A miniseries of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, based on one of the best-selling crime novels of all time with 100 million copies sold worldwide, will make its US premiere in two parts on Lifetime Sunday, March 13 and Monday, March 14 at 9 p.m. both nights. Set in 1939 while Europe teeters on the brink of war, the story follows ten strangers with dubious pasts who are lured to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near Devon coast in southern England. Cut off from the mainland, with their host mysteriously absent, they are each accused of a terrible crime. When members start to mysteriously die, they all realize they must be harboring a murderer among their numbers. Who will survive? And who is the killer? An award-winning all star cast adds to the drama.
Fox will air The Passion, a two-hour epic musical event, live from New Orleans on Palm Sunday, March 20 at 8 p.m. Based on the 2,000-year-old story of the last hours of Jesus Christ’s life on earth and utilizing contemporary popular music, the cast includes singer/songwriter Jencarlos Canela as Christ, multi-platinum artist Chris Daughtry as Judas, country superstar Trisha Yearwood as Mary, Grammy Award winner Seal as Pontius Pilot and multi-platinum artist Prince Royce as Peter.
ABC’s acclaimed country-music drama Nashville will return with its midseason premiere on Wednesday, March 16 at 10 p.m. This season, Nashville’s singers, songwriters and superstars continue their struggle to reconcile their public and private realities. Music may be at the heart of Music City, but drama always reigns. The dynamic cast includes Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Will Chase, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson, Sam Palladio, Maisy Stella, Lennon Stella and Aubrey Peeples.