Agatha Christie’s Sherlock Holmes Replacement Officially Revealed

Colin Hutton / © BBC / Courtesy: Everett Collection Published Aug 21, 2026, 11:23 AM EDT Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell upwards into a senior position despite his best efforts. For reasons unknown, he enjoys analyzing box office receipts, giant sharks, and has become known as the go-to man for all things Bosch, Mission: Impossible and Christopher Nolan in Collider's news division. Recently, he found himself yeehawing along to the Dutton saga on the Yellowstone Ranch. He is proficient in sarcasm, wit, Photoshop and working unfeasibly long hours. Amongst his passions sit the likes of the history of the Walt Disney Company, the construction of theme parks, steam trains and binge-watching Gilmore Girls with a coffee that is just hot enough to scald him. His obsession with the Apple TV+ series Silo is the subject of mockery within the Senior News channel, where his feelings about Taylor Sheridan's work are enough to make his fellow writers roll their eyes. Sign in to your Collider account This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.Sherlock Holmes might be Britain’s most famous detective, but Hercule Poirot has spent more than a century giving him a serious run for his money. Agatha Christie’s meticulously moustachioed Belgian detective has been brought to life by everyone from Albert Finney and Peter Ustinov to David Suchet and Kenneth Branagh and now, another actor is preparing to exercise those famous little grey cells. And we’ve finally got our first look at him. BBC BritBox has officially revealed Edward Bluemel (My Lady Jane) as Hercule Poirot in the first image from the upcoming six-part drama Hercule. Production has now begun in Liverpool on the series, which is being produced by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited for BritBox and the BBC. Bluemel will be surrounded by a pretty stacked ensemble. Henry Ashton (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms), James D’Arcy (Oppenheimer), Calvin Demba (Supacell), Phil Dunning (Smoggie Queens), Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones), Tamsin Greig (Friday Night Dinner), James Nesbitt (Cold Feet), Guy Remmers (The Buccaneers), Rebecca Rittenhouse (His & Hers) and Mawaan Rizwan (Juice) have all joined the six-part series. The six hour-long episodes will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, while BritBox will carry the series in North America. No premiere date has yet been announced.