Sharing an expanded collection of images today, BritBox announced it will exclusively premiere BBC’s Ludwig, a new Original genre-bending mystery series, starring British comedy savant David Mitchell (Peep Show, Upstart Crow) as John “Ludwig” Taylor and double BAFTA TV Award winner Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland, Line of Duty) as Lucy Betts-Taylor, John’s sister-in-law and wife of his missing brother James.

The six-episode series will premiere in early 2025 on BritBox in North America.

Reclusive puzzle-setter, John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor sees his life of solitude turned upside down when his identical twin brother, James, disappears without a trace. In a quest to track James down, Ludwig assumes his brother’s identity, but by taking over every aspect of James’s life, Ludwig is forced to confront his own. Unlike Ludwig, James is no hermit; he's a family man and a highly respected DCI within Cambridge's busy Major Investigations Team.  These are big shoes to fill for anyone, but for Ludwig, playing dad to a ready-made family proves every bit as challenging as tackling the grisliest of crime scenes. However, Ludwig does have one big advantage - his ability to see the world in puzzle form. John may be a master of all things cryptic, but can he crack the biggest puzzle of his life?

“Ludwig is the epitome of the perfect BritBox Original – an intriguing mystery with a hint of dark humor and superb, memorable performances from David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin,” said Robert Schildhouse, President BritBox North America and GM BritBox International. “We are sure our audiences won’t be able to resist solving the puzzles right alongside Ludwig.”
The well-rounded cast also includes series regulars: Dipo Ola (Landscapers, We Hunt Together) as DI Russell Carter, Gerran Howell (Catch-22, Suspicion) as DC Simon Evans, Izuka Hoyle (Boiling Point, Big Boys) as DS Alice Finch, Dylan Hughes (Malory Towers, Maternal) as Henry Betts-Taylor, Dorothy Atkinson (Mum, Stonehouse) as DCS Carol Shaw, Sophie Willan (Alma’s Not Normal, Time) as Holly Pinder, and Ralph Ineson (The Witch, Chernobyl) as Chief Constable Ziegler.

Notable guest stars in the series include British national treasures Emmy-winner Derek Jacobi (Gladiator, Gosford Park) and Felicity Kendal (Rosemary & Thyme); Rose Ayling-Ellis (Eastenders), Karl Pilkington (The Thief, His Wife, and the Canoe), Allan Mustafa (The Curse, Peacock), Paul Chahidi (This Country), and Hammed Animashaun (Black Ops).

Ludwig is a Big Talk Studios in association with That Mitchell And Webb Company production for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. It was commissioned by Jon Petrie, Director of Comedy Commissioning at the BBC. The series is written and created by Mark Brotherhood. The Executive Producers are Kenton Allen, Mark Brotherhood, Saurabh Kakkar, David Mitchell, Kathryn O’Connor and Chris Sussman, the Producer is Georgie Fallon. The Directors are Robert McKillop and Jill Robertson. The BBC Commissioning Editor is Tanya Qureshi. It is co-produced in association with BritBox International with ITV Studios distributing the series internationally.