'Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue's Trailer Presents 10 Passports

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue has set an ambitious premiere date for its debut on MGM+, arriving the first Sunday in March, dead smack in the middle of every network's big premiere window to get the most Emmy love for their broadcast. It's obvious why parent company Amazon Studios would choose that calendar position: there's a real sense this limited series could be the best show yet to air on the little-watched network. Moreover, Amazon execs see the series (and its well-known author, Anthony Horowitz) as an Emmy vote-getter. At this point, the streaming service is desperate to get any attention in the drama or limited series categories, having been beaten to the punch now not just by Disnay+/Hulu but Apple TV+, Max, Netflix, Peacock, and Paramount+ besides.

Every time I write about MGM+, it may seem like I yell about how badly undermarketed and overlooked it is. Listen, I don't pick on MGM+ and Amazon Prime Video because I am a person full of hate; I pick on them because I know they could be so much better than they are. Amazon legitimately treats its streaming services like cheap dollar theaters off the giant global flea market half-filled with fake products. (And then they wonder why Emmy voters think its shows are unworthy of awards.)

Writing about shows like Nine Bodies and Rogue Heroes irritates me more than most, because these aren't aggressively mid at best, unlike other MGM+ series such as Belgravia or The Winter King. They are shows that ought to be massive cultural moments, with performances worthy of viewer attention, which they would get if they were on Netflix, Disney+, or even PBS.