Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue is a British thriller television series created and written by Anthony Horowitz. The series premiered on 2 March 2025, on MGM+^[2] and will have a later release on BBC One.

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
Created by	Anthony Horowitz
Written by	Anthony Horowitz
Directed by	Brian O'Malley Viviane Andereggen
Starring	Eric McCormack David Ajala Lydia Wilson Jan Le Adam Long Siobhán McSweeney Peter Gadiot Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Carolina Guerra Deborah Ayorinde Hari Dhillon
Opening theme	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics
Country of origin	United Kingdom[1]
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Jill Green Eve Gutiérrez Anthony Horowitz Michael Wright Alec Strum Wayne Garvie Paula Cuddy
Producer	Richard Burrell
Cinematography	James Mather
Editors	Adam Trotman Nigel Bunyan Karenjit Sahota
Running time	47–51 minutes
Production companies	Eleventh Hour Films MGM+ Studios Sony Pictures Television
Original release
Network	MGM+
Release	2 March (2025-03-02) – 6 April 2025 (2025-04-06)

Premise

Following an air disaster, nine strangers are marooned in a Mexican jungle. However, when they start dying one by one, the survivors must solve the mystery of who is killing them off.

Cast and characters

Main

• Eric McCormack as Kevin Anderson, a former doctor and medical equipment salesman.^[3]
• David Ajala as Zack, an insurance investigator^[3]
• Lydia Wilson as Sonja Blair^[3]
• Jan Le as Amy Maclean, a rich heiress with PTSD due to having witnessing a school shooting as a child^[3]
• Adam Long as Dan Maclean, a former human smuggler and driver for Maclean's family and Amy's husband^[3]
• Siobhán McSweeney as Lisa Davies, a former hospice nurse and co-owner of a motel chain with her husband, Travis^[3]
• Peter Gadiot as Carlos García Méndez, a professional wrestler who is a skilled mechanic^[3]
• Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Travis Davies^[3]
• Carolina Guerra as Cora De Léon^[3]
• Deborah Ayorinde as Claire Sundiata^[3]
• Hari Dhillon as David Malik^[3]

Additional

• Ángel López-Silva as Captain Gabriel Vega^[3]
• Sebastián Capitán Viveros [es] as second lieutenant Ignacio López^[3]
• Gloria Garcia as Dr. Sofía Guijarro^[3]
• Isaiah St. Jean as Emilio^[3]
• Daniel Topic as Frank Courtney^[3]
• Harlys Becerra as Héctor Guzmán^[3]
• Christian Contreras as Octavio Fuentes^[3]
• Sebastián Orozco as Daniel Sánchez^[3]
• Oscar Foronda as Pablo Revueltas^[3]
• Joana Borja as Beatriz Ortega^[3]
• Misa D'Angelo as Mariana^[3]
• Horacio Colomé as Radio Operator Ramírez^[3]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Dead Reckoning"	Brian O'Malley	Anthony Horowitz	March 2, 2025 (2025-03-02)
2	"Black Angels"	Brian O'Malley	Anthony Horowitz	March 9, 2025 (2025-03-09)
3	"Rapido"	Brian O'Malley	Anthony Horowitz	March 16, 2025 (2025-03-16)
4	"The Short Straw"	Viviane Andereggen	Anthony Horowitz	March 23, 2025 (2025-03-23)
5	"Cloud Cover"	Viviane Andereggen	Anthony Horowitz	March 30, 2025 (2025-03-30)
6	"Body Bags"	Viviane Andereggen	Anthony Horowitz	April 6, 2025 (2025-04-06)

Production

The project originally was developed by Anthony Horowitz in 2020 with Blumhouse Television for the short form platform Quibi.^[4] The six-part ensemble limited series is written, created and executive produced by Horowitz and produced by Eleventh Hour Films. Alongside Horowitz, the series has Jill Green and Eve Gutierrez as executive producers for Eleventh Hour Films.^[5]

Filming commenced on the Canary Islands in mid-2024.^[6]

Release

The series premiered on March 2, 2025 on MGM+ in the United States.^[2]

The series was acquired by BBC One in the United Kingdom.^[3]