Exclusive: MGM+ has given the green light to Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue. Eric McCormack is the first actor cast in the mystery thriller, playing one of the leads in the six-part ensemble limited series written, created and executive produced by Anthony Horowitz (Magpie Murders) and produced by Eleventh Hour Films, a Sony Pictures Television-backed company.

Spt will distribute worldwide the series, which also will have a British broadcast partner.

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue follows the tale of nine strangers who find themselves lost in a remote Mexican jungle after their small plane traveling from Guatemala to the U.S. crashes. One by one, the survivors are murdered, leaving the remaining passengers to solve the terrifying mystery before they too fall victim to the killer.

McCormack will play Kevin, a former doctor who has been purchasing medical supplies in Guatemala. Casting continues, with...