Starting in the 2010s, Malkovich has begun to prominently appear in television roles. Lead roles have included Blackbeard in the NBC pirate drama "Crossbones" (2014), Hercule Poirot in the three-part BBC One mystery series "The ABC Murders" (2018), and the title character in the HBO drama series "The New Pope" (2020). He has additionally made recurring guest appearances as Russian billionaire/criminal Grigor Andolov in "Billions" (2018-19), and has a supporting role as Dr. Adrian Mallory in the Netflix comedy series "Space Force" (2020–present).