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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox television Death and Other Details is an American mystery drama television series on Hulu created by Mike Weiss and Heidi Cole McAdams, and starring Mandy Patinkin. The series premiered on January 16, 2024.

Premise

Rufus Cotesworth finds himself on a luxury cruise liner when a locked-room murder takes place.[1]

Cast

Main

  • Violett Beane as Imogene Scott
  • Lauren Patten as Anna Collier, Imogene's wealthy best friend, heir apparent to the Collier Mills Company.
  • Rahul Kohli as Sunil Bhandari, the owner of the cruise ship SS Varuna
  • Angela Zhou as Teddy Goh, the crew manager on the SS Varuna
  • Hugo Diego Garcia as Jules, the head of security on the SS Varuna
  • Linda Emond as Agent Hilde Eriksen, an buisness-minded Interpol agent.
  • Mandy Patinkin as Rufus Cotesworth, a detective who used to be "the world's greatest detective"
  • Pardis Saremi as Leila, Anna's paranoid wife, a former clickbait journalist suffering from the aftereffects of a traumatic car accident.

Recurring

  • David Marshall Grant as Lawrence Collier, Anna's father and the CEO of Collier Mills who is getting ready to retire, but has yet to declare his successor.
  • Jayne Atkinson as Katherine Collier, Lawrence's devoted wife.
  • Jack Cutmore-Scott as Tripp Collier, Lawrence's Son and Anna's irresponsible brother.
  • Jere Burns as Llewellyn Mathers, the Colliers' legal counsel.
  • Danny Johnson as Father Toby Briggs, a close friend of Lawrence and Katherine's and a powerful behind-the-scenes political player.
  • Michael Gladis as Keith Trubitsky, an obnoxious businessman being courted by Trip. Later revealed to be Danny Turner, Rufus's assistant and best friend.
  • Tamberla Perry as Alexandra Hochenberg, the governor of Washington, close associate of the Collier family.
  • Annie Q. Riegel as Winnie Goh, a crew member on the SS Varuna and Teddy's younger sister.
  • Sincere Wilbert as Derek "That Derek" Briggs, Toby's 14-year old son, a TikTok influencer .
  • Karoline as Eleanor Chun, an heiress to a fashion empire and Anna's ex-girlfriend.
  • Lisa Lu as Celia Chun, Elanor's implaccable Grandmother, a billionaire clothier in talks with the Colliers to buy a significant stake of Collier Mills.

Guest starring

  • Sophia Reid-Gantzert as Young Imogene
  • Sofia Rosinsky as Yeva[2]
  • Christian Svensson as Andreas Windeler

Episodes

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Production

Development

The series was ordered by Hulu in March 2022, then called Career Opportunities in Murder and Mayhem, with Mandy Patinkin attached in the lead role. It was written and executive produced by Mike Weiss and Heidi Cole McAdams, with the pair also serving as co-showrunners. Marc Webb directed the pilot and executive produced via Black Lamb.[3]

Weiss and McAdams, creators of the ten-episode series, describe themselves as huge fans of the work of Agatha Christie and "wanted to capture the atmosphere of those works and drag her style into our contemporary world." Mandy Patinkin's character is inspired by famous fictional detectives, including Hercule Poirot, Sam Spade, Sherlock Holmes, and Philip Marlowe. Among the production staff are production designer James Philpott and costume designer Mandi Line.[4]

Casting

When the series was picked up in March 2022, it was reported that Patinkin would star alongside Violett Beane, Lauren Patten, Hugo Diego Garcia, Angela Zhou, Pardis Saremi, and Rahul Kohli. In August 2022, Annie Q. Riegel was added to the cast.[5] In September 2022, Linda Emond, Jayne Atkinson, and David Marshall Grant were added to the cast.[6] In November 2022, Christian Svensson joined the cast.[7]

Release

Death and Other Details premiered on Hulu on January 16, 2024.[8]

Reception

Audience viewership

According to the streaming aggregator JustWatch, Death and Other Details was the fifth most streamed television series in the United States from January 22 to January 28, 2024.[9][10] According to Whip Media's TV Time, Death and Other Details was the fourth most streamed original television series across all platforms in the United States during the week of January 28, 2024,[11] and the fifth during the week of February 4, 2024.[12]

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 53% approval rating with an average rating of 6.2/10, based on 32 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Death and Other Details has plenty of ideas to spice up the classic whodunnit, but its fatal flaw proves to be a lack of cohesiveness in the bigger picture."[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[14]

References

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External links

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