Maigret Stars Wainwright & Okwok on Becoming Franchise Torchbearers

Maigret Stars Wainwright & Okwok on Becoming Franchise Torchbearers

Maigret stars Benjamin Wainwright and Shaniqua Okwok discussed how they approached offering a fresh and modern take on the franchise.

Benjamin Wainwright and Stefani Martini Talk Revitalizing 'Maigret'

PBS’ new series ‘Maigret‘ reimagines Georges Simenon’s legendary iconic detective for modern era for Masterpiece Mystery! Georges Simenon’s legendary detective, Chief Inspector Maigret, is being reborn for a global audience in the highly anticipated series ‘Maigret‘, having premiered on Sunday, October 5th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Masterpiece Mystery! on PBS. Reimagined with a fresh and invigorated lens, the iconic character returns with his signature…

TV review: Maigret (2025)

Georges Simenon was a prolific author who wrote a large number of novels featuring the French detective Jules Maigret. There have been many dramatic incarnations of this iconic character as this article discusses. About a year ago, I reviewed the 2016 British TV series Maigret starring Rowan Atkinson in the title role.. That series stayed close to the original in terms of period and the way that Maigret, his wife, and his supporting team were po…