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THE THRILLING DETECTIVE GIFT SHOP
I had about given up on this page, given that Blu-Ray and DVD releases are becoming scarcer and scarcer (except for the lucrative collectors market), when I realized I was missing out on theatrical and streaming releases. So if I miss something, please let me know.
2026
- Criminal
Ambitious live action take on Brubaker and Phillips’ sprawling, multi-generational crime saga. It’s coming, it’s coming… (TBA, Amazon Prime) - Private Eyes West Coast
Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson reprise their roles from Private Eyes (2016-21) as mismatched Toronto gumshoes Matt Shade and Angie Everett, relocating to start a new life in Victoria, British Columbia. But somehow murder always rears its ugly head… (Fall 2026, Global/The CW) - The Get Out
Based on Thomas Perry’s novel Strip, Russell Crowe stars as a nightclub owner nearing retirement who’s attacked and robbed. Seeking revenge, he goes after the wrong guy (played by Luke Evans). REALLY the wrong guy. (June 2026, theatres) - Cape Fear
Seriously deranged Max Cady is out of prison and out for vengeance, targeting the happily married couple of lawyers who he blames for his downfall. Nasty, dark and unnerving, but fter star turns by Robert Mitchum and Robert DeNiro as Cady, is there anything left for Javier Baedem to chew? Apparently, yes. Based on the novel by John D. MacDonald. (June 2026, AppleTV+) - Spider Noir
Nicolas Cage, who’d previously voiced Spider-Man Noir in the 2018 animated feature Into the Spider-Verse, will star as BEN REILLY, an aging and down on his luck private eye in 1930s New York City trying to come to terms with his past life as The Spider, the city’s one and only superhero. (May 27, 2026, Amazon Prime) - RJ Decker
I’m still trying to get my head around this one. Carl Hiaasen is one of the executive producers, but so far, this is Hiaasen-lite; a tamped down version of Florida that features plenty of the expected quirk, but none of the gonzo. Nothing too out there; nothing that draws blood. It’s better than Tracker, but not by much. So far. - Daredevil: Born Again Season 2
Defense attorney Matt Murdock gets by with a little help from an old friend this time around: private investigator Jessica Jones (Kristen Ritter). Sadly, Jessica only really makes a few appearances, and that’s mostly just to kick some ass. How about giving her back her own show? (March 2026, Disney+) - The Lincoln Lawyer
Round four tries picks up right after the previous season’s unnecessary WTF cliffhanger finale, with Mickey now awaiting trial for murder. (February 2026, Netflix)
2025
- Wake Up Dead Man
Daniel Craig stars as Benoit Blanc returns in his third film, this time alongside Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, and Thomas Haden Church, as he takes on his “most dangerous case” yet. Written and directed, as usual, by Rian Johnson. (Premieres in theaters December 12, 2025) - Forks Out
For those of you who can’t wait for Wake Up Dead Man, the highly anticipated return of Benoit Blanc next week, the world’s other greatest detective, Beignet Blanc, is on Sesame Street in this shortie, cracking the case of the missing triple berry pie. (Netflix, December 4, 2025) - A Man on the Inside
For those of you who enjoyed the first season, Charles is back, now officially working with Julie as a private investigator, taking on a variety of small cases, but chomping at the bit for something a little more challenging. The big case arrives when they’re approached by Wheeler College president Jack Beringer and provost Holly Bodgemark, who want the firm to find Beringer’s stolen laptop. Soon enough, Charles is of course over his head, bumbling his way through a case that involves blackmail, vandalism, a pompous billionaire (Gary Cole) and a new love interest: sexy Wheeler music theory professor Mona Margadoff (played by Danson’s real life wife, Mary Steenbergen). (November 20, 2025, Netflix) - Down Cemetery Road
This could be a biggie. Emma Thompson stars as hard-nosed, coldly pragmatic private investigator Zoë Boehm, created by Mick (Slow Horses) Herron. Also starring Adam Godley as her husband and fellow P.I. (but far less pragmatic) Joe Silverman, and Ruth Wilson as Sarah Tucker, the mother searching for a missing neighbourhood girl. (October 2025, AppleTV+) - Play Dirty | Watch it now!
Richard (Donald Westlake) Stark’s hard-as-nails professional thief Parker is re-reincarnated in this bang-bang-bang action thriller, directed and co-written by Shane Black and played by wisecracking, smarmy Mark Wahlberg. Lots of things go boom, the violence is often gratuitous, and the too-often-jokey tone are a far cry from anything in the grim, tight novels. Wahlberg tries to tone it down, but fails. A Dortmunder caper would have been a better choice for adaptation. (October 1, AmazonPrime) - The Lowdown
Excellent pulp-flecked, gonzo mini-series starring Ethan Hawke as a disheveled, self-styled “truthstorian” out to solve the alleged suicide of a man whose brother is a powerful Tulsa politico (Kyle MacLachlan). Written by Reservation Dogs Sterlin Harjo. (September 2025, FX) - Highest 2 Lowest
Director Spike Lee and Denzel Washington team up for the fifth time in this bold remix of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic High and Low, itself based on the 87th Precinct novel King’s Ransom by Ed McBain. (Premieres August 22, 2025 for limited release, before streaming on AppleTV+ in September). - Honey Don’t! | Buy the Blu-Ray | Watch it now!
Actor Margaret Qualley and director/writer Ethan Coen reunite after Drive Away Dolls, in what’s being billed as the second in a “lesbian B-movie trilogy.” Small town private eye Honey O’Donahue (Qualley) goes up against a church which may be behind a string of mysterious deaths. Also starring Chris Evans,Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day and Billy Eichner. (U.S. premiere August 24, 2025) - Detectives These Days Are Crazy!
Light-hearted almost slapstick anime about aging “boy detective” Keiirchiro Nagumo facing the cold realities of middle age (“Oh, my back!”), and the unwanted demands of a high school girl who insists on being his assistant. (July 2025, Crunchyroll) - Bosch: Legacy: The Final Season | Watch it now!
Season three, with Harry still ostensibly a private eye, even if the show still seems more like an LAPD version of the 87th Precinct at times… (Premieres March 27, 2025) - Reacher: Season Three | Watch it now!
The Big Man is back! (Premieres February 20, 2025, Amazon Prime)
