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Australian cop show mixes big laughs with big twists
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(Image credit: Amazon Prime Video)
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The downside to having accounts with all thebest streaming servicesis that sometimes, really great shows fly under your radar: there’s so much to see that you can’t possibly know about all of it. So I’m grateful to whoever suggested I watch Deadloch onAmazon Prime, because it turns out to be one of my favourite shows of 2023. And I’m not the only one: it’s sitting with a full 100% from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
What are people saying about Deadloch?
According to Forbes magazine, “Deadloch is better than any comedy-murder series has any right being” and it has things to say about sexism and misogyny without coming across as preachy. The Guardian loved the “unpredictable pace-propelling twists rolled out from go to whoa” – me too; I didn’t guess who the killer was until the very last episode – and Slate puts it brilliantly: “If you were to take the British crime drama Broadchurch [and] mash it together with a feminist, less gun-packed Hot Fuzz, you’d end up with Deadloch."
The good reviews don’t stop coming. Vanity Fair called it “delightful… an addictive thriller” while Decider said that “Deadloch is a show that doesn’t make fun of murder, but has a lot of fun with the people investigating the murders, along with everyone who might be a suspect”.
What I liked about the show, other than the laughs, is that it’s warm-hearted: the main story is actually really dark, and in lesser hands the cast of oddballs could have come across as the programme-makers punching down. But that’s not the case here. Deadloch takes what could have been a tired buddy-movie template and breathes fresh life into it.
My only worry is that the show hasn’t had enough viewers to guarantee a second season: Amazon hasn’t yet announced plans for Deadloch season 2. Here’s hoping, because it’s one of the most distinctive, fun and funny shows I’ve seen in years.
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