Edward Bluemel to play Hercule Poirot in BritBox/BBC drama
June 9 (UPI) --My Lady Jane and Castlevania: Nocturne star Edward Bluemel has signed on to play iconic Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in a new adaptation of Agatha Christie's mystery novels.
The show will air on the BBC in the United Kingdom and stream on BritBox in North America.
"The series is an intimate study of Hercule the man and an epic portrait of Britain between the wars," a press release said.
"The series takes a magnifying glass to three of Christie's most celebrated stories, while also charting Hercule's burgeoning friendship with Captain Arthur Hastings, his early encounters with Scotland Yard's James Japp, and introducing him to one particular nemesis."
No other casting has been announced yet.
Jonny Campbell is to direct the first two episodes of the six-part series, which was written by Benji Walters.
"Truly an honour to be trusted with the boy from Belgium. I shall be preparing for the role by solving as many crimes as possible in my local area," Bluemel wrote on Instagram.
David Suchet famously played the role in the long-running PBS Masterpiece series, Poirot, while Kenneth Branagh portrayed him in several feature films.
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This story was originally published June 9, 2026 at 10:11 AM.