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BBC’s Near-Perfect Detective Thriller Teases Major Changes for American Remake
The BBC detective series *Ludwig*, starring David Mitchell as a puzzle setter drawn into police work, is being adapted for US broadcaster ABC as *Rabbit*. Executive producer Kenton Allen says the American version will make major changes to fit its setting, while retaining the central idea of an unconventional problem-solver helping investigate murders.
In *Ludwig*, John Taylor takes his missing identical twin James’s place at a Cambridge police station, then continues working with detectives as a crime consultant. The article says the US adaptation is being developed by writers Humphrey Ker and Megan Ganz; Allen discussed it ahead of the second season finale’s arrival on BritBox. The original series has also found viewers in North America through the streaming service.
In short
- ABC is developing a US adaptation of *Ludwig* called *Rabbit*.
- David Mitchell plays a puzzle setter who helps solve murders.
- The adaptation is expected to change elements for its American setting.