Followers of Agatha Christie are one of many best-served bunch on the planet. Not solely as a result of the celebrated writer wrote over 60 novels, but additionally as a result of they’re an infinite supply of TV and movie diversifications. Christie’s hottest tales have been tailored a number of instances, and the latest adaptation is a trilogy that made waves at film theaters when it began rolling out in 2017. In December, Prime Video subscribers will be capable of stream the three films launched to date within the new murder-mystery franchise.

When Kenneth Branagh (Oppenheimer) teamed up with screenwriter Michael Inexperienced (Blue Eye Samurai) to adapt Agatha Christie’s tales, they determined to kick off the franchise with one of many writer’s hottest detective novels. Homicide On The Orient Specific was first revealed 90 years in the past, and but the story nonetheless resonates with audiences. Branagh himself directed the film and starred as world-famous detective Hercule Poirot, and the film turned a shock hit, with over $350 million on the worldwide field workplace.

Then, it was time for one more vastly common Hercule Poirot story: Demise on the Nile. In it, Poirot investigates a homicide that takes place inside a ship in the midst of the Nile River. Sadly for followers, the film had its launch delayed a number of instances as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, and it ended up incomes considerably lower than its predecessor on the field workplace: somewhat over $130 million, which is a strong quantity for the context of its launch.

‘Venice’ Was a Sport-Changer For Hercule Poirot

Within the third installment, Branagh determined that it was time to shake issues up and adapt a lesser-known Agatha Christie novel. The filmmaker took Hallowe’en Get together to the large display screen for the primary time ever beneath the title A Haunting in Venice. With supernatural components and Poirot questioning his personal sanity, the film ended up changing into the highest-rated entry within the franchise, with a 75% approval charge on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics like Consequence‘s Liz Shannon Miller wrote that the threequel “provides loads of delights.”

To date, the brand new Agatha Christie diversifications have raked in over $600 million worldwide, which is why twentieth Century Studios is exhibiting no indicators of stopping. Throughout an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, studio exec Steve Asbell confirmed that And Then There Had been None and Witness for the Prosecution are already in growth, and the studio can be engaged on Miss Marple tales — the opposite detective that turned well-known via Agatha Christie novels.

You possibly can stream Homicide on The Orient Specific, Demise on The Nile and A Haunting in Venice as early as December 1 on Prime Video.