Fans of crime dramas will be delighted to learn that a popular series is gearing up for its seventh season. Strike is a British crime drama television programme based on the book series Cormoran Strike, written by J.K. Rowling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The programme first aired on the BBC in 2017.
Star-Studded Cast and Plot
It stars Tom Burke as Cormoran Strike, a war veteran turned private detective, alongside Holliday Grainger, who plays his assistant and business partner Robin Ellacott. To date, nineteen episodes across six series have been broadcast, each adapting a specific novel: The Cuckoo's Calling (2013), The Silkworm (2014), Career of Evil (2015), Lethal White (2018), Troubled Blood (2020), and The Ink Black Heart (2022).
Critical Acclaim
Strike has earned an impressive 83% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The critics' consensus states: "The TV adaptation of C.B. Strike delivers an entertaining detective series that faithfully and effectively adheres to genre tropes." One critic remarked: "Stream it. C.B. Strike goes down easy, but it's got enough twists and turns that you can't just watch it while folding laundry. And that seems to be a good sweet spot for a detective show."
Fan Praise
On IMDb, a fan described the series as "an absolute masterpiece that has seamlessly blended suspense, intrigue, and brilliant storytelling." Another gave it a perfect 10/10, adding: "Who would have thought it... J.K. Rowling has penned a masterpiece! Many similarities to Sherlock Holmes here: London, private detective, has an assistant for his adventures, has his own demons, assisting a certain policeman, media frenzies and so on. Refreshing and well-cast."
Where to Watch
Strike is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer, and the seventh series is set to hit screens later this year.
