The OC Star Mischa Barton Makes a Killer Comeback in Murder at the Embassy Trailer
Mischa Barton steps into a deadly diplomatic maze in Lionsgate’s murder mystery sequel Murder at the Embassy, with the first trailer teasing high-society intrigue, a killer on the loose, and a November 14 debut in theaters and on digital.
Lionsgate just dropped the official trailer for Murder at the Embassy, with Mischa Barton back in detective mode. It hits theaters and digital the same day on November 14. Let me catch you up and flag the interesting bits.
What this sequel is up to
Barton returns as private eye Miranda Green, the character she played in 2023's Invitation to a Murder. In the new film, Miranda heads to Cairo to lay low after cracking her latest case. That plan lasts about five minutes. She gets pulled into a suspicious death inside the British embassy, where every suit and staffer suddenly looks like a suspect. The trailer also swings bigger than your standard whodunnit: Miranda is trying to stop the fallout from turning into a global incident. Cozy mystery vibes with world-on-the-line stakes? Bold choice.
Quick specs
- Release: November 14, in theaters and on digital
- Star: Mischa Barton as detective Miranda Green
- Director: Stephen Shimek
- Writer: Mark Brennan
- Cast: Mido Hamada, Kojo Attah, Nell Barlow, Raha Rahbari, Antonia Bernath, Richard Dillane
- Executive producers: Barry Brooker, Jerome Reygner-Kalfon, Sebastien Semon, Stan Wertlieb
- Producers: Sara Huxley, April Kelley, Brian Vilim, Zeus Zamani
- Context: Follow-up to Invitation to a Murder (2023). Lionsgate is framing that first one as a hit and leaning into a bigger, twistier sequel.
'When a private detective is called to investigate a suspicious murder inside Cairo's seemingly impenetrable British Embassy, she discovers a second crime has been committed that could spark war across the globe. Everyone within the walls of the embassy is a suspect, but the ultimate evil force is lurking right around the corner. Mischa Barton returns as Miranda Green in the follow-up to the highly successful film Invitation to Murder. It will keep you on the edge of your seat and guessing who pulled the trigger until the film's final frame!'
Trailer takeaway: lots of locked-room energy, plenty of suspects, and a plot swing big enough to get diplomats sweating. If you were into the first one, this looks like a faster, higher-stakes encore.