Australian TV Series MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES to Get Film Adaptation

According to Variety, "Game of Thrones" star Essie Davis will take the title role in "Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears," an Australian-made murder mystery film.

The film is a feature adaptation of "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries," which was a hit series of crime novels by Kerry Greenwood before being adapted for TV. Davis took the title role as a glamorous 1920 private detective in the show, which has aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation since 2012. It was then licensed to 170 countries, and picked up by Netflix from 2015. The cast also includes series regulars Nathan Page, Miriam Margolyes, and Ashleigh Cummings ("Goldfinch").

The film is an Every Cloud Production. Roadshow Films is the Australia and New Zealand distributor, with Keshet handling international sales. The film is set to begin shooting in Morocco and Melbourne, Australia, in October.

Deb Cox has written the screenplay for "Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears" which will will be produced by Fiona Eagger, with Every Cloud's Eagger and Cox also acting as executive producers. Lucy Maclaren is co-producer.

Tony Tilsewill, the setup director on the television series, is set to direct the film. His credits include HBO Asia's "Serangoon Road," "Wolf Creek," several episodes of "Ash vs. Evil Dead" for producer Sam Raimi, and "Chosen" for Playmaker and China's iQIYI.

"'Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears' will have the witty intrigue of 'Indiana Jones,' the opulent style of a Merchant Ivory production, and the feminist fun of 'Thelma and Louise,'" Eagger said.

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