Strike (2017)
Overview
A war veteran turned private detective operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. Although wounded both physically and psychologically, his unique insight and background as a military police investigator prove crucial in solving complex crimes that have baffled the police. Based on the bestselling novels written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
- J.K. RowlingCreator
- Ben RichardsCreator
- Tom EdgeCreator
StatusReturning Series
TypeScripted
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Seasons
The Cuckoo's Calling
2017 | 3 Episodes
The Cuckoo's Calling of Strike premiered on August 27, 2017
Cormoran Strike, an injured war veteran turned PI, seeks the truth surrounding the mysterious death of supermodel Lula Landry alongside temp secretary, Robin Ellacott.
The Silkworm
2017 | 2 Episodes
The Silkworm of Strike premiered on September 10, 2017
When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike thinking her husband has gone off by himself for a few days—as he has done before. But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realizes.
Career of Evil
2018 | 2 Episodes
Career of Evil of Strike premiered on February 25, 2018
When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg. Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them...
Lethal White
2020 | 4 Episodes
Lethal White of Strike premiered on August 30, 2020
A troubled young man named Billy comes to private eye Cormoran Strike’s office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child. Strike and Robin set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside.
Troubled Blood
2022 | 4 Episodes
Troubled Blood of Strike premiered on December 11, 2022
Private detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he’s approached by a woman, Anna Phipps asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough, who went missing under mysterious circumstances in 1974. Never tackling a cold case before, he’s intrigued and takes it on, adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner are currently working on. As Strike and Robin investigate Margot’s disappearance, they come up against a fiendishly complex case with a psychopathic serial killer and witnesses who cannot all be trusted.
The Ink Black Heart
2024 | 4 Episodes
The Ink Black Heart of Strike premiered on December 16, 2024
When frantic, desperate Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn't know quite what to make of the situation. The co-creator of a popular cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, Edie is being persecuted by a mysterious online figure who goes by the pseudonym of Anomie. Edie is desperate to uncover Anomie's true identity.
Casts
Tom Burke
Cormoran Strike
Holliday Grainger
Robin Ellacott
Jack Greenlees
Sam Barclay
Ruth Sheen
Pat Chauncey
Emma Fielding
Katya Upcott
Stephen Hagan
DCI Richard Murphy