Moonflower Murders (TV series)

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Moonflower Murders
GenreMurder mystery
Created by Anthony Horowitz
Based on Moonflower Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
Screenplay byAnthony Horowitz
Directed byRebecca Getward
Starring
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerJill Green
Production company
  • Eleventh Hour Films
Original release
Network BBC One

Moonflower Murders is an upcoming British television series. It is an adaptation of the 2020 mystery novel of the same name by British author Anthony Horowitz and the second novel in the Susan Ryeland series.

Contents

Premise

Former publisher turned amateur-sleuth Susan has left her previous life behind and is living in Crete. However, a new mystery involving a missing hotel employee piques her interest. [1]

Cast

Production

In January 2023, the series was bought by BBC One from BritBox and developed plans to produce a sequel series to Magpie Murders . [2] Author Anthony Horowitz adapted his book for the series himself, which is directed by Rebecca Gatward. [3] The six-part series is produced by Eleventh Hour Films and executive produced by Jill Green, and made in association with PBS Masterpiece , for whom the first series attracted over five million viewers. [4] [5]

In 2023, BBC began filming a series based on Moonflower Murders, expected to release in 2024. Lesley Manville and Timothy McMullan reprised their roles as Susan and Atticus from the previous Magpie Murders series. [6] The series features new cast members including Mark Gatiss, Rosalie Craig, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Adrian Rawlins as well as returning roles for Alexandros Logothetis, Daniel Mays, Claire Rushbrook, Conleth Hill, Matthew Beard, Sanjeev Kohli. [7]

Filming was completed by December 2023 with filming locations including Dublin and Crete. [8] [9]

Broadcast

The series will be broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom in 2024. [10]

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