Towards Zero Premiere Date, Trailer and Key Art Revealed by BritBox
Today, BritBox revealed the premiere date, trailer, and key art for its Original three-episode limited series Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero.
The series will premiere as a three-day event beginning Wednesday, April 16 with the second episode debuting on April 17 and the third episode on April 18.
The series, led by Anjelica Huston and Matthew Rhys, features a stellar ensemble cast including Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Haunting of Hill House, Surface), Ella Lily Hyland (Black Doves), Mimi Keene (EastEnders, Sex Education), Anjana Vasan (Black Mirror, We Are Lady Parts), and Clarke Peters (The Mantawauk Caves, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Eric).
England, 1936. After a scandalous celebrity divorce, British tennis star Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and his ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland) make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile’s aunt, Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston).
With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile’s new wife Kay (Mimi Keene), tensions are running high. Add to this a long-suffering lady’s companion, a mysterious gentleman’s valet, an exiled cousin with a grudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan and a French con man, and soon there will be murder.
A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death? An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies. All compelled… Towards Zero.
Filming for Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero took place in and around Bristol and on the Devon coast. The series will air on BritBox’s streaming service in the U.S. and Canada, and on the BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK.
“These are among the richest and most complex of Christie’s characters, and I was captivated from the first by the charisma, in particular, of her female characters,” said writer Rachel Bennette previously. “It has been thrilling to bring them all to life in this disturbing tale of truth and lies, love and hate, a story which unfolds amidst the dark, cinematic glamor of the 1930s, yet feels startlingly of our time.”
Director Sam Yates added: “It has been an honor to bring this most psychological and sensual of Agatha Christie’s stories to vibrant life with a peerless cast of actors and an extraordinary team. Audiences are in for a propulsive, intoxicating ride into the dark hearts of some of Christie’s most irresistible characters.”
Towards Zero follows 2024’s hit Christie adaptation Murder is Easy, which was one of the UK’s most-watched dramas of last year across all channels and streamers. It is currently available on BritBox alongside previous adaptations made by Agatha Christie Limited and Mammoth Screen such as Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero (3×60) is produced by Agatha Christie Limited and Mammoth Screen (part of ITV Studios), and is a co-commission between the BBC and BritBox International. It is adapted by Rachel Bennette, directed by Sam Yates and produced by Rebecca Durbin.
The executive producers are James Prichard for Agatha Christie Limited, Sheena Bucktowonsing and Damien Timmer for Mammoth Screen, Danielle Scott-Haughton for the BBC, and Jon Farrar, Stephen Nye, and Robert Schildhouse for BritBox International. FIFTH SEASON is handling the global distribution.
