

Kew Media have international global rights to the two new films. Night Shyamalan explains how his new movie was influenced by classic Agatha Christie. 15, in three se-tenant (side-by-side) pairs. The six stamps were issued on Christie’s birthday, Sept. “We’re delighted to commission two new murder mysteries after the success of Agatha and The Truth of Murder, which was a Christmas treat for our viewers in 2018.”Īgatha and the Truth of Murder has already sold to more than 139 territories. Great Britain’s new stamps honoring Agatha Christie depict key scenes and characters from six of her famous murder mysteries and also contain hidden secrets in the form of microtext, UV ink and thermochromic ink, according to Royal Mail. Sebastian Cardwell who commissioned the drama for Channel 5 said: Having the opportunity to expand this world in two further films is a real privilege.” “With Agatha and the Truth of Murder we worked very hard to produce a classic murder mystery that was fun and unexpected. Casting to be announced shortly.Įmily Dalton, Joint Managing Director of DSP continues: Sam Yates, voted one of Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow in 2016, named a rising star in The Observer, and featured in GQ Magazine’s Men of the next 25 year, will direct A gatha and the Curse of Ishtar (w/t). Once again created by husband and wife team Tom and Emily Dalton for UK producer DSP (part of the Endemol Shine Group), the two new films are currently in pre-production and will film on location in Malta.Īgatha and the Curse of Ishtar (w/t), which will air on Channel 5 in the UK later this year, sees author Agatha Christie travel to the deserts of Iraq in the late 1920’s for an archaeological dig where she unravels a series of mysterious murders.Īgatha and the Death of X (w/t) is set in the Blitz in 1940’s London, as the author decides she must kill off her most famous creation, and in doing so, becomes a target herself.Īll three Agatha films originate from writer Tom Dalton (The Pharmacist). Channel 5 has commissioned two new Agatha films following the success of Agatha and the Truth of Murder.
