‘Death and Other Details’ Trailer: Mandy Patinkin Probes Cruise Ship Murder Mystery (VIDEO)
Mandy Patinkin plays the world’s greatest detective in the trailer for Hulu‘s new series Death and Other Details (formerly known as Career Opportunities in Murder and Mayhem). In it, Patinkin’s Rufus Cotesworth helps train an amateur sleuth, Imogene Scott (Violett Beane), whose investigative curiosity inadvertently makes her the one suspect for a murder on a lavish cruise ship.
If you’re a fan of The White Lotus and Knives Out, Death and Other Details seems to be right up that alley. The 10-episode series will debut on Hulu on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 with two episodes, then one episode weekly until the two-episode finale on March March 5.
Set amidst the glamour of the global elite, Death and Other Details centers on the brilliant and restless Imogene, who finds herself in the wrong place/wrong time (OK, it was kinda her fault) and becomes the prime suspect in a locked room murder mystery. The setting? A lavishly restored Mediterranean ocean liner. Suspects? Every pampered guest and every exhausted crew member. The problem? To prove her innocence, she must partner with a man she despises—Rufus Cotesworth (Patinkin), the world’s greatest detective.
As seen in the trailer, the murder victim is a loudmouth passenger named Keith Trubitsky (Michael Gladis). While Imogene is said to dislike Rufus, she clearly can’t help but learn from his valuable skills as the pair teams up to solve the murder mystery on the high seas. With an ensemble featuring Lauren Patten as Anna Collier, The Fall of the House of Usher‘s Rahul Kohli as Sunil, Angela Zhou as Teddy Goh, Hugo Diego Garcia as Jules, Pardis Saremi as Leila, Linda Emond as Agent Hilde Eriksen, and more, there’s a boatload of entertaining characters to be questioned by Rufus until every last detail is discovered and this mystery is solved.
Additional cast includes Danny Johnson (Father Toby), Tamberla Perry (Alexandra Hochenberg), Karoline (Eleanor Chun), Jayne Atkinson (Katherine Collier), David Marshall Grant (Lawrence Collier) Jere Burns (Llewellyn Mathers), Annie Q. Riegel (Winnie Goh), and Cici Lau (Hua).
Death and Other Details is produced by ABC Signature. It’s written and executive produced by Mike Weiss and Heidi Cole McAdams, who also serve as showrunners. Marc Webb directed the pilot and executive produces for Black Lamb. Mark Martin and David Petrarca also serve as executive producers.
See Patinkin, Beane, and the rest of the Death and Other Details cast in the gallery below.
Death and Other Details, Series Premiere, Tuesday, January 16, Hulu
Mandy Patinkin as Rufus Cotesworth
The world’s greatest detective is on the case.
Violett Beane as Imogene Scott
How will Imogene’s team-up with Rufus go?
Imogene Scott (Beane) and Rufus Cotesworth (Patinkin)
Imogene and Rufus look stumped.
Lauren Patten as Anna, Pardis Saremi as Leila, and Beane as Imogene
Could Anna or Leila be the murderer?
Imogene with Sunil (Rahul Kohli)
I’m catching a vibe here.
Imogene and Anna
This murder does, indeed, take place in the lap of luxury.
Michael Gladis as Keith Trubitsky, Danny Johnson as Father Toby
Who killed Keith?
Karoline as Eleanor Chun
Why is Eleanor being questioned?
Patten as Anna Collier, Jayne Atkinson as Katherine Collier, and Jere Burns as Llewellyn Mathers
Could the death have been a family affair?
David Marshall Grant as Lawrence Collier
Does the Collier family have a connection to Keith?
Hugo Diego Garcia as Jules, Angela Zhou as Teddy Goh, Patinkin as Rufus Cotesworth
Teddy seems to run the ship with Jules at her side.
Annie Q. Riegel as Winnie Goh
Winnie seems to be Teddy’s daughter who works on the ship.
Tamberla Perry as Governor Alexandra Hochenberg
A murder mystery is not a great thing for a politician to be involved in.
Jere Burns as Llewellyn Mathers
What’s he worried about?
