Freddie Highmore in Talks to Star as Edgar Allan Poe in French Series ‘Edgar & Augustine’

Actor Freddie Highmore (“Bates Motel”) is in talks to star as a reimagined Edgar Allan Poe in “Edgar & Augustine,” a new French detective period series set in Paris in the mid-19th century, Variety reports today.

Highmore will star opposite Audrey Fleurot, one of France’s best-known actors.

The series’ fictional story will follow “Poe as he travels to Paris and encounters Augustine, a quick-witted female detective inspired by the character of Auguste Dupin, the protagonist of three tales created by Poe.”

Dupin made his first appearance in Poe’s 1841 short story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” which is often considered to be the first detective fiction story. The character preceded Sherlock Holmes and Hercules Poirot.

“Edgar & Augustine” was developed by Elizabeth Kesses at EJK Productions for over six years and is being penned by Patrick Renault, who will act as showrunner on the series. 

The series will launch production in the summer of 2026. Gaumont (“Lupin”) will be producing for French network TF1, and a streamer is expected to board the series as a co-financier. Considering its partnership with TF1, Netflix is already being eyed as a candidate.

That production is still a ways off; expect to hear a lot more about “Edgar & Augustine” as production begins.

Stay tuned.

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