{"id":51778,"date":"2024-05-20T17:24:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2043519"},"modified":"2024-05-20T18:02:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T16:02:46","slug":"bbc-lands-anthony-horowitz-mystery-with-happy-valley-and-the-tourist-stars","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bbc-lands-anthony-horowitz-mystery-with-happy-valley-and-the-tourist-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC lands Anthony Horowitz mystery with Happy Valley and The Tourist stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The new mystery thriller series will be titled Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 20 May 2024 at 15:24 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The BBC has acquired an original new series from acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz, titled Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue.<\/p>\n<p>The six-part series will tell the story of a plane crash in the Mexican jungle, after which all the bodies are recovered and placed in a morgue. However, it turns out that only one of them died in the crash, and all the other passengers were murdered afterwards, each one in a unique way.<\/p>\n<p>The series will flash back to uncover the truth, as the crash survivors fight against the heat, a shortage of supplies, the dangers of the jungle and each other, all leading up to what has been called \u201ca jaw-dropping reveal\u201d. Filming recently started in the Canary Islands.<\/p>\n<p>The show\u2019s cast includes Eric McCormack (Will &amp; Grace), David Ajala (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/star-trek-discovery-season-5-schedule\/\">Star Trek: Discovery<\/a>), Lydia Wilson (The Swarm), Peter Gadiot (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/yellowjackets-season-3-release-date\/\">Yellowjackets<\/a>), Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/lisa-mcgee-how-to-get-heaven-belfast-channel-4-newsupdate\/\">Derry Girls<\/a>), \u00d3lafur Darri \u00d3lafsson (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/the-tourist-season-3-release-date\/\">The Tourist<\/a>), Adam Long (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/happy-valley-sarah-lancashire-ntas-season-4-newsupdate\/\">Happy Valley<\/a>) and Jan Le (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/paapa-essiedu-the-capture-season-3-return-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">The Capture<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ro\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfac BBC acquires the original Anthony Horowitz mystery thriller: Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue<br\/><br\/>The ensemble cast includes Eric McCormack, David Ajala, Lydia Wilson, Peter Gadiot, Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney, \u00d3lafur Darri \u00d3lafsson, Adam Long, and Jan Le<br\/><br\/>More \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vpbc7rP7XM\">https:\/\/t.co\/vpbc7rP7XM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v0HOjx9pwE\">pic.twitter.com\/v0HOjx9pwE<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC Press Office (@bbcpress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcpress\/status\/1792563590802616455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Sue Deeks, head of BBC programme acquisition said: \u201cNine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue is an ingenious, original and suspenseful murder mystery multiplied by nine! It is absolutely guaranteed to keep viewers riveted to their screens until the very end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/harlan-coben-myron-bolitar-newsupdate\/\">Harlan Coben explains why his most popular character is yet to appear on screen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/shogun-creators-working-on-season-2-newsupdate\/\">Sh\u014dgun creators working on 2 more seasons after huge Disney Plus hit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Horowitz is known for writing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/alex-rider-trailer-season-3-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Alex Rider<\/a> book series, which was most recently adapted into a series on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/amazon-prime-video\/\">Prime Video<\/a> that wrapped up with its third season this year.<\/p>\n<p>He is also created the ITV drama Foyle\u2019s War, and wrote both Magpie Murders and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/magpie-murders-season-2-release\/\">Moonflower Murders<\/a>, the former of which has already been adapted, and the latter of which will be airing as a follow-up drama on BBC One this year.<\/p> <p>Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue will air on MGM+ in the US, and the head of MGM+, Michael Wright, said in a statement: \u201cNine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue is a clever and wildly entertaining addition to MGM+\u2019s growing slate of cinematic, edge-of-your-seat thrillers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnthony Horowitz has spun a masterfully inventive web of deception and intrigue that keeps audiences guessing until the very last axe falls.\u201d<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"c3a26fc69bf176443f6b6bd4aee97dbb29a324d8\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"c3a26fc69bf176443f6b6bd4aee97dbb29a324d8\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue is coming to BBC and BBC iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/\" data-outlook-id=\"e8e7904a-2944-48a8-822f-39a2fef8a651\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" data-outlook-id=\"7f137198-258a-4dd6-86dc-9ef4ecb98d27\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" data-outlook-id=\"ab8d1edf-6925-4f50-a6e1-a8a5f9009670\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on. 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