{"id":244556,"date":"2025-11-05T03:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T03:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/244556\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T03:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T03:12:11","slug":"sherlock-and-bridgerton-stars-in-first-look-at-agatha-christie-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/244556\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherlock and Bridgerton stars in first look at Agatha Christie series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Netflix is no stranger to the murder mystery genre \u2013 just look at Rian Johnson’s Knives Out film series, the next instalment<\/a> of which is coming this year.<\/p>\n

However, for the first time it is adapting a story from perhaps the most beloved crime fiction writer of all time, Agatha Christie, and we now have a first-look trailer and set of images.<\/p>\n

Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials<\/a>, which was first announced under the title The Seven Dials Mystery back in March 2024<\/a>, has been adapted by former Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall, and features an all-star cast including Mia McKenna Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter, Martin Freeman, Corey Mylchreest, Ed Bluemel and Nabhaan Rizwan.<\/p>\n

In anticipation of the 3-part show’s release, which has officially been set for 15th January 2026, Netflix<\/a> has unveiled a trailer, which introduces us to the central character and teases a suspense-filled mystery.<\/p>\n

You can watch it right here now.<\/p>\n

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The synopsis for the series says: “England. 1925. At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. It will be up to the unlikeliest of sleuths \u2013 the fizzingly inquisitive Lady Eileen \u2018Bundle\u2019 Brent \u2013 to unravel a chilling plot that will change her life, cracking wide open the country house mystery.<\/p>\n

“A witty, epic and fast-paced drama from the Queen Of Crime, Agatha Christie, is brought to life in a thrilling new version for Netflix.”<\/p>\n

\"Helena<\/p>\n

Helena Bonham Carter and Mia McKenna-Bruce in Seven Dials.\u00a0Netflix<\/p>\n

The newly released images for the series, which is adapted from Christie’s 1929 novel, also give us looks at all of the central characters, which include McKenna-Bruce as Lady Bundle Brent, Bonham Carter as Lady Caterham and Martin Freeman as Superintendent Battle.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Bluemel plays Jimmy Thesiger, while Mylchreest and Rizwan’s roles have yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n

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This isn’t the only Christie adaptation viewers can expect on their screens in the coming months.<\/p>\n

\"Mia<\/p>\n

Mia McKenna-Bruce and Ed Bluemel in Seven Dials.\u00a0Netflix<\/p>\n

There is also a new take on sleuths Tommy and Tuppence<\/a> coming to Britbox, while the BBC has also announced its latest adaptation of the author’s work, with Sarah Phelps returning to pen it.<\/p>\n

\"Mia<\/p>\n

Mia McKenna-Bruce and Corey Mylchreest in Seven Dials.\u00a0Netflix<\/p>\n

That three-part series will be an adaptation of the crime writer’s 1967 novel Endless Night \u2013 with a release date yet to be announced.<\/p>\n

\"Mia<\/p>\n

Mia McKenna Bruce and Nabhaan Rizwan in Seven Dials.\u00a0Netflix<\/p>\n

Agatha Christie\u2019s Seven Dials will launch on Netflix on 15th January 2026. Sign up for Netflix from \u00a35.99 a month<\/a>. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass<\/a> and Virgin Media Stream<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Add Agatha Christie\u2019s Seven Dials to your watchlist on the Radio Times: What to Watch app<\/a> \u2013 download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.<\/p>\n

Check out more of our Drama<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what’s on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Netflix is no stranger to the murder mystery genre \u2013 just look at Rian Johnson’s Knives Out film…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":244557,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-244556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-tv","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}