A new "retro-infused" detective drama starring Matt Berry and Natasha Lyonne has been announced. Force & Majeure, which is also co-created by the pair, is being made by Sky.
The series focuses on a British art expert called Thomas Force (Berry) and a US mercenary called Jennifer Majeure (Lyonne) who are recruited by a strange, justice-obsessed billionaire called Amanda Daventry.
The pair must defeat the evil plans of villains across Europe, while also working together to escape Amanda's clutches, who isn't giving them the whole story, according to Deadline.
Force & Majeure has been touted as a "retro-infused, playfully irreverent take on the classic TV action-adventure detective genre", and has been co-created by What We Do in the Shadows' Tom Scharpling.
The Inbetweeners' Iain Morris and Russian Doll's Cirocco Dunlap are credited as writers alongside Scharpling.
A release date is yet to be announced, and in the meantime, why not take a peruse through a list of more unorthodox detective series.
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Other quirky detective shows to watch while you wait
If you're in the mood for more offbeat detective shows, we've rounded up five of the best to catch up on below.
Poker Face
Lyonne also stars in this acclaimed series, where she plays Charlie Cale – a woman who has a brilliant ability to detect people's lies. Each episode sees her try to solve a case-of-the-week murder, with the show taking a reverse whodunnit – or 'howcatchem' – format like forbears such as Columbo.
Created by Knives Out's Rian Johnson, Poker Face recently aired its second season, which Digital Spy called a "brilliant ride".
"It's murder but it's fun. It's serious at times but stops short of becoming too dark," we said. "Johnson's writing permits you to feel sympathy for the killers, contempt for some victims, but no one is without understanding."
Available to stream now on Sky and NOW.
Bodies
This eight-episode Netflix series sees a body turn up in multiple different time periods in London's Whitechapel area, including the Victorian era, World War II, the present day and 2053. As the "investigations converge" over the mystery, they "reveal a sinister conspiracy that threatens London".
Starring Stephen Graham, The Queen's Gambit's Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Unorthodox's Shira Haas, The Responder's Amaka Okafor and Andor's Kyle Soller, the mystery sci-fi series drew acclaim – with an 82% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Available to stream now on Netflix.
Miss Scarlet and the Duke
This Alibi and PBS series has become a fan favourite since its debut in 2020, and follows the titular Eliza Scarlet (Kate Phillips) as she takes over her late father's detective agency, teaming up with childhood friend Inspector William 'The Duke' Wellington (Stuart Martin).
Miss Scarlet and the Duke also stars Ansu Kabia, Cathy Belton and Simon Ludders, and aired its most recent season (now dubbed just Miss Scarlet) earlier this year, with a sixth on the way too.
Available to stream now on U&Alibi.
Grantchester
Cosy-crime drama Grantchester is based on the The Grantchester Mysteries books by author James Runcie, and focuses on a series of priests who have a sideline in helping DI Geordie Keating (Robson Green) in solving crime.
James Norton played the Reverend Sidney Chambers for the first four seasons, before being succeeded by Reverend William Davenport (Tom Brittney) and then Reverend Alphy Kottaram (Rishi Nair) – the latter of whom Digital Spy called the "perfect replacement".
The series has aired on ITV since 2014, though will be concluding with its 11th season – so what better time to catch up on ITVX.
High Potential
A remake of Franco-Belgian series HPI, this US series follows an LAPD cleaning lady called Morgan Gillory (Kaitlin Olson) whose high intellect leads her to helping the police solve murders.
Appearing alongside the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star in the show is Rescue Me's Daniel Sunjata, Batwoman's Javicia Leslie, The Flight Attendant's Deniz Akdeniz and Scrubs' Judy Reyes.
First debuting last year, the second season of High Potential has just launched on Disney+ if you want to catch up.
Force & Majeure will air on Sky.
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