The new golden age of murder mysteries on television continues: Death and Other Details, starring Mandy Patinkin, is coming to Hulu later this month.
The plot centers on petty thief Imogene Scott (Violett Beane) who finds herself in the wrong place, at the wrong time, aboard a Mediterranean cruise. Imogene soon becomes the prime suspect in the murder, and she must team up with a man she hates: Rufus Cotesworth (Patinkin), the world's greatest detective.
Here's everything we know about Death and Other Details (formerly called Career Opportunities in Murder & Mayhem):
Mandy Patinkin and Violett Beane lead the cast.
Here's the full cast:
- Mandy Patinkin as detective Rufus Cotesworth
- Violett Beane as Imogene Scott
- Lauren Patten as Anna Collier
- Rahul Kohli as Sunil Ranja
- Angela Zhou as Teddy Goh
- Hugo Diego Garcia as Jules
- Pardis Saremi as Leila
- Linda Emond as Agent Hilde Eriksen
Co-writers Mike Weiss and Heidi Cole McAdams tell Entertainment Weekly that Mandy Patinkin "can do anything. And yet, he's never played a genius detective before. That was an error we wanted to correct. What Mandy brings is humanity. As Rufus Cotesworth, he is more brilliant, clever, and better dressed than any of us, but he wears his flaws as comfortably as he wears his bespoke suits. And because of that – we trust him completely."
The plot is inspired by Agatha Christie.
"We love Agatha Christie novels," Weiss and McAdams tell EW. "We've read everything she's ever written. We wanted to capture the atmosphere of those works and drag her style into our contemporary world. That means memorable locations. Wardrobe — overseen by the immensely stylish costume designer Mandi Line — drew inspiration from Katharine Hepburn and Grace Kelly."
They add, "Rufus tells us, at the very beginning of our story, to pay attention. Details matter. Rufus can take a single thread found at a crime scene and tell you where it was woven, and when, and who it belonged to. He is constantly amazed by his own brilliance. In that way, he is not unlike Poirot, Holmes, or other masterful detectives who came before him. However, the rules have changed. When we meet Rufus, he's struggling to survive in a post-fact world."
Death and Other Details premieres Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
The show premieres on Hulu on January 16 with two episodes, then one episode will drop every Tuesday until a two-episode finale on March 5, 2024.
In early January, Hulu released a trailer:
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