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On March 20th, all six episodes of Prime Video’s Deadloch premiered. Created by comedians Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan as a darkly comedic feminist noir crime parody, the series stars Kate Box and Madeleine Sami as Dulcie Collins and Eddie Redcliffe, two mismatched detectives—one local, one from the city— who are forced to partner up to solve a series of grisly murders in a small, quirky Tasmanian seaside town. Season 2 takes the pair to Australia’s sweltering Top End, the Northern Territory, as they investigate the death of Eddie’s former partner Bushy, only to have their plans diverted to a remote town called Barra Creek to identify a body part.
Prime Video’s Deadloch Is One of the Best Murder Mystery Shows of the Decade
Titles like Only Murders in the Building and the Knives Out movies revived the murder mystery genre on the screen, and Deadloch deserves a spot alongside some of the best in the genre. The Amazon original show, which holds a perfect 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes and an impressive 88% audience rating, balances a genuine whodunit with sharp satire. It effectively flips the script on self-serious prestige crime dramas, replacing the usual somber, male-detective-led narrative with a story that skewers gender stereotypes and the genre’s typical “dead woman” trope. Deadloch is a funnier alternative to more serious crime shows and delivers offbeat humor similar to that in Letterkenny or Hot Fuzz that thrives on the odd-couple dynamic between its two lead detectives. It’s funny, gripping, and darkly comedic.
