BritBox has announced the North American premiere date for its latest Original series, Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero. Check out the trailer.
Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero is a new three-part BritBox event series based on the eponymous novel by the Queen of Mystery, Agatha Christie.
Led by Oscar® winner Anjelica Huston (Prizzi’s Honor, Enemies, A Love Story, The Grifters) and Primetime Emmy® winner Matthew Rhys (The Americans, Perry Mason, Death Comes to Pemberley), the limited series’ ensemble cast also includes Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Haunting of Hill House, Surface), Ella Lily Hyland (Black Doves, A Thousand Blows), Mimi Keene (EastEnders, Sex Education), Anjana Vasan (Black Mirror, We Are Lady Parts) and Clarke Peters (The Mantawauk Caves, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Eric).
England, 1936. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, British tennis star Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and his ex-wife, Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland), make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile’s aunt, Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston). With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile’s new wife, Kay (Mimi Keene), tensions are running high.
Add to this a long-suffering lady’s companion, a mysterious gentleman’s valet, an exiled cousin with a grudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan, and a French con man, and soon there will be murder.
A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit. and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death?
An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch, and a house party of enemies. All compelled… Towards Zero.
Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero, a BritBox Original, premieres in North America on Wednesday, April 16, exclusively on BritBox. The three-day event continues with Episode 2 on April 17, followed by Episode 3 on April 18.
Directed by Olivier Award winner Sam Yates (National Theatre Live: Vanya), the series is written by Rachel Bennette (World on Fire) and produced by Rebecca Durbin (McDonald & Dodds). The executive producers are Damien Timmer, Sheena Bucktowonsing, James Prichard, Danielle Scott-Haughton, Robert Schildhouse, Stephen Nye, and Jon Farrar.
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Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
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