LTD

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC, SDH)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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