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I didn't know what to expect with this show. I'm a huge fan of From on MGM+, so decided to give this show a try since it's from the same network. I was worried it was just going to be a cringe knock-off of Lost, but thankfully it's not. The production quality and sets could be better, the acting from the lead characters are good, but the secondary characters could use some better directing. I agree with the other review that there should be more Spanish in the show given where it takes place, and I agree with the other review that bringing in stereotypical politics randomly like that is unnecessary, but we'll see what they do with all the characters to fully judge that. I do find the pacing of the show (at least the first episode) kinda rushed as well. I love the mystery aspect of the show, it's sort of a whodunnit thriller, with there being 10 people who crashed, but there's only 9 are in the morgue. So, I'm guessing throughout the season we have to try to find out who the 10th actually is? Excited to see where this story goes.

The thriller genre is the streaming world's favourite comfort food, but there really aren't many classical whodunits around anymore. Everything nowadays is based more around suspense, shocking twists, police procedure, or rich people being terrible to each other. However, as a longtime fan of good old-fashioned murder mysteries, I was very much looking forward to "Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue", an unexpectedly old-fashioned take on Agatha Christie's classic "And Then There Were None".

Another reason why I was watering at the mouth about this show is that it's written by Anthony Horowitz. It may be deeply unserious of me, but Horowitz is my favourite living novelist. His genre-redifying, metatextual whodunits always find audaciously novel ways of reusing old formulas with clever yet unobtrusive post-modernist twists. Horowitz is also a brilliant screenwriter, as anyone who's ever seen "Foyle's War" can attest. Here, the Christie connection deepens as Horowitz adapted several of her works for the long-running "Poirot" series. Most importantly for me, he wrote the episode "Yellow Iris", in which he reinvented Christie's very short story as a superbly puzzling, non-linear meta-mystery with a dazzling climax. It remains the only time any screenwriter has ever actually improved on one of Christie's plots.

Now, having seen "Nine Bodies", I do have to concede that it's not one of Horowitz's finest works. It is a fairly straightforward whodunit slasher without any of the writer's trademark boldness or inventiveness. Instead, what I found so delightful about the series was precisely its old-fashioned approach. It doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, it's not loaded with knowing film references or sarcastic winks to the audience. Most enjoyably, it also lacks the irony which is the plague of most modern genre pieces. Here, at last, is a slasher tale told by someone who doesn't worship at the feet of "Scream".

The premise is very much as advertised: nine people survive a plane crash, find themselves stranded in the Mexican jungle, and are picked off one by one by a mysterious killer. The cast of characters is made up entirely of stereotypes: the tough guy, the selfish guy, the mousy girl, the stuffy doctor, the MAGA-loving Americans, etc., etc. After all, it's the way the genre works. I enjoyed that Horowitz didn't feel the need to give us lengthy flashbacks or expositional monologues about the characters' backstories. Let's just focus on the mystery at hand.

The quality of the performances varies, but the protagonists who emerge very quickly are all quite good. Eric McCormack is especially fun to watch as the weasely doctor. Meanwhile, Lydia Wilson and David Ajala are quite likeable and charismatic as this show's versions of Kate and Jack from "Lost". My one constant issue with the performances is the presence of some truly awful American accents from otherwise good British actors. Siobhan McSweeney is probably the biggest offender with her over-the-top Southern draaaaaawl, but Adam Long is no better with his stiff, vaguely trans-Atlantic lilt.

What the show really lacks is strong, stylish direction. This is usually what separates great thrillers from mindless potboilers. Unfortunately, "Nine Bodies" falls squarely in the latter category. The show is directed by two people, Brian O'Malley and Viviane Andereggen, each handling three episodes. While Andereggen clearly does the better job, neither director really infuses the show with any atmosphere or visual flair. The cinematography is disappointingly bland throughout, and the framing frequently makes the show look like a workaday police procedural instead of the moody slasher it should have been.

Back to the script. Horowitz has concocted a deliciously enjoyable variation on "And Then There Were None". I enjoyed trying to outguess the characters, even though I wish there were more clues to the solution. In the end, all the plot threads really do come together in a satisfying manner. Of course, it's all utter hokum, but that's part of the genre's fun. Even with the best Christie or Dickson Carr novels, you have to play by their logic. The plotting's one gaping flaw is the survival of one character (I won't say which) who really has no business being alive at the end. That, I'll admit, made me groan. Also, I knew that Horowitz simply won't be able to resist reusing one of Christie's finest twists, so I did figure out who the killer was before the finale, but that's also par for the course.

Otherwise, I had a lot of fun with "Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue". It's the kind of old-fashioned good fun I miss in this jaded, self-important age of event television. Forgive me, but sometimes I don't really want my thriller to be a dark journey into the drug-addled underworld of contemporary America or a scathing indictment of the capitalist system. There's room for your "Long Bright Rivers" and "Sirens", for sure, but I'm hungry for some convoluted, preposterous, but wildly engaging and cleverly constructed puzzles.

"Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue" hooks you with the title - sharp, ominous, impossible to ignore - and if you're the kind who leans into a mystery, it promises more than it delivers. The opening plane crash sets the tone, not in suspense, but in budget. It looks patched together, more green screen than grit. And once the survivors stagger into view, the illusion doesn't hold. The jungle feels like a stage. The stakes feel staged, too.

The characters aren't written - they're sketched. Loud types, hollow arcs, the kind you meet once and forget twice. And still, you hang in, maybe because of Peter Gadiot and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson - two actors who know how to hold a scene, even when the writing gives them nothing but clichés to chew on. They show up. The script doesn't.

By the time the story wraps up and slides toward its twisty, slightly unhinged finish, you're not gripped - but you're not checking out either. There's enough absurdity, enough sudden turns, that you don't need to pay close attention to stay mildly entertained.

It's a mess, but a watchable one. And sometimes, that's enough.

Okay. So maybe I am just good at guessing twists in mysteries but I figured this out and knew who the killer was by the fourth or fifth episode. I was just waiting for the finale for it to unveil the way I guessed. It did lead to quite a letdown. I'm not sure if other people guessed what was going on but it took away from the enjoyment for me. There were so many plot holes and unrealistic situations that it became quite ludicrous. The acting was hit or miss, the script not that great. I liked that it was only 6 episodes as any more it would have dragged. I liked the mystery aspect of it but again the reveal was disappointing since I figured it out earlier on.

9 Bodies in a Mexican Morgue. I really loved this TV show. It gave me strong And Then There Were None vibes very Agatha Christie, and I absolutely loved that. I don't want to give too much away, so I'll keep it brief, but I really, really enjoyed it.

The whole premise of a plane crash and the survivors waiting for help while trying to stay alive is gripping. And then someone starts chopping people off... It's intense!

I also really liked the ending, but I'll admit, I would have done the very final moment slightly differently. I can't say how without spoiling it, so I'll leave it there. Still, I truly loved it, and I connected with the characters a lot.

I had never heard of this series, nor seen any trailers for it. I didn't even read the synopsis, the name was intriguing enough to get me to watch the first episode and I'm glad I gave it a chance.

Can't really make critical judgements after just 1 episode, but it does a good enough job of making me want to watch the next one.

The camera work is good, beautiful vistas, and the actors all seem to give off the intended vibe for their respective characters, although the writers get a little too cliche with the "fat American couple". I mean c'mon, would that "type" really be visiting Guatemala? Unlikely. The tension between the survivors seems to be just enough to be believable without anyone going off the rails or doing something incredibly stupid (yet). You don't need unnecessary over-the-top drama to make something intriguing. A slow build up can be more satisfying.

I'm glad they don't give away too much of the story up front, I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.

I was really enjoying this show up until the final episode. The pacing, acting, and twists had me hooked, and I kept thinking the writers had something clever up their sleeves. But then the last episode happened, and I couldn't believe how lazy the reveal was. I genuinely thought they wouldn't go with the most obvious choice for the killer-but they did. And not only was it obvious, it was downright unbelievable. I get that the entire show leans into the ridiculous, but this ending pushed it into the realm of absurdity. The motives didn't add up, the logic fell apart, and it felt like the writers just gave up. I can suspend disbelief for a good payoff, but this was just a sloppy mess. A complete waste of time and potential.

Good old-fashioned TV-show for those who love murder mysteries. Good characters that make you guess who has done it all the time. It feels like an Agatha Christie mystery where the characters sometimes have an intense vibe that makes them more endearing. Great and easy entertainment if you don't try to read too deeply into it and find issues.

As a murder mysteries fan I enjoyed not only the plot and the characters but the oppressive beauty of the Mexican jungle which makes the situation even more challenging. I am looking forward to the last episode and finally finding out what has really happened to them.

The production was high school play quality, the Texas accents were atrocious, the villain was obvious, and the acting was WAY over the top. Oh, and of course they had to inject politics and racial tension for no apparent reason except that we must be hit over the head with it in every single episode of every single show. I'm so bored with that.

This was quite possibly the worst thing I've ever watched and not even in a so bad it is fun kind of way. The number of incredibly stupid continuity errors was truly astounding and no effort at all seemed to be made to show any consistency in clothes and sweat etc.

Just bad.

Honestly, as the title says. The writing and acting falls apart on the last two episodes. Not that it was anything special, but it at least had me interested in the beginning. I should have known it would fall apart when the pilot could barely speak spanish. The last two episodes are full of cringe specailly Eric McCormick's acting... Maybe it was the writing but the performance is not believeable. It's like someone pretending to be something they are not.

I agree with a previous reviewer about the political views and racism in the writings. Although some believe in this stereotype it's just false and wrong.

The acting is sub-par and the visuals of the jungle are about as good as a broadway play. Scenes of the same snake and lizard, wow really? I think a high school drama class could do a much better job.

Tv has gotten to a point where some series are as visually spectacular as a geature length movie. Why MGM has allowed this to air. Is puzzling. So if you are looking for that type of series you will be disappointed. With all the high quality TV today this one ranks at the bottom.

"Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue" is a gripping mystery thriller that blends suspense, tension, and a chilling atmosphere to great effect. Set in a hauntingly isolated morgue, the story unfolds through layered narratives that keep the viewer guessing. The film excels in building psychological pressure, with sharp direction and a script that reveals just enough at each turn. The cast delivers convincing performances that enhance the eerie realism of the plot. With strong pacing and unsettling visuals, it's a cleverly constructed story that explores truth, secrets, and the fragility of perception. A tense and engaging watch from start to finish.

Well, the movie is very bad, lacking script, actor plays very badly its worse than a B-movie. I just stopped watching after 10minutes, its disgusting, the plane crashed and then people are acting like nothing happened? They just sit and talk like its time to do presentation to each other?? WTF? Did chatgpt wrote the script? The scenario suck. Its getting worse and worse after each sequences. It felt like fake from the start, actors are not good its a joke. I regret spending few minutes of my life after watching this, please refund my time. Garbage movie. I do not recommend this movie, just go next and choose something else. To producer and MGM, please hire me for your next production.

I thoroughly enjoyed this series. I also loved that it was shot in Houston. It was also convenient to shoot in Mexico since they are neighbors. I would like to see more films shot in Texas but in regards to the series. I was hooked from the first episode. I watched Ep 1 then came to see the reviews to see if I should continue and it seemed mixed so I continued watching and ended up binging the whole thing. This is a great, "Who Done it". There were times where I rolled my eyes, thinking that certain scenes made no sense but if you're patient, they tie up loose ends and explain it all at some point. The acting was great especially from the female DEA and the character who played Cora. I also enjoyed the production. You can tell, however that some parts of the jungle were a built set but it was not distracting. Great story, great acting, great ending. What more could you ask for.