# Bodkin (2024)

> A ragtag crew of podcasters digs into decades-old disappearances in a charming Irish town hiding dark secrets, with absurd comedy undercutting the dread.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/157616

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 7
- Episode runtime: 48 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: comedy, mystery, drama
- Created by: Jez Scharf
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Siobhán Cullen, Robyn Cara, Chris Walley, David Wilmot, Will Forte, Pom Boyd, Denis Conway, Ger Kelly
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21072112/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Tone: absurd, darkly comic, eerie, playful, unsettling

## What critics say

Audiences found the mix of dark comedy and true crime mystery quirky and uneven, with a mixed reception for a single season.

## Synopsis

Bodkin (2024) is an American dark comedy mystery series created by Jez Scharf for Netflix. Set in a picturesque Irish town, the story follows a ragtag crew of podcasters, led by Dove Maloney (Siobhán Cullen), who set out to investigate mysterious disappearances from decades earlier. Emmy Sizergh (Robyn Cara) and Seán O'Shea (Chris Walley) pull the investigation forward while the townspeople around them grow increasingly evasive, and American podcaster Gilbert Power (Will Forte) brings an outsider's brash, comic energy to the chase. Each episode is built from interviews, dead ends, and local grudges, as the crew tries to turn buried rumours into a broadcastable story. The series is a single season of seven episodes, with an absurdist streak that keeps the tone unsettling and playful at once. Its atmosphere mixes damp green landscapes with an undercurrent of dread, and its humour comes from the gap between the crew's earnest ambitions and the town's peculiar secrets. Fans of Twin Peaks, Serial and Hot Fuzz will find resonance in its blend of eccentric community, true crime curiosity and deadpan absurdity. The show is strongest as a sly satire of podcast-era true crime, wrapped in the look and feel of a small-town mystery.

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