ITV Vera actress lands leading role in star-studded new | UK News

Fans of the ITV sequence Vera would possibly recognise a acquainted face in one of Netflix’s most-anticipated exhibits of the yr. 

Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, which arrives on Netflix next week, will see rising star Mia McKenna Bruce take on the lead role of Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent.

Ahead of her flip in the thrilling new homicide thriller sequence, followers can be questioning where they may have seen the actress before.

Mia’s earlier credit embrace Vampire Academy, Get Even, The Witcher and EastEnders, where she made her TV debut.

However, ITV viewers might also bear in mind her as Maya Draper in an episode of Vera that aired back in 2021 titled ‘Recovery’.

The synopsis for that episode reads: “Vera is called to the scene of a murdered support worker who is found hidden among the bleak woodlands of Northumberland National Park. Was this an attack of opportunity or a carefully planned ambush?”

Mia first rose to fame as a little one actress on CBBC, portraying Tee Taylor in Tracy Beaker Returns and The Dumping Ground.

She earned national recognition for her role in How to Have intimacy, profitable a British Independent Film Award and the BAFTA Rising Star Award for her portrayal of Tara in the coming-of-age drama.

Mia’s new homicide thriller sequence on Netflix is an adaptation of The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie.

The star-studded show also options Harry Potter icon Helena Bonham Carter, Sherlock star Martin Freeman and fellow BAFTA Rising Star Award nominee Nabhaan Rizwan.

Queen Charlotte’s Corey Mylchreest and eliminateing Eve’s Ed Bluemel spherical out the solid, while Doctor Who and Broadchurch author Chris Chibnall is behind the script. 

Netflix’s description of the new sequence reads: “England. 1925. At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong. 

“It will be up to the unlikeliest of sleuths – the fizzingly inquisitive Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent – to unravel a chilling plot that will change her life, cracking wide open the country house mystery. 

“A witty, epic and fast-paced drama from the Queen Of Crime, Agatha Christie, is brought to life in a thrilling new version for Netflix.”

Mia praised show author and government producer Chris for his take on Agatha Christie, telling Tudum: “Chris Chibnall’s scripts are brilliant, and I’m thrilled to be part of this new interpretation of the iconic Agatha Christie’s storytelling.”

The Crown’s Suzanne Mackie, who acts as government producer alongside Chris Chibnall, Good Omens’ Chris Sussman, and The Tourist’s Chris Sweeney, also shared her pleasure about the project. 

She said: “I am excited to be bringing Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials to life and to be introducing a new generation of iconic Christie characters to the screen.

“It has been a joy to work with Chris Chibnall in creating this bold, authored, and ambitious vision for the series. 

“Together with Chris Sussman and Agatha Christie Limited and under the masterful direction of Chris Sweeney, we are thrilled to embark on this creative journey.

“I could not think of a more exciting first project for Orchid Pictures or a more perfect home for this story than Netflix.”

Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials will arrive on Netflix on January 15. 

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