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Season 1 – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

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Oct 2016

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Although bellhop Todd Brotzman doesn't have a lot going on in his life, the worst awaits him. It begins when he arrives at work one day and is sent up to the hotel's penthouse, where he discovers millionaire Patrick Spring has been murdered. An odd chain of events that unfolds leads to Todd becoming a person of interest in the crime and losing his job. That is when he meets Dirk Gently, a fast-talking, eccentric detective who has been hired to investigate the murder. He believes that he and Todd are destined to solve the mystery together. Once Dirk is able to convince Todd to work with him, the latter is visited by wild, dangerous characters -- all associated with Dirk -- who complicate his life further. Dirk, meanwhile, is being hunted by seemingly deranged assassin Bart, who almost kills a man she mistakenly believes to be the detective.

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Critics Consensus

Odd and ambitious, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency sometimes overdoses on pure weirdness but offers absurdist rewards to those who stick with it.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

Mar 28, 2018

Bonkers? Very much so - but with an internal coherence that begins to reveal itself just as the viewer might begin to doubt its very existence.

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Tristram Fane Saunders

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Dec 12, 2016

3/5

It's a compulsively watchable show, but its breathless, urgent tone brings it closer to E4's Misfits than to anything Adams wrote.

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Gail Pennington

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Oct 24, 2016

3/4

It's dark and funny and appalling and sad and silly, and very much its own thing.

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Lili Loofbourow

The Week

Aug 28, 2017

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency inhales and says hey, maybe we're all just pawns in some giant cosmic scheme of which we're unaware and for which we are - at best - incidental.

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Katharine Trendacosta

io9.com

Mar 14, 2017

It is, by virtue of its pacing, entertaining. But at the end of the episode, you can't figure out why you watched it.

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Patrick Sproull

Den of Geek

Dec 15, 2016

As a freewheeling comedy-thriller, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is agreeably daft entertainment even if it doesn't crib heavily from Douglas Adams' novels, serving as an incredibly loose adaptation.

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Stephany M.

@FunkyCold Jun 4, 2026

Late to the game but I love this series! So sad this has only two seasons… witty , crazy/wild and unbelievable story line that’s super interesting and unique.

Manos S

@blowWithTheWind Mar 1, 2026

Such a good series to watch. and such crime they cancelled it!

Jordan S.

@RT84878550 Oct 19, 2025

Really strong season 1, of a really underated show. The show's strangeness works for the plot. The acting and characters are really good.

Lovely b

@RT95059656 Sep 16, 2025

Too much sobby drama, not enough witty comedy

ZiaDawn C

@RT46724415 Jul 31, 2025

I love this series so much. I love season 2 as well but it does suck how much they built up for season 3 just for it to be canceled. This could've been so epic. I would kill for another 8 seasons.

P M

@pepijn Feb 16, 2025

never heard of the serie before I found it on netfilx. loved it. a bit simular to sense8 in weirdness but also very different,

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Samuel Barnett

Dirk Gently

Elijah Wood

Todd

Aaron Douglas

Gordon Rimmer

Dustin Milligan

Hugo Friedkin

Fiona Dourif

Bart Curlish

Hannah Marks

Amanda Brotzman

Episode 1

Aired Oct 22, 2016

Horizons

After discovering a murder scene, Todd Brotzman meets a self-proclaimed detective and gets drawn into the case.

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Episode 2

Aired Oct 29, 2016

Lost and Found

Todd becomes drawn further into the case, as they learn more about the kidnappers; an absurd hostage exchange occurs.

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Episode 3

Aired Nov 5, 2016

Rogue Wall Enthusiasts

While digging into Spring's past, Farah and Dirk find their first big clue; Todd learns he has no safe harbor; Amanda deals with a presence.

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Episode 4

Aired Nov 12, 2016

Watkin

Dirk and Todd find themselves in a complicated and dangerous situation left behind by Patrick Spring.

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Episode 5

Aired Nov 19, 2016

Very Erectus

As Dirk and Todd embark on a hunt for Patrick Springs' dark enigmas, Todd reveals a deep-seated secret of his own; Detectives Estevez and Zimmerfield take big risks as they inch closer to the truth of their missing persons investigation.

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Episode 6

Aired Nov 26, 2016

Fix Everything

Cops, cults, assassins, detectives, Pararibulitis, vampires, a lottery ticket, a corgi and Ken all connect.

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Episode 7

Aired Dec 3, 2016

Weaponized Soul

Dirk and Todd make a discovery about the nature of their case, and are given a unique opportunity.

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Episode 8

Aired Dec 10, 2016

Two Sane Guys Doing Normal Things

Dirk, Todd, Farah and Detective Estevez must save Lydia Spring or face certain death.

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Network: BBC America
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 22, 2016

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