Dirk Gently, Holistic Detective was just starting to create his way among the best recent series but it seems that it was too good a dream…
Crazy, crazy, crazy, so many adjectives that can describe this series whose season 2 has just ended. Unfortunately, if, like us, you have let yourself be carried away in this strange and fantastic universe, the adventure ends. BBC America has officially cancelled Dirk Gently, Holistic Detective, announcing that no request for renewal for a third season would be made…
For those of you who do not know this little gem of a series, it is an adaptation of Douglas Adams' novels. We follow Dirk Gently, played by the excellent Samuel Bernett, a rather eccentric detective who lets life take its course to solve his investigations. He will meet Todd Brotzman, in the guise of Elijah Wood, a hotel bellhop a little loser on the edges who will gradually become (despite himself) Dirk's assistant. Most of the series focuses on a very simple principle: nothing happens by chance. And it is from this that we discover a series totally crossed out with this little "something" that we do not find everywhere.
It is therefore a shame that Dirk Gently, Holistic Detective was canceled after only two seasons and especially in a way that seems a little rushed. In France, season 1 is available on Netflix.