The ABC Murders
Seen it?2018 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.5 out of 10 from audiences and a small audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Agatha Christie's Poirot, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 3 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
1933. Hercule Poirot, older and greyer, receives letters threatening murder. The sender signs themselves only as “A.B.C.” When he takes the letters to the police looking for help, Hercule finds all his old friends have moved on. But soon there is a murder and the once-great detective must take matters into his own hands.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
70% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 65K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- John MalkovichHercule Poirot
- Rupert GrintInspector Crome
- Eamon FarrenCust
- Andrew BuchanFranklin Clarke
- Bronwyn JamesMegan Barnard
- Tara FitzgeraldLady Hermoine Clarke
- Anya ChalotraLily Marbury
- Freya MavorThora Grey
- Conrad McCroddanBeautiful Young Man
- Eve AustinBetty Barnard