Towards Zero
A newfangled laggard offers a closer look atTowards Zero . The coming three - installment BBC One miniseries is an version of theAgatha Christie bookof the same name , which was originally publish in 1944 and follow the intrigue surrounding tennis star Neville Strange ( Oliver Jackson - Cohen ) as he spend his vacation at the home base of his wealthy auntie Lady Tressilian ( Anjelica Huston ) in the wake of a late divorce . The star - studded mould of the serial publication also includes Mimi Keene , Jackie Clune , Grace Doherty , Jack Farthing , Clarke Peters , and Matthew Rhys .
BritBoxhas now releaseda new official trailer forTowards Zero . The trailer plays underneath a fateful soliloquy explain the rubric , which is a mention to the fact that the story is counting down to a potential murder that has not yet taken space . The likely victim and slayer realise in the trailer are numerous , but it seems that the story will largely revolve around the love triangle around Neville , who has brought his new wife on vacation with his X - married woman . See the trailer below :
What This Means For Towards Zero
The Trailer Emphasizes Its Tone And Unusual Format
In accession to introducing the core characters and the premise , the newTowards Zerotrailerhints at the step which the newfangled serial will take . By blend the ominous voiceover monologue with eery piano medicine and a generally more downbeat smell , ithighlights the more severe and sinister nature of the serial . While this is a whole tone that other Christie adaptations have taken , it is nevertheless a far cry from more buoyant works like the long - run seriesPoirotand the 2022 miniseriesWhy Did n’t They postulate Evans ? .
LikeTowards Zero , Why Did n’t They Ask Evans?was an adaptation of a Christie novel that does not involve either of her most illustrious go back tec characters , Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple .
By hug the darkness of its premiss , theTowards Zerotrailer emphasizes the story ’s reversal of the classic execution whodunit format . While the idea that the nature of the murder can itself be the core of a mystery story has been explored in modern projects like the HBO seriesBig Little Lies , this coming is strange in Agatha Christie’soeuvre , so it makes perfect sentiency that the trailer would highlight it by any means potential .
Our Take On The Towards Zero Trailer
It Could Become The Definitive Adaptation
Given the massive number ofAgatha Christie moviesand television shows that have been adapted since the author published her first novel in 1921,Towards Zerois not the first time that the source novel has been fetch to the screen . Previous interpretation include the generally adapt 1995 movieInnocent Lies , the 2007 Gallic featureL’Heure Zéro , and the seriesMarple , which adapted it as a season 3 storyline . However , given its singular tonus and its star - studded stamp , the raw miniseries could very well become the definitive adaptation of the original text .
In the United States and Canada , Towards Zeropremieres on BritBox on April 16 .
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