
- MMW Rating 🌙 7/10 • RT (Audience) 🍿 72% • 2026
- 1 Season • 9 Episodes • Avg 42 min • ~ 6.5 hrs
- Available on: hulu
Description (No Spoilers)
R.J. Decker is one of those easy-to-watch detective series that may not reinvent the genre, but still manages to keep you entertained episode after episode. Starring Scott Speedman, the series follows a detective who relocates to Florida and starts getting involved in local investigations while trying to rebuild parts of his personal life.
One of the things that makes the show entertaining is the dynamic involving his ex-wife and her current husband, who also happens to be a detective. That adds an extra layer of tension, awkwardness, and humor throughout the cases. The series balances crime-solving with personal drama in a way that keeps it light and bingeable.
If you enjoy procedural-style detective shows where every episode gives you a new mystery but still keeps recurring personal storylines in the background, this is a solid watch. It’s not the darkest or most intense crime series out there, but sometimes you just want something entertaining that keeps moving and doesn’t feel too heavy.
Originally airing on ABC and available next day on Hulu, this is the kind of series that works perfectly when you want a casual crime drama to unwind with at night.
Why I Recommend It
I recommend this series because it’s simply fun to watch. Not every detective show needs to be super dark or prestige television to work, and this one knows exactly what it is. The cases move quickly, the Florida setting gives it a different vibe, and Scott Speedman makes the character easy to follow week after week.
It’s the type of show you put on when you want crime, some drama, and an entertaining mystery without needing something emotionally exhausting.
• Great “easy binge” detective series for crime fans
• Scott Speedman and the personal drama keep the show entertaining
