Agatha Christie's Towards Zero - Catching up with stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen & Ella Lily Hyland
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Every great mystery begins with murder! Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero - a new three part series is coming to Britbox and this one is intriguing and as juicy as they come!
During a weekend gathering at a seaside estate, tensions rise as a web of secrets and passions leads to a shocking murder. Set in England, 1936 after a scandalous celebrity divorce, British tennis star Nevile Strange (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and his ex-wife Audrey (Ella Lily Hyland) make the unthinkable decision to spend a summer together at Gull’s Point, their childhood home and the coastal estate of Nevile's aunt, Lady Tressilian (Anjelica Huston).
With unfinished business between the former childhood sweethearts, plus the presence of Nevile’s new wife Kay (Mimi Keene), tensions are running high. Add to this a long-suffering lady’s companion, a mysterious gentleman’s valet, an exiled cousin with agrudge, a venerable family lawyer, an inquisitive orphan and a French con man, and soon there will be murder. A troubled detective must rediscover his purpose to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction. Can he solve the crime before another victim meets their death? An explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a house party of enemies. All compelled… Towards Zero.
The series, led by Anjelica Huston and Matthew Rhys, features a stellar ensemble cast including Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Haunting of Hill House, Surface), Ella Lily Hyland (Black Doves), Mimi Keene (EastEnders, Sex Education), Anjana Vasan (Black Mirror, We Are Lady Parts) and Clarke Peters (The Mantawauk Caves, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Eric).
Oliver Jackson-Cohen’s recent film credits include Frances O’Connor’s directorial debut EMILY opposite Emma Mackey, romantic comedy MR. MALCOM’S LIST alongside Sope Dirisu, the title role in THE INVISIBLE MAN opposite Elisabeth Moss and directed by Leigh Whannell, lead of the independent action thriller JACKDAW and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Academy Award-nominated THE LOST DAUGHTER with Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley.Ella Lily Hyland is an Irish actress, best known for her knockout performance in Amazon Prime Video’s tennis-based #MeToo drama series Fifteen-Love, opposite Aidan Turner. She also starred in Johnny Barrington’s upcoming Silent Roar, a whimsical coming-of-age debut feature film that opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023.
Ella Lily Hyland is an Irish actress, best known for her knockout performance in Amazon Prime Video’s tennis-based #MeToo drama series Fifteen-Love, opposite Aidan Turner. She also starred in Johnny Barrington’s upcoming Silent Roar, a whimsical coming-of-age debut feature film that opened the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023. She was also front and centre in the hit Netflix Series, Black Doves opposite Keira Knightley which will be back for a second season.
Agatha Christie's Towards Zero Three-Episode Limited Series will Stream on BritBox beginning Wednesday, April 16th
I spoke with Oliver and Ella about working on this juicy and scandalous murder mystery. Check out our interview below.