Back in August it was revealed that Max Landis is working on a TV adaptation of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, and now it has been announced that BBC America has picked up the project with an eight-episode order.
“Dirk Gently is a very original series, fresh and unlike anything else,” states BBC America president Sarah Barnett. “The novels have legions of fans, and with Max Landis’ brilliant and audacious take on this material, we are excited to bring Dirk to life for our BBCA super-fans.”
The “thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic” was published in 1987, and has previously been adapted by BBC Radio, as well as inspiring a short-lived BBC Four series between 2010 and 2012.
Originally published January 10, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
