Edward Bluemel Is Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot in BBC, BritBox First-Look Image for ‘Hercule’

The six-part series, set to debut in 2027 and produced by ITV Studios' Mammoth Screen, will tell stories from the early years of the famous fictional Belgian detective.

We’re getting the first look at Edward Bluemel as Hercule Poirot in BritBox’s upcoming six-part drama series Hercule. You can see a cropped image above and full image below. The origin series, which is currently shooting in Liverpool, is an intimate study of legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, played by Bluemel

Edward Bluemel has suited up as famed Agatha Christie detective Hercule Poirot in a first look at the upcoming BBC and BritBox series “Hercule.” The six-part show, which is shooting now in Liverpool, is an “intimate study of Hercule Poirot the man and an epic portrait of Britain between the wars,” according to a press…

He stars as the Belgian detective in the forthcoming BBC six-part series Hercule.

He stars as the Belgian detective in the forthcoming BBC six-part series Hercule.

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