The series is a comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric "holistic" detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. The series is an adaptation of Douglas Adams' wildly successful comic novels, "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency", and is set in the unexpected world of the hyper, absurd, eponymous detective. Dirk and Todd wind their way through one big, seemingly insane mystery, crossing unlikely paths with a bevy of wild and sometimes dangerous characters, each episode landing them a few random steps closer to uncovering the truth.