SummarySenior sergeant Dulcie Collins (Kate Box), senior investigator Eddie Redcliffe (Madeleine Sami) and junior constable Abby (Nina Oyama) investigate crimes in the Tasmanian town of Deadloch in this Australian series.
Created By:Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan
Deadloch
Season 1 Premiere:
May 31, 2023
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Generally Favorable
79
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Universal Acclaim
8.1
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Mar 23, 2026
80
The second season of Deadloch continues to be a darkly funny series with a fun pair of mismatched detectives who strangely work very well together.
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Feb 23, 2024
10
Serious murder mystery with lots of humor and strong female leads. Best I have ever seen. Case keeps you guessing to the end. Fingers crossed for second season on Prime.
Mar 10, 2026
8
First two episodes make it tough to get hooked. The writers did no favors to the female lead detective (from out of town) because she’s a fine actor but the script makes her into a caricature, at best. The way she jumps to conclusions is not plausible and is beyond “over the top” and, therefore, interrupts the attempt at building suspense. It’s jarring because the rest of it is so well done, especially the local lead police officer. Updated: definitely improves in second half of series. Eddie the detective gets much less cartoonish and reveals a human side, though not in any compelling sense. Heads-up: If you routinely use the word “woke” to describe things that offend you, you 100% will not enjoy this one (and try to open that mind a bit please.) But the show will keep you guessing through the final episode.
Mar 20, 2026
80
This is one croc-and-bull story that’s funny, at times silly, but also decidedly worthwhile.
Mar 20, 2026
80
Two seasons in, I remain unsure whether the show might be better without her [Eddie], or whether she makes up a big part of its gloriously bedevilled, wonky spirit. Either way, here’s hoping for a third.
Jul 6, 2023
80
While it’s Eddie and Dulcie that command the storyline, a menagerie of brilliantly written and acted townsfolk and lower-ranking police round out the picture beautifully.
Jul 6, 2023
80
The overall package is something else: mean, mordant and murderously amusing entertainment, whipped up with a devil’s grin.
Jul 6, 2023
70
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, and does so in a pretty entertaining way.
Apr 2, 2026
3
Perhaps I just have a hard time thinking homicide is funny. Kate Box is fine as the local sergeant, and she is the only one playing it straight. The rest of the cast are various shades of crazy, some, including Madeleine Sami, are so annoying you wished they were the DB, instead of the murder the mostly lesbian characters are obviously ill equipped to solve. The show is a train wreck off uncomedic proportions.
Production Company:
- Amazon MGM Studios
- Amazon Prime Video
- Guesswork Television
- OK Great Productions
- Screen Queensland
- Screen Territory
Initial Release Date:May 31, 2023
Number of seasons:2 Seasons
Awards
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 5 Wins & 10 Nominations
Logie Awards
• 7 Nominations
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
