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Agatha Christie: books in order and screen adaptations

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Agatha Christie has 21 books adapted into 32 TV shows and movies.

About Agatha Christie's books on screen

Agatha Christie has 21 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1929 to 1969 (including book series). Together they have become 6 TV series and 26 movies. The first adaptation was Black Coffee (1931), and the most recent released one is Seven Dials Mystery (2026). The most adapted is And Then There Were None, with 6 screen versions. Series: canon of Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple.

Agatha Christie books with adaptations, in publication order

  1. Black Coffee (1929) · adapted as Black Coffee (1931)
  2. The Seven Dials Mystery (1929) · adapted as Seven Dials Mystery (2026)
  3. Lord Edgware Dies (1933) · canon of Hercule Poirot · adapted as Thirteen at Dinner (1985), Lord Edgware Dies (1934)
  4. Murder on the Orient Express (1934) · canon of Hercule Poirot · adapted as Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
  5. Three Act Tragedy (1934) · canon of Hercule Poirot · adapted as Murder in Three Acts (1986)
  6. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1934) · adapted as Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022)
  7. The A.B.C. Murders (1936) · canon of Hercule Poirot #13 · adapted as The Alphabet Murders (1965), The ABC Murders (2018)
  8. Death on the Nile (1937) · canon of Hercule Poirot · adapted as Death on the Nile (1978), Death on the Nile (2022)
  9. Appointment with Death (1938) · canon of Hercule Poirot · adapted as Appointment with Death (1988)
  10. And Then There Were None (1939) · adapted as Sabotage (2014), And Then There Were None (1945), And Then There Were None (2015), Desyat Negrityat (1987) and 2 more
  11. Evil Under the Sun (1941) · canon of Hercule Poirot · adapted as Evil Under the Sun (1982)
  12. Towards Zero (1944) · adapted as Innocent Lies (1995), Towards Zero (2025)
  13. Crooked House (1949) · adapted as Crooked House (2017)
  14. Mrs McGinty's Dead (1952) · canon of Hercule Poirot · adapted as Murder Most Foul (1964)
  15. Witness for the Prosecution (1953) · adapted as Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
  16. After the Funeral (1953) · canon of Hercule Poirot · adapted as Murder at the Gallop (1963)
  17. Dead Man's Folly (1956) · canon of Hercule Poirot · adapted as Dead Man's Folly (1986)
  18. 4.50 from Paddington (1957) · Miss Marple #7 · adapted as Murder, She Said (1961)
  19. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1962) · Miss Marple #8 · adapted as The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
  20. Hallowe'en Party (1969) · canon of Hercule Poirot · adapted as A Haunting in Venice (2023)
  21. canon of Hercule Poirot · adapted as Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)

TV shows and movies based on Agatha Christie's books

Common questions

How many Agatha Christie books have been made into movies or TV shows?

21 books have been adapted into 32 TV shows and movies.

What was the first Agatha Christie adaptation?

Black Coffee, released in 1931, a movie based on Black Coffee.

Is a new Agatha Christie adaptation coming?

No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is Seven Dials Mystery.

Which Agatha Christie book has the most adaptations?

And Then There Were None, with 6 TV and movie versions.

Where should I start reading Agatha Christie?

For the series, start with The Murder at the Vicarage, the first book in reading order.