ABC picks up new MaigretBenjamin Wainwright will feature in a brand new take on Georges Simenon’s Parisian detective. A new version of UK mystery drama Maigret wil screen in Australia on ABC. Produced by Playground (Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light), Maigret is based on Georges Simenon’s detective novels. The new series reframes Parisian Chief Inspector, Jules Maigret, as an unconventional young detective with something to prove and features Benjamin Wainwright (Belgravia: The Next Chapter, Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim) as Jules Maigret and Stefanie Martini (The Gold, Last Kingdom, Emerald City) as Madame Louise Maigret. Lyle Bettson-Barker, SVP Australia & New Zealand, Banijay Rights, who brokered the ABC Australia deal, said: “Set in a vividly realised modern Paris, Maigret is a thrilling contemporary reimagining of the iconic police detective that hails from a stellar creative team at Playground.