Bodkin (TV series)

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Bodkin
Created byJez Scharf
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Ireland
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers


Running time44–56 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseMay 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)

Bodkin is a dark comedy thriller television series, consisting of seven episodes, created by British writer Jez Scharf. It premiered on Netflix on May 9, 2024. [1] [2]

Contents

Premise

Gilbert Power, an American podcaster looking to discover his Irish roots, travels to Bodkin, an Irish coastal town, to investigate a cold case involving three people who disappeared. He is joined by Dublin-born Dubheasa "Dove" Maloney, an investigative journalist in London who is sent on assignment after the death of her source, a government whistleblower.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"One True Mystery" Nash Edgerton Jez ScharfMay 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
2"Who We Are"Nash EdgertonAlex MetcalfMay 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
3"Perfectly Innocent Life" Bronwen Hughes Ursula Rani Sarma May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
4"Poison or Something"Bronwen HughesMegan Mostyn-BrownMay 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
5"Peace in Our Time"Johnny AllanOneika BarrettMay 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
6"Ends Justify Means"Bronwen HughesMike O'LearyMay 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)
7"Empty Your Pockets" Paddy Breathnach Teleplay by: Paddy Campbell
Story by: Jez Scharf
May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09)

Production

Referred to as both Bodkin and On Record, [3] the seven-episode series is created by Jez Scharf as Higher Ground's first scripted series at Netflix, in collaboration with wiip. Scharf and Alex Metcalf serve as co-showrunners and executive produce the series with Tonia Davis for Higher Ground, David Flynn and Paul Lee for wiip, and Nne Ebong. Nash Edgerton, Bronwen Hughes, Johnny Allan and Paddy Breathnach served as directors, [4] while Mike O'Leary joined the writing room. [5]

In June 2022, it was announced Will Forte would lead the series alongside Siobhán Cullen, Robyn Cara, David Wilmot, and Chris Walley. [5]

Principal photography began in West Cork in summer 2022, and took six months. Other filming locations included Wicklow and Dublin. [6]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 72% approval rating with an average rating of 6.3/10, based on 36 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Bodkin's satire of true crime investigation could use a more compelling mystery to hang its quips on, but the series' sheer eccentricity makes for an intriguing enough tale from the old sod." [7] Metacritic assigned a score of 58 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [8]

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