A new version of Maigret is coming to MASTERPIECE Mystery!, and this one isn’t content to sip brandy and stroke its moustache.
Premiering Saturday, October 5, 2025, at 9:00 PM ET on PBS, the modern reboot casts Benjamin Wainwright (Belgravia: The Next Chapter) as Chief Inspector Jules Maigret. Less pipe dream, more psychological sledgehammer, this Maigret isn’t coasting on charm. He’s stalking the worst of Paris with a quiet fury and a haunted stare.
This version leans into the contradictions that made Georges Simenon’s detective endure. Maigret is calm but volatile. Compassionate but brutal. A man chasing justice while being slowly crushed by his own memories.
Stefanie Martini (The Gold, The Last Kingdom) plays Madame Maigret with quiet resolve, offering emotional ballast as her husband tackles a swamp of violence, bureaucracy, and personal demons. The supporting cast, dubbed “Les Maigrets,” includes Blake Harrison, Reda Elazouar, Kerrie Hayes, Shaniqua Okwok, and Rob Kazinsky—each one playing a distinct role in the detective’s orbit of trust and suspicion.
Crime-of-the-week this is not. Every case chips away at Maigret’s moral clarity. Every success feels like another loss. The series builds a Paris where justice is foggy, institutions are blunt, and danger is always one misstep away.
Nathalie Armin joins as Prosecutor Mathilde Kernavel, a razor-sharp foil whose courtroom instincts are as sharp as Maigret’s street sense. Expect early friction, long grudges, and battles fought both behind closed doors and under neon lights.
MASTERPIECE has history with literary detectives, but Maigret looks positioned to add more grit and complexity than its predecessors. The show is produced for PBS by BBC Studios with all episodes expected to stream following broadcast.
