Is Darby Hart the Gen Z Hercule Poirot or Benoit Blanc? Perhaps, as A Murder at the End of the World proved to be an enthralling new mystery series with a star turn as the amateur sleuth from Emma Corrin.
The series was created and directed by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanlij, who together have worked on movies like Sound of My Voice and The East, as well as the Netflix original series The OA.
Here is everything you need to know about A Murder at the End of the World.
How to watch A Murder at the End of the World
All seven episodes of A Murder at the End of the World are now available to stream. The series plays exclusively on Hulu in the US and on Disney Plus in the UK and elsewhere outside the US.
A subscription to either platform is required if you want to watch A Murder at the End of the World. Options to sign up for Hulu include signing up for it as a standalone streaming service, combining it with live TV via Hulu with Live TV or packaging it with Disney Plus and ESPN Plus as part of the Disney Bundle. UK viewers just have the standalone Disney Plus option available.
A Murder at the End of the World plot
Here is the official synopsis for A Murder at the End of the World:
"A Murder at the End of the World is a mystery series with a new kind of detective at the helm — a Gen Z amateur sleuth and tech-savvy hacker named Darby Hart. Darby and eight other guests are invited by a reclusive billionaire to participate in a retreat at a remote and dazzling location. When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby must use all of her skills to prove it was murder against a tide of competing interests and before the killer takes another life."
A Murder at the End of the World recaps
Here are the synopses for the released A Murder at the End of the World episodes and links to WTW's recaps of each episode.
A Murder at the End of the World episode 1, "Homme Fatal"
"An amateur sleuth receives a mysterious invitation to a reclusive tech billionaire's secret retreat." Read WTW's A Murder at the End of the World episode 1 recap.
A Murder at the End of the World episode 2, "The Silver Doe"
"Darby believes the death she witnessed may, in fact, be murder, but no one believes her. The grief and shock of the events thrust her into remembering her own buried past." Read WTW's A Murder at the End of the World episode 2 recap.
A Murder at the End of the World episode 3, "Survivors"
"Darby plays the role of the perfect guest in order to covertly investigate the crime. She finds she may be getting closer to the truth when another life is taken." Read WTW's A Murder at the End of the World episode 3 recap.
A Murder at the End of the World episode 4, "Family Secrets"
"There's a killer on the loose and nowhere to run with a storm closing in. Darby breaks out of lockdown and discovers the retreat may not be what she thought it was." Read WTW's A Murder at the End of the World episode 4 recap.
A Murder at the End of the World episode 5, "Crypt"
"Darby confronts her suspect only to find the tables turned and an unexpected alliance formed — until someone else dies and her own life is threatened." Read WTW's A Murder at the End of the World episode 5 recap.
A Murder at the End of the World episode 6, "Crime Seen"
"Darby uncovers the secret retreat within the retreat. In the past, she and Bill come face to face with the Silver Doe Killer." Read WTW's A Murder at the End of the World episode 6 recap.
A Murder at the End of the World episode 7, "Retreat"
"The remaining guests gather and discover the killer among them." Read WTW's A Murder at the End of the World episode 7 recap.
A Murder at the End of the World cast
Headlining the series are Emma Corrin as Darby Hart, Clive Owen as the billionaire Andy Ronson, Harrison Dickinson as Bill Farrah and Marling as Lee.
Corrin is best known for their Emmy-winning role of Princess Dianna on The Crown season 4, though they also starred in the movie My Policeman and is slated to star in Deadpool 3.
Owen is an Oscar-nominated actor (Closer), whose career highlights include Children of Men, Inside Man, Sin City and most recently Impeachment: American Crime Story, where he played former President Bill Clinton.
Dickinson has exploded in recent years, having starred in The King's Man, Where the Crawdads Sing and the Best Picture-nominated movie Triangle of Sadness.
Marling, meanwhile, is a writer, director and actress. She broke out with her indie Another Earth, has appeared in all of her projects collaborated with Batmanlij as well as other titles like Arbitrage and The Keeping Room.
Other members of the A Murder at the End of the World cast include Alice Braga (The Suicide Squad) as Sian, Joan Chen (Tigertail) as Lu Mei, Raúl Esparza (Candy) as David, Jermaine Fowler (The Blackening) as Martin, Ryan J. Haddad (The Politician) as Oliver, Pegah Ferydoni (Almania) as Ziba, Javed Khan as Rohan, Louis Cancelmi (Killers of the Flower Moon) as Todd, Edoardo Ballerini (Elementary) as Ray, Britian Seibert (The Knick) as Eva, Christopher Gurr (The Good Fight) as Marius, Kellan Tetlow (This Is Us) as Zoomer, Daniel Olson (Our Flag Means Death) and Neal Huff (The Sinner).
A Murder at the End of the World trailer
Check out these official trailers for A Murder at the End of the World:
Also check out these teasers for the new series:
Is there going to be A Murder at the End of the World season 2?
At this time there is no word on if there is going to be A Murder at the End of the World season 2 (or whatever new title a Darby-centric mystery would have), but Corrin spoke to The Hollywood Reporter and said that she is game to return to the role in the future.
