Hulu's 'Death and Other Details' Premieres Amid Mixed Reviews

Mandy Patinkin and Violett Beane praised for performances in murder mystery series set on a Mediterranean cruise.

Hulu's new series 'Death and Other Details' is a murder mystery set on a private Mediterranean cruise, featuring Mandy Patinkin as the world's greatest detective, Rufus Cotesworth, and Violett Beane as Imogene, a young woman seeking the truth about her mother's murder.
The series has been criticized for prioritizing attempts at cleverness over well-crafted characters, and for its handling of psychological turmoil, which is often depicted as a writerly convenience rather than a genuine exploration of the mind.
Despite these criticisms, the series has been praised for its visually bold risks, particularly in episodes seven and eight, and for the performances of Patinkin and Beane, who form an effective teacher-protégé duo.
The series also features a roster of suspects that includes a priest, a governor, the cruise's staff, and the wealthy Collier family, who took Imogene in as a child.
The series premieres on Hulu on January 16, 2024.