Deadloch
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Deadloch (2023) is a comedy and crime series from Prime Video. It has built a run of 14 episodes. It premiered on June 2, 2023. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10. It is currently running. It runs 2 seasons.
What Deadloch Is About
The Tasmanian town of Deadloch, a once sleepy seaside hamlet, is left reeling when a local man turns up dead on the beach. Two female detectives are thrown together to solve the case, fastidious local Senior Sergeant Dulcie Collins and a rough as guts blow in from Darwin, Senior Investigator Eddie Redcliffe along with their overeager junior constable Abby. As the town prepares to launch the annual arts, food and culture Winter “Feastival”, the trio has to put their differences aside and work together to find the killer.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 14 episodes, spread across 2 seasons and it leans into its comedy/crime roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Kate Box, Madeleine Sami and Nina Oyama to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Kate Box, Madeleine Sami, Nina Oyama, Alicia Gardiner, Holly Austin and Tom Ballard lead the cast.
Key roles include Kate Box as Dulcie Collins; Madeleine Sami as Eddie Redcliffe; Nina Oyama as Abby Matsuda; Alicia Gardiner as Cath York; Holly Austin as Skye O'Dwyer.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of comedy, crime and mystery have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Prime Video’s other originals, a 6.8/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2023 and carried by Prime Video with the series still running, it lands hardest with comedy and crime viewers.
How Deadloch Compares
If Deadloch lands for you, the next stops are Nathan for You, Taskmaster and Seinfeld, which share its comedy/crime lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Deadloch comes from Prime Video. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Deadloch is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Kate Box and Madeleine Sami doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its comedy/crime roots, It has held up since 2023 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Deadloch is a safe bet for anyone already inside the comedy and crime lane, at 14 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 6.8/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 6.8/10. Watch it if you want comedy/crime you can settle into.
