Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue is a British mystery thriller television series created and written by Anthony Horowitz. The series premiered on 2 March 2025 on MGM+.
Following a plane crash in the Mexican jungle, nine bodies are recovered and brought to a local morgue. The series begins with these corpses already laid out, and the mystery centers on how each person ended up dead. Through flashbacks and shifting perspectives, the story reconstructs the events leading up to the crash and the subsequent deaths, revealing hidden connections, motives, and secrets among the passengers. As the narrative unfolds, viewers are drawn into a tense whodunit that explores not just who the killer is, but why the victims were targeted.
Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue was originally conceived by Anthony Horowitz in 2020, developed in partnership with Blumhouse Television for the short-form streaming platform Quibi. Following QuibiâÂÂs shutdown, the project was reimagined as a six-part limited series and commissioned by MGM+.
Horowitz serves as the seriesâ writer, creator, and executive producer. The production is handled by Eleventh Hour Films, with Jill Green and Eve Gutierrez also executive producing alongside Horowitz.
Principal photography began in mid-2024, with filming taking place in the Canary Islands, which doubled for the Mexican jungle and desert settings.
In May 2024, the BBC joined the project as a co-broadcaster, acquiring UK rights to the series. It was announced that the show would premiere on BBC One and be available for streaming on BBC iPlayer. Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition, described the series as âÂÂan ingenious, original and suspenseful murder mystery multiplied by nine.âÂÂ
The series premiered on 2 March 2025 on MGM+ in the United States.
The series was acquired by BBC One in the United Kingdom, and premiered on 27 September 2025.