Will there be Season 2 of Netflix's 'Agatha Christie's Seven Dials'? Series writer drops damp update
'Agatha Christie's Seven Dials' was one of the major releases on Netflix this week. The streamer adapted one of the author's lesser-known 1929 novels and made it into a three-episode series. While the reception has been mixed, fans have been wondering if there is a season 2 in the offing.
The series stars Mia McKenna-Bruce, Martin Freeman, and Helena Bonham Carter in key roles. It follows Lady Eileen 'Bundle' Brent, who investigates a mysterious death during a country house party. While the miniseries does well to unravel the mystery, there are questions about Bundle's future investigations. In what comes as a damp squib, series writer Chris Chibnall told RadioTimes.com a disappointing update.
"[The] Secret [of] Chimneys comes before Seven Dials, and the character of Bundle is quite different, actually, in the book. So I don't think there's a natural prequel or all that kind of stuff," Chibnall said. The author also weighed in on whether there was another Christie adaptation in the works. "At the moment, to be honest, because we're only just finishing making it, I'm just really excited to put this out into the world and see what happens and how people receive it. Because I think what we talked about right at the start was, 'Can we make this a delicious treat?'"
"It’s a treat, hopefully, when it lands on the 15th January. We really used that as our north star when we were making it. It’s a conversation I had with Chris Sweeney, our brilliant director, of like, 'How is that going to feel? This is a Christie for Netflix, rather than the US movies or the BBC adaptations, which are all amazing, but what's our specific thing?'
Chibnall signed off, adding: "And I think that sense of a really enjoyable treat with the absolute best of British actors is the big thing. So, at the moment, we’re just like, 'Okay, we're going to put this out into the world now, and who knows what's going to happen?'"
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For those yet to catch the series, the logline reads, "England. 1925. At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. It will be up to the unlikeliest of sleuths - the fizzingly inquisitive Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent - to unravel a chilling plot that will change her life, cracking wide open the country house mystery."
'Agatha Christie's Seven Dials' is streaming on Netflix.
