PBS Masterpiece revealed a preview video and release date for the upcoming contemporary adaptation of Georges Simenon’s novels, Maigret.
Starring Benjamin Wainwright (Belgravia: The Next Chapter, Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim) as Parisian Chief Inspector Jules Maigret, the series will premiere on Sunday, October 5 at 9/8c on Masterpiece Mystery.
Maigret, who heads the elite police unit known as La Crim and is responsible for investigating all serious crime in and around Paris. Maigret is an unconventional young detective with something to prove, relentless in his investigations, chasing and a matchless knowledge of Paris and its inhabitants.
The cast also includes Stefanie Martini (The Gold, Last Kingdom) as Madame Louise Maigret. Blake Harrison (World on Fire, I Hate Suzie Too), Reda Elazouar (Sex Education, Pirates), Kerrie Hayes (The Responder, Criminal Record), Shaniqua Okwok (The Flatshare, It’s a Sin), and Rob Kazinsky (Star Trek: Section 31, Eastenders) make up the “Les Maigrets,” Maigret’s loyal team of detectives, with Nathalie Armin (Showtrial, Juice) as Prosecutor Mathilde Kernavel.
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