Where to Stream: Agatha Christie's Poirot: Murder On The Orient Express Powered by Reelgood

Who doesn’t love a good ol’ fashioned murder mystery? No one, that’s who! And that’s why pop culture is packed with super sleuths ranging from the forensics geniuses of the CSI franchise to the protagonists of Sherlock and House M.D.. Even popular true crime podcasts like Serial and My Favorite Murder have capitalized on our grim love of whodunits. There’s one name, though, that goes at the top of the list of iconic detectives: Hercule Poirot.

Okay, if you’re an American like me, you might not be super familiar with that name. Odds are you are aware of Poirot’s most popular case, Murder on the Orient Express. A-ha! You’ve heard of that! As well you should, as there’s a new big screen adaptation of the mystery starring Kenneth Branagh as Poirot on the horizon.

The 1934 novel from Poirot creator Agatha Christie has become a mainstay of popular culture over the past 80 years. How prevalent is the murder-on-a-train premise? Even sitcoms like 30 Rock and Sabrina the Teenage Witch have paid homage to the classic mystery!

Of course the upcoming movie isn’t the first straight-up adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. Far from it! In addition to all those parodies and tributes, the source material has already been adapted once for the big screen and twice for TV. If you’re curious to see how this story has evolved over the decades, we’ve put together a guide to streaming Poirot’s most infamous case.

2 'Murder on the Orient Express' (2001) After the entirely British 1974 feature film, America took a crack at the Christie classic with a 2001 made-for-TV movie starring English actor Alfred Molina as Poirot. This streamlined adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express featured a smaller cast and, in a major departure for the larger Poirot franchise, was set in the present day. Gone is the dapper, extravagantly mustachioed Poirot you’re used to; in his place sits Molina, sporting a totally average suit and modest mustache. And for sitcom fans, you’ll be interested to know that Family Ties matriarch Meredith Baxter is Harriet Belinda Hubbard (previously played by Lauren Bacall). This adaptation has yet to be officially released anywhere, but, as with most seemingly lost TV artifacts, you can find the whole thing on YouTube. Stream 2001's Murder on the Orient Express on YouTube