Jamie Lee Curtis' "Murder, She Wrote" Lands Christmas 2027 Release Date

A reboot of the 1984 beloved crime drama “Murder, She Wrote” will land in theaters next Christmas. Universal Pictures has dated the movie to open on December 22, 2027.

Jamie Lee Curtis is starring in “Murder, She wrote” as the iconic crime writer and amateur sleuth known as Jessica Fletcher, who was memorably portrayed by Angela Lansbury in the original TV series.

While plot details for t upcoming movie haven’t been revealed, but the show — which ran for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 — centered around Fletcher’s knack for solving murders in the fictional, quaint town of Cabot Cove, Maine.

“Murder, She Wrote” will open alongside Sony’s animated adventure “Buds” and three days ahead of Nancy Meyers’ untitled romantic comedy, starring Kieran Culkin, Michael Fassbender, Jude Law and Penélope Cruz.

Since the holidays are the busiest time of year for moviegoing, “Murder, She Wrote” will face off against two major blockbusters, Disney’s “Avengers: Secret Wars” as well as the Warner Bros. sequel “The Lord of the Rings: Hunt for Gollum,” set the weekend before on December 17.

Unless this year’s box office battle royale between Disney’s Marvel adventure “Avengers: Doomsday” and Warner Bros. and Legendary’s sci-fi epic “Dune: Part III” — otherwise known as “Dunesday” — goes well, there’s a chance that some of these release dates could shift.

Jason Moore (“Pitch Perfect”) is directing the “Murder, She Wrote” reboot from a screenplay by “Dumb Money” scribes Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo.

Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller, who recently collaborated on Amazon MGM’s hit “Project Hail Mary,” will produce the film through Lord Miller’s first‑look deal with Universal Pictures.