Warren Brown & Phyllis Logan Will Develop 'A Taste for Murder' on BritBox This April
BritBox's newest cozy crime drama will mix murder, family, and classic Italian cuisine.
As every good Anglophile already knows, cozy crime dramas are all the rage right now, and with good reason. (Most of us desperately need some escapism in our lives these days.) If that inevitable murder investigation happens to take place in a particularly beautiful location? That's just a bonus, really. Shows like Irish Blood, Murder in Provence, and Signora Volpe all treat their lush settings like full-fledged characters in the stories they're telling, and the scenery is basically reason enough to watch on its own.
(Dare we insert an "it's to die for" joke here? Too soon?)
BritBox's latest entry in this popular subgenre is the forthcoming A Taste for Murder, a six-part series from Eagle Eye Drama, the production house behind the popular English-language remakes of shows like Professor T and Before We Die. Although it's technically going to be a procedural, its story will revolve around both crime-solving and classic Italian cuisine. Translation: Prepare to be both jealous of the show's gorgeous locale and hungry.
Set in sunny Capri, A Taste for Murder stars Warren Brown (The Responder) as a British detective who relocates to Italy with his daughter following a devastating family tragedy. While staying with his in-laws, he finds himself (surprise!) getting involved in local murder investigations. The show's unique hook is that each episode features a familiar Italian dish as the main theme of each case. Thank goodness the family owns a restaurant.
Here's the series' description.
Set amidst the steep cliffs and fast tides of Capri, A Taste for Murder features classic Italian cuisine as the main ingredient to each episode’s central murder mystery, revealing the power of food to foster connection, community, and healing after devastating loss.
(For those who may remember our interview with Eagle Eye's Jo McGrath, this was the Italian set mystery series she couldn't tell us too much about.)
Alongside Brown, the cast also includes Phyllis Logan (The Puzzle Lady), Beau Gadsdon (The Crown), Urbano Barberini (Casino Royale), Cristiana Dell’Anna (Gomorrah), Alessandro Fella (The Dew Point), Gaia Scodellaro (That Dirty Black Bag), and Alessandro Bedetti (Those About to Die).
The series is created and written by Matt Baker (Patience), directed by Jon Jones (Hotel Portofino), and produced by Megan Ott (House of the Dragon). Executive producers include McGrath, Walter Iuzzolino, and Carolina Giammetta for Eagle Eye Drama, with Robert Schildhouse, Stephen Nye, and Jess O’Riordan for BritBox.
A Taste for Murder will premiere Tuesday, April 7, 2026, on BritBox with two episodes, followed by weekly releases through May 5.
