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7 Best Shows Like ‘Bodkin’ To Watch If You Love The Series

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Bodkin is a dark comedy crime-drama series created by Jez Scharf. The Netflix series is set in the fictional town of Bodkin in Ireland. It follows the story of an American podcaster Gilbert, a London-based investigative journalist Dove, and a researcher Emmy as they investigate a decades-old disappearance of three young people on the night of the Samhain festival. Bodkin stars Will Forte, Siobhán Cullen, and Robyn Cara in the lead roles with David Wilmot, Chris Walley, Seán Óg, Peter Bankole, and Kerri McLean starring in supporting roles. If you loved the dark humor and thrills of a murder investigation in Bodkin here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

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Only Murders in the Building is a murder mystery comedy-drama series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. The Hulu series follows a trio of strangers who share the love of true crime podcasts but when a murder happens in their own New York apartment building they get together to solve the mystery and make a podcast about it. Only Murders in the Building stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in the lead roles with Aaron Dominguez, Amy Ryan, Adina Verson, Julian Cihi, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Tina Fey, and Jayne Houdyshell starring in supporting roles.

Based on a True Story (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video)

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Based on a True Story is a mystery comedy-drama series created by Craig Rosenberg. The Peacock series follows the story of a middle-aged couple, Ava and Nathan, under a mountain of pressure because of their endless bills, work problems, and pregnancy. Ava’s passion is in true crime and when the couple finds out that their plumber-turned-friend is behind a string of murders, they blackmail him to co-create a podcast but this partnership brings them more surprises than they expected. Based on True Story stars Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina in the lead roles with Tom Bateman, Priscilla Quintana, Natalia Dyer, Liana Liberato, Alex Alomar Akpobome, June Diane Raphael, and Li Jun Li starring in supporting roles.

Search Party (Max & Prime Video Add-On)

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Search Party is a dark comedy-drama series created by Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers, and Michael Showalter. The Max series follows a group of 20-somethings led by a lifelong doormat Dory as they try to find their former college acquaintance Chantal, who mysteriously disappeared. Search Party stars Alia Shawkat, John Early, John Reynolds, Michael Showalter, Meredith Hagner, Jeff Goldblum, Aparna Nancherla, Cole Escola, Brandon Micheal Hall, Ron Livingston, and Shalita Grant starring in supporting roles.

The Afterparty (Apple TV+)

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The Afterparty is a comedy murder mystery anthology series created by Christopher Miller. The Apple TV+ series is a sort of locked room murder mystery and it revolves around a group of middle-aged people at their high school reunion afterparty where a murder happens and the detectives try to interview them but every one of them remembers everything differently. The Afterparty stars Sam Richardson, Tiffany Haddish, Ike Barinholtz, Poppy Liu, Zoe Chao, Ben Schwartz, Ana Konkle, Ilana Glazer, and Dave Franco.

American Vandal (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)

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American Vandal is a mockumentary-style comedy-drama series created by Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda. The Netflix anthology series follows the story of an aspiring student documentarian Peter Maldonado and his friend Sam Ecklund as they investigate a series of vandalisms in their high school. American Vandal stars Griffin Gluck and Tyler Alvarez in the lead roles with Jimmy Tatro, Calum Worthy, Saxon Sharbino, Genevieve Hannelius, Lukas Gage, and Eduardo Franco starring in supporting roles.

Poker Face (Peacock & Rent on Prime Video)

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Poker Face is a crime comedy-drama series created by Rian Johnson. The case-of-the-week murder mystery series follows the story of Charlie Cale, a casino worker who can tell when people are lying as she goes on the run and entangles herself into several mysterious murders that she solves. Poker Face stars Natasha Lyonne in the lead role with Benjamin Bratt, Dascha Polanco, Adrien Brody, Stephanie Hsu, Jameela Jamil, Rowan Blanchard, Lil Rel Howery, and David Castañeda starring in supporting roles.

Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)

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Bad Sisters is a black comedy-drama series created by Sharon Horgan, Dave Finkel, and Brett Baer. Based on a Flemish TV series titled Clan by Malin-Sarah Gozin, the Apple TV+ series follows the story of the Garvey sisters who are bound together by a promise they made when their parents died to protect each other and now it is time to fulfill that promise when one of the sisters is being abused by her husband. Bad Sisters stars Sharon Horgan, Eve Hewson, Sarah Greene, Eva Birthistle, Claes Bang, Daryl McCormack, Brian Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, and Seana Kerslake.

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