Paula Pell brings the mystery with the Mapleworth Murders
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Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Monday, August 10. All times are Eastern.
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Mapleworth Murders (Quibi) Former Saturday Night Live head writer Paula Pell writes and stars in this Murder, She Wrote riff, alongside John Lutz (yes, that Lutz from 30 Rock). The Quibi series centers on Abigail Mapleworth (Pell), a murder-mystery writer who dabbles in solving homicides in the small town of New Woodstream. There will, of course, be a ton of special guest stars who will play suspects or serve as chalk outlines. In a recent Random Roles interview, Chris Parnell, who appears on the show as a “rather mean-spirited butcher,” called the short-form series “nuts.” That’s good enough for us.