Deadline reported that John Malkovich and Rupert Grint have joined
The ABC Murders, an adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name. Malkovich will take on the role of Detective Hercule Poirot with Grint playing Inspector Crome.
Sarah Phelps is adapting the original classic in a three-part series drama for BBC Ones collection of Agatha Christies stories.
The ABC Murders continues the partnership between BBC One and Agatha Christie Limited, where we will expect to see several more Christie adaptations in the future.
The ABC Murders is set in the 1930s, a time when Britain is dangerously divided and suspicion and hatred are on the rise. In this story, we see see Poirot face a serial killer known only as A.B.C. As the body count rises, the only clue is a copy of
The ABC Railway Guide at each crime scene. Poirots investigations are continuously thwarted by an enemy determined to outsmart him. If Poirot is to match his nemesis, then everything about him will be called into question: his authority, his integrity, his past and his identity.
