Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials is splitting critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. The brand new Netflix adaptation follows the enduring writer’s lesser-known detective Girl Eileen “Bundle” Brent (Mia McKenna-Bruce), who investigates a prank became a murder case.
With the Christie collection now out there on Netflix, audiences have shared their ideas on Rotten Tomatoes. Whereas the critics’ rating is at present 71%, the viewers rating of Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials is a disappointing 57%. Sadly, this continues an unlucky development for Christie diversifications, the place audiences have been underwhelmed.
The previous couple of Christie exhibits have did not impress audiences. BBC’s Towards Zero earned 37%, whereas 2023’s Homicide is Simple was a low 27%. The final present that was well-received by audiences was Will Poulter’s Why Did not They Ask Evans?, incomes 73%.
Whereas critics’ opinions of Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials have been principally optimistic, noting that McKenna-Bruce’s efficiency is a spotlight and that the third episode redeems the thriller, the viewers reception has been scathing. Though some did benefit from the intelligent and trendy story, others discovered the story boring and a stepdown from the writer’s story.
Bundle was first launched in 1925’s The Secret of Chimneys earlier than main her personal thriller in 1929’s The Seven Dials Thriller. Whereas Christie has been revered for her whodunit tales, significantly targeted on Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, the Seven Dials story acquired unfavorable opinions. Many critics and readers discovered the story to be in contrast to Christie’s typical model and reasonably messy on account of too many characters and an unstructured plot.
Sadly, it’s not the primary time an adaptation based mostly on Bundle has been poorly reviewed. London Weekend Tv tailored The Seven Dials Thriller right into a film display screen in 1981, with Cheryl Campbell portraying the lead position. Whereas Netflix’s Seven Dials adaptation had some adjustments, the film was very trustworthy to the unique ebook.
The 1981 film doesn’t have an official Rotten Tomatoes rating, however its viewers rating is even decrease than the Netflix model, with 55%. Since these are the one two diversifications targeted on Bundle, each did not impress audiences.
Nonetheless, Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials joins Netflix’s wealthy assortment of homicide mysteries, which additionally contains the 2 current Knives Out motion pictures. However, there are a slew of Christie diversifications in improvement, together with Jonathan Entwistle’s Limitless Evening and Britbox’s Tommy & Tuppence.
All three episodes of Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials are streaming on Netflix.
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January 14, 2026
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Netflix
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Chris Sweeney
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Mia McKenna-Bruce
Girl Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent
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Helena Bonham Carter
Girl Caterham
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Corey Mylchreest
Gerry Wade
