A luxurious cruise.  Pampered guests. And murder?

That’s the set-up for “Death and Other Details,” a 10-episode romp through multiple suspects on a pricey ocean voyage with enough eccentrics to make everyone an engaging suspect.

Think “Only Murders in the Building” meets “The White Lotus” and Agatha Christie.

“I love the element of comedy in this. But I was drawn to it mostly because you see characters that are real and honest,” said Violett Beane (“God Friended Me”) who costars with Mandy Patinkin (“Criminal Minds,” “Homeland”) as the ship’s determined crime-solving duo.

A locked room mystery — the victim is discovered alone in his locked cabin — Patinkin’s Rufus Cotesworth, once celebrated as the world’s great detective, is now dismissed as yesterday’s news. Still, he is put in charge of the investigation until the authorities arrive days later.

It is Beane’s Imogene Scott who guides us through individual histories of the many suspects onboard.  Imogene’s traumatic childhood saw her orphaned and taken in by the wealthy Colliers who are onboard as well.

“I remember when we’re shooting the pilot, I showed some screenshots to friends,” Beane said in a Zoom interview.  “They were, ‘Oh! I thought it was a modern day story.’ And I was, ‘Well, it is. But there’s something about how every aspect of the show is a mystery and the fact that it’s set in modern day but it feels like this other time period is not a coincidence. That is absolutely intentional.

“It plays to this idea of this mystery as ‘Don’t believe everything that you see.’  You see that in the wardrobe and set decoration. Everything that came together for the show is: Not everything is as it seems.

“It plays to this Golden Age of Hollywood,” she continued, “and the sort of luxury that we all thought of at that time which is very, very special.”

As to Imogene?

“She does have issues. She witnessed as a child the most traumatic event, which is watching her mom blow up right in front of her.  So what happens with any sort of childhood trauma, whether it’s that or something of a lesser degree? You have this ability to build up these walls. And it’s really, really difficult to tear them down.

“There’s a few times throughout the season that you see Imogen let people in and at the first sign of disappointment, she puts a wall right back up. And maybe they’re now taller than they were before.

“This is something that is relatable and in all honesty, interesting.  I feel like Imogene is this calm river throughout this chaos.”

“Death and Other Details” streams 2 of 10 episodes Jan. 16 on Hulu