Maigret (2025 TV series)

Maigret
Genre	Crime drama
Based on	Jules Maigret by Georges Simenon
Written by	Patrick Harbinson
Directed by	Patrick Harbinson Faye Gilbert David Evans
Starring	Benjamin Wainwright Stefanie Martini Nathalie Armin Reda Elazouar Blake Harrison Kerrie Hayes Shaniqua Okwok Rob Kazinsky
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Colin Callender David Stern Susanne Simpson
Production company	Playground Entertainment
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	5 October 2025 (2025-10-05) in the US

Maigret is a television series based on the Jules Maigret novels by Georges Simenon. It premiered on PBS Masterpiece in the United States on 5 October 2025. A United Kingdom release date is yet to be announced.

Premise

Jules Maigret is a rising young detective in the Paris Police Judiciaire, who heads La Crim, the serious crime unit. ^[1]

Unlike previous adaptations, the series will be set in the present day. ^[2]

Cast

Main

• Benjamin Wainwright as Chief Inspector Jules Maigret, an unconventional young detective rising up the ranks of the Paris Police Judiciaire who cares about getting the right results, not a result. ^[3]
• Stefanie Martini as Louise Maigret, Maigret's wife and confidante, a young psychiatric nurse.
• Nathalie Armin as Prosecutor Mathilde Kernavel, Maigret's more by-the-book, hierarchy-minded superior from the Ministry of Justice.
• Reda Elazouar as Detective Karim Lapointe, the youngest member of Maigret's team, a computer expert.
• Blake Harrison as Sergeant Joseph Torrence, a snarky, old-school member of Maigret's team who often clashes with Janvier.
• Kerrie Hayes as Sergeant Andrea Lucas, Maigret's tough, no-nonsense right-hand woman.
• Shaniqua Okwok as Detective Berthe Janvier, a brash, confident policewoman who is one of the newer additions to Maigret's team.
• Rob Kazinsky as Inspector Justin Cavre, a well-educated, hard-working detective who resents Maigret for getting the Chief Inspector position he feels he deserved.

Recurring

• James Northcote as Joseph Moers, an unflappable young lab technician.
• Jack Deam as Inspector Aristide Foulon, an eccentric friend and coworker of Maigret's.
• Katie McGrath as Rosalie Fernand, the wife of incarcerated thief Gustave Fernand.
• Ralph Berkin as Maigret's father, who died years prior to the series, and whose pipe Maigret keeps as a keepsake.
• Anders Grundberg as young Jules Maigret.

Notable Guests

• Danny Kirrane as Ferdinand Fumal, a billionaire who grew up with Maigret who hires him to protect him against death threats, despite his apparent resentment of Maigret.
• Rachel Shelley as La Comtesse Sophie de Saint-Fiacre, a countess who Fumal was attempting to force out of her estate, and Maigret's childhood crush.
• Sam Troughton as Colonel Émile Danet, a shady French government official.

Production

In 2021, the estate of Georges Simenon made a co-production and licensing deal with Playground Entertainment and Red Arrow Studios to produce a new English-language series of Simenon's Maigret novels, with the option extending to the entire canon. ^[4] By 2024, Red Arrow were no longer involved with the production. ^[5]

In September 2024, the main cast and creative team were revealed along with the news that production had commenced in Budapest, where several previous Maigret adaptations have been shot. The six-episode series will air on PBS under their Masterpiece Mystery banner whilst global distribution will be handled by Banijay Rights. ^[6]

Development on a second series is underway in Budapest. ^[7]

References

1. Ramos Bechara, Diego (September 10, 2024). "Benjamin Wainwright to Star in Detective Series 'Maigret' From Playground for PBS' 'Masterpiece'". Variety. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
2. Porter Bechara, Rick (September 10, 2024). "PBS' 'Masterpiece' Books 'Maigret' Mystery Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
3. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/get-to-know-the-cast-and-characters-of-maigret/#
4. Ramachandran, Naman (June 22, 2021). "New Inspector Maigret Series in the Works From Playground, Red Arrow Studios". Variety. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
5. Goldbart, Max (September 10, 2024). "'Maigret' TV Adaptation Lands At PBS Masterpiece Starring 'Belgravia: The Next Chapter's Benjamin Wainwright & Stefanie Martini". Deadline. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
6. "New Adaptation of Maigret Coming to MASTERPIECE". PBS. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
7. "Maigret Season 2 Heads to Budapest for Filming". Budapest Reporter. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.

External links

• Maigret at IMDb