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- 01
Episode 2Strike and Robin's partnership reaches breaking point as Robin's wedding approaches, and they disagree about how to ensnare a man who abuses children. - 02
Episode 1A dismembered leg sent to Strike's office sends both his and Robin's lives into disarray, forcing them to confront spectres from their pasts. - 03
Episode 3Spurred on by the father of a young woman who also went missing in the 1970s, the detectives attempt to outwit an incarcerated serial killer who may hold the key to the case.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Season's bestEpisode 1August 27, 2017Cormoran Strike, an injured war veteran turned PI, and secretary Robin Ellacott seek the truth surrounding the mysterious death of supermode - S01E02
Episode 2August 28, 2017Strike tells the police that the circumstances of Rochelle's death merit further investigation but is dismissed. He seeks out Lula's friends - S01E03
Episode 3September 3, 2017Robin gets key information from a salesgirl at the boutique Lula visited. Strike arrives just as Robin tries on a stunning green dress and h
Season02
- S02E01
Episode 1September 10, 2017War veteran turned private investigator Cormoran Strike investigates the disappearance of a provocative author. Robin is caught between Stri - S02E02
Episode 2September 17, 2017Delving deeper into the hidden meanings and concealed secrets of Bombyx Mori, Strike and Robin scour all corners of London's literary world
Season03
- S03E01Episode 1February 25, 2018A dismembered leg sent to Strike's office sends both his and Robin's lives into disarray, forcing them to confront spectres from their pasts
- S03E02Episode 2March 4, 2018Strike and Robin's partnership reaches breaking point as Robin's wedding approaches, and they disagree about how to ensnare a man who abuses
Season04
- S04E01
Episode 1August 30, 2020Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are back, and at odds following Robin's wedding to Matthew.But there's no time to mull on the new distanc - S04E02
Episode 2August 31, 2020Strike and Robin's startling discovery seems to confirm the story of the strangled child - but they're forced to leave the scene before they - S04E03
Season's bestEpisode 3September 6, 2020Robin discovers a startling truth close to home. The government minister's blackmailer becomes the prime suspect in the case, but Robin and - S04E04
Episode 4September 13, 2020Whilst Robin struggles with changes in her personal life, she and Strike are able to provide some comfort to a grieving father. The pair int
Season05
- S05E01
Episode 1December 11, 2022Strike is approached by a woman asking for help to find her mother, Margot Bamborough, who went missing in 1974 when a psychopathic serial k - S05E02
Episode 2December 11, 2022The investigation takes a dangerous turn as a disturbing piece of evidence leads Robin and Strike into London's underworld. Robin risks her - S05E03Season's bestEpisode 3December 11, 2022Spurred on by the father of a young woman who also went missing in the 1970s, the detectives attempt to outwit an incarcerated serial killer
- S05E04
Episode 4December 11, 2022Strike realises that Margot's killer is responsible for many other murders that have gone undetected, and lays a trap.
Season06
- S06E01
Season's bestEpisode 1December 16, 2024Edie Ledwell, the co-creator of a cult TV cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, is being harassed by an online figure, Anomie. She asks Robin to unc - S06E02
Episode 2December 16, 2024Robin, Strike and Barclay all take risks to further the investigation now that they think Anomie probably killed Edie Ledwell. Strike receiv - S06E03
Episode 3December 16, 2024Robin and Strike make a major breakthrough, having eliminated several suspects. Robin's cover is blown, and Strike stays the night at her ne - S06E04
Episode 4December 16, 2024The agency is the target of a devastating attack. Strike figures out who killed Edie, and having secured proof, Robin puts herself in danger
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