If you're a fan of whodunit movies and shows, Death and Other Details on Hulu is the newest addition to the genre. Like most murder mysteries, however, we want to know: is Death and Other Details based on a book? If not, is it based on real events? Here's what we know.
Warning, this article may contain spoilers. If you haven't watched the series yet, make sure you skip this article until you've watched the show.
Is Death and Other Details Based on a Book?
Most murder mysteries are based on books, such as Death on the Nile, Murder on the Orient Express, and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. So is Death and Other Details based on a book too?
The show creators, Heidi Cole McAdams and Mike Weiss revealed that Death and Other Details was not based on a book. Instead, they drew inspiration from Agatha Christie's works.
Christie has since dominated the genre with her signature whodunit classics. Inspired by the genre that the famed author created, McAdams and Weiss tried to capture this with Death and Other Details too.
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One way they did that is by adding an interesting mix of characters in a meticulous location. This time, it's on board a cruise ship.
Weiss told ScreenRant:
The inspiration behind the series was a couple of things. First, it was the murder mystery genre. Heidi and I have been friends for a decade, and the pilot of this show was actually the very first thing that we wrote together. We knew we wanted to work together, and so we were figuring out, “What is the right story for us to combine all the various things that we’re interested in? Where does that Venn diagram line up?” It turned out to be a stylish murder, in this case, with season 1 being set on a restored 1940s ocean liner that is sailing the Mediterranean.”
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Is Death and Other Details Based on Real Events?
More importantly, is Death and Other Details based on real events? Thankfully, no, the Hulu series is not based on any true crime or real-life events.
Despite the absence of this inspiration for the show, the creators were able to skillfully construct a universe that fits perfectly in the murder mystery genre. And as each episode gets released, viewers get a piece of the puzzle and unearth the truth behind the mystery together.
You can watch Death and Other Details on Hulu.
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