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Death and Other Details: Hulu Detective Show With Criminal Minds’ Star You Should Watch Next

Death and Other Details: Hulu Detective Show With Criminal Minds’ Star You Should Watch Next
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The new mystery project in the best tradition of Agatha Christie adaptations.

Summary:

  • On January 16, Hulu releases a new detective show, Death and Other Details, made in the best traditions of Agatha Christie's stories.
  • The show follows famous detective Rufus Cotesworth as he investigates a murder on a luxury liner and the prime suspect is Imogene Scott, whose mother's murder he was unable to solve in the past.
  • The title role was played by Criminal Minds star Mandy Patinkin, who left the show due to too much violence.

The queen of the mystery genre, Agatha Christie, wrote more than 60 mystery novels throughout her career. Her stories are still considered the standard for the genre and serve as a source of inspiration for writers and filmmakers who continue to draw on her work.

The world created by the author on the pages of her books is full of vivid images and expressive details, which is why it is so well adapted to the cinema.

The works of Agatha Christie have spawned a distinct style of detective movies and shows. They are characterized by extremely complicated cases, several subplots that lead off the trail, small details that help the detective solve the crime.

Most cases take place in a confined space, and the detective must find the murderer among a limited number of people.

If you're a fan of Agatha Christie mysteries, then the show, which debuts on Hulu on January 16, is just for you.

Death and Other Details the Agatha Christie Fix We All Need

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Death and Other Details is a detective story that takes place on a Mediterranean liner full of rich and powerful people.

On the same cruise, among the rich is the world's most famous detective, Rufus Cotesworth, who has to deal with a mysterious crime. Each of the rich people is hiding something, but at the same time they are afraid that they will be the next victim.

One is more suspicious than the other, the detective interviews each of them, and the rich have to make a choice – ruin their reputation but prove an alibi, or lie and fall under suspicion.

The prime suspect becomes Imogene Scott, who, as is often the case, was in the wrong place at the wrong time and was also caught on camera. To clear her name and find the real killer, she must work with the detective she despises because he failed to solve her mother's murder years ago.

Criminal Minds Star Takes Lead Role

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The main role of Rufus Cotesworth is played by Mandy Patinkin, known to most viewers from the TV series Criminal Minds, where he played Jason Gideon, but abruptly left the show in the third season.

As it turned out, the large amount of violence shown in Criminal Minds had a negative impact on his mental health.