{
  "id": 2396288,
  "title": "‘Hercule’: BritBox Unveils First Look At Edward Bluemel As Title Character In Poirot Origin Series",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/hercule-britbox-unveils-first-look-at-edward-bluemel-as-title",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T15:08:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/hercule-edward-bluemel-first-look-polrot-origin-photo-1237047399/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "We’re getting the first look at Edward Bluemel as Hercule Poirot in BritBox’s upcoming six-part drama series Hercule. You can see a cropped image above and full image below. The origin series, which is currently shooting in Liverpool, is an intimate study of legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, played by Bluemel, the man and an […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}