Houdini & Doyle
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Inspired by true events, the series follows two great men of the 20th Century and real-life friends - Harry Houdini, master magician, escape artist and paranormal debunker; and Arthur Cohen Doyle prolific writer, creator of "Sherlock Holmes" and paranormal aficionado. They grudgingly join forces with New Scotland Yard to investigate unsolved, inexplicable and possibly supernatural crimes, alongside the first female Constable of the London Metropolitan Police Force, Adelaide Statton.
In the series, Houdini, Doyle and Stratton are tasked with the cases that nobody else can solve. It challenges their sense of what is real and what is not. Houdini is a skeptic, while Doyle believes in the unseen. Their diverse viewpoints make solving crime a challenge and often Stratton is put in the middle. The trio will take on cases that involve vampires, ghosts, monsters and poltergeists... or are they a ruse to conceal murder?
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
StrigoiArthur's friend and fellow writer Bram Stoker tells Arthur that someone is following him. Arthur, Harry, and Adelaide soon discover a secret cult of people who believe that they're vampires... and another cults that hunts them down. - 02
The Monsters of NethermoorHarry, Arthur, and Adelaide are summoned to the village of Nethermore when a man claims that aliens abducted his wife. Meanwhile, Harry continues hs investigation into Adelaide's background and reaches a few startling conclusions. - 03
BedlamTwo people die in the throes of what appears to be demonic possession. Both of them were recent residents of Bedlam, the infamous insane asylum... where Arthur's father was committed.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The Maggie's RedressMarch 13, 2016Escape artist Harry Houdini and mystery writer Arthur Conan Doyle meet when a nun is killed in a locked room under mysterious circumstances. - S01E02
A Dish of AdharmaMarch 17, 2016A young boy shoots a prominent suffragette, Lydia Belworth, during a protest. He insists that the woman killed him in a past life, piquing A - S01E03
In Manus DeiMarch 24, 2016When a heckler mysteriously dies at a faith healer's show, the trio sets out to determine if the man was struck down by God... or murdered b - S01E04
Spring-Heel'd JackMarch 31, 2016A businessman bringing omnibuses to London dies under mysterious circumstances, and soon the city is alive with rumors that the dreaded Spri - S01E05
The Curse of KorzhaApril 7, 2016Merring turns to a psychic, Madame Korzha, to find an abducted girl. She succeeds, but another girl goes missing and the Chief Inspector ask - S01E06The Monsters of NethermoorApril 14, 2016Harry, Arthur, and Adelaide are summoned to the village of Nethermore when a man claims that aliens abducted his wife. Meanwhile, Harry cont
- S01E07BedlamApril 21, 2016Two people die in the throes of what appears to be demonic possession. Both of them were recent residents of Bedlam, the infamous insane asy
- S01E08Season's bestStrigoiApril 28, 2016Arthur's friend and fellow writer Bram Stoker tells Arthur that someone is following him. Arthur, Harry, and Adelaide soon discover a secret
- S01E09
NecromanteionMay 5, 2016The team investigates a homicidal poltergeist with the aid of Thomas Edison's necrophone: a device that allows the living to speak with the - S01E10
The Pall of LaPierMay 12, 2016A mysterious plague in Canada wipes out an entire town... except for two survivors. As the trio tries to solve the baffling mystery, each of
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