The project has already assembled a string of popular actors
STARS of Harry Potter and Sherlock are among the cast of an upcoming series based on a classic novel.
Streaming platform Netflix has commissioned a limited series adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials Mystery.
Bafta winner Mia McKenna-Bruce, who received the Rising Star award in 2023, will be leading the cast.
She will take on the role of the inquisitive Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent, who becomes an unlikely sleuth about to unravel a chilling plot.
Earlier in her career, Mia starred as Tee Taylor in the CBBC series Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground.
Former Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall is on board to write the scripts.
He is no stranger to detective fiction, having also penned thriller series Broadchurch for ITV, which ran from 2013 to 2017.
The acclaimed drama starred David Tennant and Olivia Colman as police detectives in the fictitious titular town on the coast of Dorset.
As for The Seven Dials Mystery, the setting is England in 1925.
A murder investigation arises after a practical joke at a lavish country house party goes horribly, murderously wrong.
Joining Mia in the cast is Helena Bonham Carter, whom Harry Potter fans will recognise as the villainous witch Bellatrix Lestrange.
The Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated actress is also known for starring in films including Fight Club, The Wings of the Dove and The King’s Speech.
Also among the line-up is Martin Freeman, who played John Watson in Sherlock from 2010 to 2017.
The Emmy and Bafta-winning actor notably played Tim Canterbury in the original BBC version of mockumentary format The Office.
He’s also had roles in all three films in the Cornetto trilogy, which starred Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will also recognise Martin as Everett K. Ross, a role he’s played across three films and one miniseries in the superhero franchise.
This new adaptation marks the second time that The Seven Dials Mystery has been brought to the screen.
In 1981, a 140-minute television film was produced and aired on London Weekend Television.
The cast of that iteration included John Gielgud, Harry Andrews and Cheryl Campbell.
Meanwhile, Christie’s novel was first published in the UK over five decades earlier, in January 1929.
