TV Series based on the "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" by Douglas Adams and adapted for BBC America by Max Landis.
Airs: October 2016
Directors: Dean Parisot, Michael Patrick Jann, Tamra Davis and Paco Cabezas
Produced by Max Landis, Robert Cooper, Arvind David, Rick Jacobs and Kim Todd
Network: BBC America
Filming Locations: Vancouver Canada
http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/dirk-gentlys-holistic-detective-agency
Corpses—cops—trap—cult—assassins—Pararibulitis—vampires—lottery ticket—kitten—corgi—EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED! Welcome to the world of BBC AMERICA’s Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency; a trippy mystery that thrusts a reluctant sidekick into the bizarre world of an unconventional detective who believes in the interconnectedness of all things. When washed-up rocker Todd Brotzman (Elijah Wood) stumbles upon the murder scene of a millionaire, all hell breaks loose. Eccentric detective, Dirk Gently (Samuel Barnett), wholly believes they’re destined to untangle the peculiar events surrounding the mystery together, whether Todd likes it or not! A collection of wild and dangerous characters’ further infiltrate and complicate their world, each episode landing them a few random steps closer to uncovering the truth. Penned by Max Landis (American Ultra, Chronicle), Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency is an adaptation of the wildly popular novels by Douglas Adams (A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), from the studio that produces The Walking Dead.
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