Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue

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Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
Created by Anthony Horowitz
Written byAnthony Horowitz
Directed by
Starring
Opening theme"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics
Country of originUnited Kingdom [1]
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Jill Green
  • Eve Gutiérrez
  • Anthony Horowitz
  • Michael Wright
  • Alec Strum
  • Wayne Garvie
  • Paula Cuddy
ProducerRichard Burrell
CinematographyJames Mather
EditorsAdam Trotman
Nigel Bunyan
Karenjit Sahota
Running time47-51 min
Production companies
Original release
Network MGM+
ReleaseMarch 2, 2025 (2025-3-2) 
present

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue is a thriller television series created and written by Anthony Horowitz. The series premiered on March 2, 2025, on MGM+. [2]

Contents

Premise

Following an air disaster, nine strangers are marooned in a Mexican jungle. However, when they start dying one by one, the survivors must solve the mystery of who is killing them off.

Cast and characters

Main

Additional

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Dead Reckoning" Brian O'Malley Anthony Horowitz March 2, 2025 (2025-3-2)
2"Black Angel"Brian O'MalleyAnthony HorowitzMarch 9, 2025 (2025-3-9)
3"Rapido"Brian O'MalleyAnthony HorowitzMarch 16, 2025 (2025-3-16)
4"The Short Straw" Viviane Andereggen Anthony HorowitzMarch 23, 2025 (2025-3-23)
5"Cloud Cover"Viviane AndereggenAnthony HorowitzMarch 30, 2025 (2025-3-30)
6"Body Bags"Viviane AndereggenAnthony HorowitzApril 6, 2025 (2025-4-6)

Production

The project originally was developed by Anthony Horowitz in 2020 with Blumhouse Television for the short form platform Quibi. [4] The six-part ensemble limited series is written, created and executive produced by Horowitz and produced by Eleventh Hour Films. Alongside Horowitz, the series has Jill Green and Eve Gutierrez as executive producers for Eleventh Hour Films. [5]

Filming commenced on the Canary Islands in mid-2024. [6]

Release

The series premiered on March 2, 2025 on MGM+ in the United States. [2]

The series was acquired by BBC One in the United Kingdom. [3]

References

  1. Bundel, Ani (20 May 2024). "Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue Sets Cast of Eight". Telly Visions. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Video: MGM+ Original Series Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue Takes Off with Thrilling Trailer and Key Art, Coming March 2" (Press release). MGM. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025 via The Futon Critic.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Hibbs, James (20 May 2024). "BBC lands Anthony Horowitz mystery with Happy Valley and The Tourist stars". Radio Times. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. Choe, Brandon (29 June 2020). "Blumhouse Television & Quibi Developing Murder-Mystery Series From Anthony Horowitz". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (6 March 2024). "Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue Greenlit By MGM+; Eric McCormack To Star In Anthony Horowitz Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  6. Petski, Denise (20 May 2024). "Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue Sets Full Cast, Including David Ajala, Siobhán McSweeney For Anthony Horowitz Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 May 2024.