Ordeal by Innocence, the "first Agatha Christie adaptation under a 2016 deal struck between BBC One and Agatha Christie Productions for seven dramas based on the author's works, has announced cast members," Deadline reported. Filming will begin in Scotland this month for the three-part mini starring Bill Nighy, Catherine Keener and Matthew Goode.
The cast also includes Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark), Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl), Anthony Boyle (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), Luke Treadaway (Fortitude), Morven Christie (The A Word), Crystal Clarke (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), Ella Purnell (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children) and Alice Eve (Star Trek into Darkness).
Sandra Goldbacher (Victoria) is directing Ordeal by Innocence, which was adapted by Sarah Phelps (And Then There Were None, Witness for the Prosecution).
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Matt Nicholas's Rebel Maverick Productions has acquired the rights to Nightmare in Detroit: A Rebellion and Its Victims by Burleigh Hines and Van Gordon Sauter to develop as a TV mini or event series, Deadline reported. Nicholas is executive producing with the company's new head of development & production, Ashley Anguline. Rebel Maverick will shop the project to networks and streaming services.