'Death And Other Details' Is A Murder Mystery Like No Other

Everyone loves a whodunnit. They’re thrilling and captivating and always end in a satisfying revelation. And yet it’s easy for these classic murder mysteries to become predictable and tired. In a post-”Knives Out” world, no one wants to keep rewatching “Clue” with a slightly different roster of characters. We need modern mysteries with something to say, and Hulu’s “Death and Other Details” does just that.

The series, which premieres Tuesday, is a complex and gripping murder mystery that explores themes of class, power, deception and corruption — all in the middle of the ocean. Starring Mandy Patinkin and Violett Beane, “Death and Other Details” unfolds on a luxury ocean liner, where two wealthy families, the Colliers and the Chuns, are hoping to broker a major business deal.

Before they get the chance to close that deal, however, a guest is found murdered in his room. The guest in question, portrayed by Michael Gladis, is a near stranger to the group, and an obnoxious and entitled one at that, spending his brief stay on the ship drinking, smoking cigars, boasting about his wealth and being rude to the staff.

So when Imogene (Violett Beane), an outsider and friend of the Colliers, takes it upon herself to make him pay for his bad behavior by smashing his expensive watch, she unwittingly marks herself as the main suspect in his murder. To make matters worse, the detective heading the investigation is Rufus Cotesworth (Mandy Patinkin), the same man who failed to solve Imogene’s mother’s murder 18 years ago, which we see glimpses of in flashbacks throughout the show.

Rufus, whose accent can only be described as vaguely British, also serves as the show’s narrator, urging the “reader” to “pay attention” as the events