BBC wins rights for new Poirot TV series for 2027 release

The BBC has secured the rights to produce a new television series based on Agatha Christie's famed detective Hercule Poirot, following a competitive bidding process. The broadcaster has made a significant commitment to the project, which is planned as an ongoing series with the potential to run for up to three seasons. The first season is expected to premiere in the second half of 2027.

The series will be produced by Mammoth Screen, a production company with extensive experience adapting Christie's works, including the BBC's "And Then There Were None" and "Murder is Easy." Mammoth founder Damien Timmer previously served as an executive producer on the long-running ITV series "Agatha Christie's Poirot," which starred David Suchet and aired from 1989 to 2013. The new adaptation will be written by Benji Walters, whose credits include the BBC drama "Noughts + Crosses."

Filming is scheduled to begin in Liverpool and northwest England this summer. Script details and specific storylines are being kept confidential, though the producers have a vast library of source material from Christie's 33 novels and 51 short stories featuring the character. A search for the actor to portray the...