DVD Release: C.B. Strike: The Series

DVD Release Date: Sept. 25, 2018
Price: DVD $17.89
Studio: Warner


C.B. Strike: The Series   follows war veteran turned PI Cormoran Strike, who solves some of London’s most complex murders with the help of his assistant Robin Ellacott.

Meet television’s next great detective, Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke, Telstar), a war veteran turned private detective who operates out of a tiny office in London’s Denmark Street. He is wounded both physically and psychologically but his unique insight and his background as an SIB investigator prove crucial in solving complex cases, which the police seem unable to solve. Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger, Jane Eyre) is Strike’s new office temp who is in charge of managing his chaotic life. She soon becomes involved with his caseload and begins to see her true potential. Together they crack some of London’s most intriguing cases.

The show was adapted from the best-selling crime mystery novels by J.K. Rowling, writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The book series has sold over four million copies globally. The Cuckoo’s Calling was published to critical acclaim in 2013 and went on to be a global bestseller. The Silkworm was published in 2014 and Career of Evil was published in 2015.

Along with the cases, the DVD includes the following SHORT bonuses:

  • The Cuckoo’s Calling (New Featurette) – Diving into murder and intrigue, Robert Galbraith introduces characters Cormoran Strike (Tom Burke) and Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger) from the C.B. Strike trilogy. (TRT 4:17)
  • The Silkworm (New Featurette) – Jumping back into their roles for the second installment of C.B. Strike, Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger explore the deeper side to their characters’ newest journey and the perks of filming in London. (TRT 4:44)
  • Career of Evil (New Featurette) – Plunge into the exciting third installment of Robert Galbraith’s detective series C.B. Strike with in-depth insights from actors Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger as they leave London and discover the deepening relationship between Cormoran and Robin. (TRT 5:36)
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Founder and editor Laurence Lerman saw Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest when he was 13 years old and that’s all it took. He has been writing about film and video for more than a quarter of a century for magazines, anthologies, websites and most recently, Video Business magazine, where he served as the Reviews Editor for 15 years.