Under the Bridge (TV series)

Under the Bridge is a Canadian true crime drama television miniseries developed by Quinn Shephard that is based upon the book of the same name by Rebecca Godfrey. The series premiered on Hulu on April 17, 2024.

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Premise

Based on the tragic and true story of fourteen-year-old Reena Virk, who went to a party with friends but never came home. The show delves into the secret world of the young girls accused of the murder and reveals shocking facts about the improbable killer via the eyes of Rebecca Godfrey and a local police officer.

Cast and characters

Main

Lily Gladstone as Cam Bentland
Vritika Gupta as Reena Virk
Chloe Guidry as Josephine Bell
Javon "Wanna" Walton as Warren Glowatski
Izzy G as Kelly Ellard
Aiyana Goodfellow as Dusty Pace
Ezra Faroque Khan as Manjit Virk
Archie Panjabi as Suman Virk
Riley Keough as Rebecca Godfrey

Recurring

Anoop Desai as Raj Masihajjar
Matt Craven as Roy Bentland
Daniel Diemer as Scott Bentland
Jared Ager-Foster as Connor Fields
Maya Da Costa as Maya Longette
Arta Negahban as Laila Zahrani
Isabella Leon as Samara Bailey

Production

Development

In September 2022, Hulu gave the series an 8-episode order, with Samir Mehta and Liz Tigelaar set to executive produce, with Quinn Shephard adapting the book of the same name by Rebecca Godfrey.

Casting

In December 2022, Riley Keough, Izzy G, Chloe Guidry, Ezra Faroque Khan, Archie Panjabi, Vritika Gupta, Javon Walton, Aiyana Goodfellow and Lily Gladstone joined the cast of the series, in series regular capacity.

Filming

Principal photography took place in Vancouver, BC from December 2022 to May 2023.

Reception

Audience viewership

According to Whip Media's TV Time, Under the Bridge was the ninth most streamed original television series across all platforms in the United States during the week of April 21, and the seventh during the week of April 28, 2024. The streaming aggregator JustWatch reported the show was the fourth most streamed television series across all platforms in the United States between April 22–28, 2024.

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 84% approval rating with an average rating of 7.4/10, based on 49 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Unraveling a brutal mystery with a sensitive touch, Under the Bridge occasionally glosses over its most interesting elements but excels as an exploration of cruelty." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100 based on 27 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".