Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue gets the green light from MGM+

MGM+ has greenlit Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue. Eric McCormack is the first actor cast in the mystery thriller. Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue follows the story of nine strangers who become lost in a remote Mexican jungle after their plane from Guatemala to the US crashes. One by one, the survivors are murdered, leaving the remaining passengers to solve the terrifying mystery before they too fall victim to the killer.



McCormack (pictured) stars in one of the leads in the six-part limited ensemble series, written, created and produced by Anthony Horowitz and produced by Eleventh Hour Films, a Sony Pictures Television company.

SPT will distribute the series worldwide. The series will also be broadcast by a British partner.

McCormack plays Kevin, a former doctor who buys medical supplies in Guatemala. Casting continues and filming begins in May in the Canary Islands.

“Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue is a clever and wildly entertaining addition to MGM+’s growing slate of edge-of-your-seat thrillers,” said Michael Wright, head of MGM+. “Anthony Horowitz has spun a masterfully inventive web of deception and intrigue that keeps audiences guessing until the very last ax falls.”

A version of the project was originally developed by Horowitz with Blumhouse Television for the now defunct short-form platform Quibi. Blumhouse is not involved in the current incarnation.

“I loved writing Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue, which I think may be the twistiest story I’ve ever come up with,” said Horowitz, who also penned the popular Alex Rider teen-spy book series. “It’s not just a question of who is committing all these murders, it’s why — and I hope audiences will enjoy the truly ‘killer’ ending.”

Horowitz produces Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue starring Jill Green and Eve Gutierrez for Eleventh Hour Films.

“This highly distinctive, cinematic drama will feature a wide cast of international characters stretching from Mexican soldiers stationed at a morgue close to the U.S. border to the international collection of passengers and staff on the plane — all of whom are hiding secrets from each other,” Green and Gutierrez said. “We are assembling a fantastic ensemble cast, and Anthony Horowitz will lead them, and the audience, on a twisted journey deep inside a dangerous Mexican jungle.”

McCormack recently appeared in the Hulu series The Other Black Girl, based on the bestseller of the same name. The actor is best known for his role as Will Truman on NBC's Will & Grace, which he reprised in the series' revival. He won an Emmy for his performance in 2001.

He also starred in three seasons of Netflix/Showcase's Travelers (2016), where he also served as director and producer, and TNT's Perception.