Dial M for Murder anthology series soon

Dial M for Murder is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s best known and best-loved classics. From the film’s use of 3D to the debut of legendary actor Grace Kelly, Dial M for Murder is one the greatest murder mystery films.

Now Dial M for Murder is getting a refresh. Terrence Winter and Alicia Vikander are teaming with MGM/UA Television to develop an anthology drama based on Frederick Knott’s play and subsequent feature film of the same name.

Alicia Vikander is executive producing the project through her Vikarious Film banner and is also in talk to potentially star in the series, which tells the suspense thriller story from the female perspective.

Dial M for Murder would be Vikander’s debut as a series regular on U.S television. Her feature credits include Ex Machina, The Danish Girl, The Man from U.N.C.L.E and Tomb Raider 2.

This is not be the first time that Dial M for Murder has been attempted for television.

Technically, the play first aired on BBC TV before it was performed in London’s West End. NBC aired a TV film with the original Broadway cast in 1958 and ABC aired a two-hour color version in 1968. Angie Dickinson and Christopher Plummer also starred in a 1981 feature.

The original film, starring Grace Kelly, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings, revolved around a husband who kills his wife after she has an affair with a crime fiction writer.