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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

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20167.72 Seasons18 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels.

Created by Douglas Adams
Written by Douglas Adams
NetworksBBC America

Top Cast

Samuel Barnett

Samuel Barnett

Dirk Gently

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Todd Brotzman

Hannah Marks

Hannah Marks

Amanda Brotzman

Jade Eshete

Jade Eshete

Farah Black

Fiona Dourif

Fiona Dourif

Bart Curlish

Amanda Walsh

Amanda Walsh

Suzie Boreton

Mpho Koaho

Mpho Koaho

Ken

Dustin Milligan

Dustin Milligan

Sergeant Hugo Friedkin

Tony Amendola

Tony Amendola

Arnold Cardenas

Izzie Steele

Izzie Steele

Tina Tevetino

Themes & Keywords

montanadetectivebased on novel or bookseattle, washingtonsuper powermurder investigationabsurdwitty

About Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a comedy, sci-fi & fantasy, crime series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of montana, detective, based on novel or book, seattle, washington, super power, murder investigation. Created by Douglas Adams, it stars Samuel Barnett, Elijah Wood, Hannah Marks. A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An adaptation of Douglas Adams’ wildly successful comic novels.

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