Miss Marple will solve more mysteries with the help of Bruna Papandrea and her production company, Made Up Stories. A press release has announced that Made Up, alongside Endeavor Content, has a Miss Marple series in the works based on Agatha Christie’s 12 books and 20 short stories about the small-town amateur detective.
Papandrea is producing, as are Agatha Christie Ltd’s Basi Akpabio and James Prichard.
This won’t be Miss Jane Marple’s first on-screen rodeo. Angela Lansbury, Margaret Rutherford, and Ita Ever all took on the iconic role in films. On the small screen, the sleuth has been played by Joan Hickson for the BBC’s “Miss Marple,” Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie for ITV’s “Marple,” and Helen Hayes for CBS TV movies “A Caribbean Mystery” and “Murder with Mirrors,” among others.
Miss Marple stories have also been brought to the stage in “Murder at the Vicarage” and “A Murder Is Announced.”
Christie’s Miss Marple books have been in print for more than 90 years, sold hundreds of millions of copies, and been published in 41 languages.
“Miss Marple is one of literature’s most iconic female roles and this is the perfect moment to explore how she translates to TV in the context of all that is happening today,” said Prichard, Chairman and CEO of Agatha Christie Ltd. “With their focus on strong female characters, Made Up Stories is our ideal partner for this project.”
“I’m just thrilled to be joining forces with James and Agatha Christie Ltd to reintroduce the brilliant Miss Marple to the world,” Papandrea remarked. “Agatha Christie is a true literary legend, and her Marple character at the center of these amazing stories is a complex female heroine providing great entertainment and inspiration.”
Papandrea and Made Up Stories are also developing TV projects based on Holly Ringland’s “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart,” Signe Pike’s “The Lost Queen,” Allison Pearson’s “How Hard Can It Be?”, Jessica Knoll’s “The Favorite Sister,”and Karin Slaughter’s “Pieces of Her.”
The second season of “Big Littles Lies,” TNT drama “Tell Me Your Secrets,” and female astronaut feature “Lucy in the Sky” are among the other titles on Papandrea’s docket. The Emmy winner’s previous producing credits include “Wild” and “Gone Girl.”
