Recently, Agatha Christie movies are receiving a bit of a resurgence. Kenneth Branagh has taken on the role of Agatha Christie’s beloved Hercule Poirot in several movies in the last several years, including Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, and the upcoming A Haunting in Venice. Even prior to this series of films, BBC One produced the And Then There Were None miniseries in 2015. Agatha Christie movies and TV shows are once again getting a chance to reach new audiences. Therefore, it’s time for another adaptation of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is generally considered one of Agatha Christie’s best novels. You’ll find the novel on plenty of lists for being just an exceptional mystery novel for how (at the time) it breaks the rules of mystery novels. It also has a memorable ending that leaves readers stunned but impressed. Now is the perfect time to adapt The Murder of Roger Ackroyd -- let me explain why,
