Eric McCormack is the first star announced from the ensemble cast
LOS ANGELES—March 06, 2024— MGM+, the premium linear channel and streaming service, have today announced it has greenlit the mystery thriller Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue. The series will also have a British broadcast partner to be announced later.
The six-episode original limited mystery series is written, created, and executive produced by Anthony Horowitz CBE (Alex Rider, Magpie Murders), and is produced by Eleventh Hour Films, a Sony Pictures Television (SPT)-backed company. SPT will distribute the series worldwide.
Filming will commence this May in the Canary Islands.
The series follows the tale of nine strangers who find themselves lost in a remote Mexican jungle after their small plane travelling from Guatemala to the U.S. crashes. One by one, the survivors are murdered, leaving the remaining passengers to solve the terrifying mystery before they too fall victim to the killer.
The first star announced from the ensemble cast is Eric McCormack (Will & Grace, Perception), who is set to appear as Kevin, a former doctor who has been purchasing medical supplies in Guatemala.
“Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue is a clever and wildly entertaining addition to MGM+’s growing slate of edge-of-your-seat thrillers,” said Michael Wright, head of MGM+. “Anthony Horowitz has spun a masterfully inventive web of deception and intrigue that keeps audiences guessing until the very last ax falls.”
Anthony Horowitz said, “I loved writing Nine Bodies in A Mexican Morgue, which I think may be the twistiest story I’ve ever come up with. It’s not just a question of who is committing all these murders — it’s why and I hope audiences will enjoy the truly ‘killer’ ending.”
“This highly distinctive, cinematic drama will feature a wide cast of international characters stretching from Mexican soldiers stationed at a morgue close to the U.S. border to the international collection of passengers and staff on the plane — all of whom are hiding secrets from each other. We are assembling a fantastic ensemble cast, and Anthony Horowitz will lead them, and the audience, on a twisted journey deep inside a dangerous Mexican jungle,” said Jill Green and Eve Gutierrez, Eleventh Hour Films.
In addition to Anthony Horowitz, the series is also executive produced by Jill Green and Eve Gutierrez for Eleventh Hour Films.
Eric McCormack – “Kevin”
McCormack starred in The Cottage, which recently wrapped its Broadway run at the Hayes Theater. He made his Broadway debut in the Tony-nominated 2001 production of The Music Man. He also starred in the Tony-nominated production of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man, as well as Neil LaBute’s off-Broadway play Some Girl(s) opposite Fran Drescher and Maura Tierney.
On the TV side, McCormack can be seen starring in the Hulu series The Other Black Girl, based on the best-selling novel by the same name. Best known as Will Truman on NBC’s Will & Grace, McCormack has been nominated for multiple awards, and won the Emmy for Lead Actor in a Comedy in 2001. The recipient of a star on both Canada’s Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, McCormack has played lead roles in dozens of films and TV series, including three seasons of Netflix hit Travelers, where he also served as a director and producer. Additionally, McCormack starred in Trust Me and three seasons of the crime thriller, Perception on TNT.
McCormack is repped by Gersh, and Harris Hartman at Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern.
About Eleventh Hour Films
Established in 2010, Eleventh Hour Films is an independent scripted production company that focuses on producing drama of the highest quality, both in the UK and internationally. EHF is currently in post-production on Moonflower Murders starring Lesley Manville for PBS Masterpiece and the BBC, a follow-up to EHF’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Anthony Horowitz’s best-selling novel Magpie Murders as well as a major reimagining of Ian Rankin’s Rebus novels starring Richard Rankin from writer Gregory Burke. The company has also recently produced twisted thriller The Killing Kind for Paramount+ UK and Sony Pictures Television, starring Emma Appleton and Colin Morgan and based on the best-selling novel by Jane Casey, which launched in the UK in September 2023.
EHF produces the globally successful spy series Alex Rider, which launched in 2020 and has sold in over 100 territories worldwide with a third series launching this April. The company’s other productions include Foyle’s War, Safe House and Collision.
About MGM+
MGM+, an Amazon company, is a premium linear channel and streaming service delivering a broad lineup of quality original series and docuseries, the latest movie releases, and classic film franchises—all available in the U.S. on TV, on-demand, online, and across devices. MGM+ is a destination for original premium content, with original series including sci-fi horror series FROM; Emmy-winning series Godfather of Harlem; the Western adventure Billy the Kid; and cinematic dramatic and limited series including The Winter King, Beacon 23, A Spy Among Friends, War of the Worlds, Rogue Heroes, and Belgravia. The network is also the home of acclaimed docuseries, including Emmy-nominated Laurel Canyon, My Life as a Rolling Stone, NFL Icons, and San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time. Premium movies are also available, including Top Gun: Maverick, No Time to Die, Creed 3, House of Gucci, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Till, and Smile.
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About Sony Pictures Television
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is one of the television industry’s leading content providers, producing, distributing, and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT is home to a thriving global content business, operating a robust portfolio of wholly-owned and joint-venture production companies across the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, as well as linear and digital channels around the world. SPT is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.
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