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Comedy

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency is BBC America’s cure for the common cop show

Call Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency the cure for the common cop show. Based on the 1987 novel by Douglas Adams — the same guy who brought you The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — this cheeky dramedy stars Wood (Wilfred) as lovable loser Todd Brotzman, a bellman who lands in the middle of a bizarre murder investigation helmed by the highly unusual titular character, played by Penny Dreadful’s Samuel Barnett. Blessed with psychic abilities that make him suspect everything is connected — and the people skills of a hyperactive first-grader — Gently also believes he and Brotzman were cosmically destined to […]

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Drama

Uncover the Secrets of a Captivating Kidnapping in Thirteen

BBC America’s dark and dramatic five-part miniseries Thirteen is a compelling abduction mystery with a plot that feels ripped from the headlines. When Ivy Moxam (Jodie Comer) escapes from the cellar where she’s been held captive for 13 years, she tries to reinsert herself into the life she once knew. But instead, she rejoins a world that has moved on without her. As she struggles to return to normalcy, she brings turmoil to those around her. Her family and friends aren’t sure how to treat the person who left as a girl and returned a woman — and neither is […]