The play is adapted from a novel of the same name published in 1938 by Cecil Day-Lewis, the father of British actor Daniel Day-Lewis. The story tells the story of a grieving mother who infiltrated a man's life who she thought was the killer of her son. The introduction to the original work is quite different, and there may be significant changes in the series. "their Best" screenwriter Gaby Chiappe is in charge of the screenplay, and Tolkien director Dome Karukoski directs it. The villain must die is the fourth in a series of 16 novels featuring Detective Nigel Strangeways, which has been adapted in Argentina and France in the past. According to the earliest developers, given the number of original series, the show is likely to be a series rather than an one-season miniseries.