High Desert
Seen it?2023 | 1 seasons | Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Bad Monkey, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: expect drug use.
- It was cancelled, so the story may not get a proper ending.
Peggy Newman, a woman with a checkered past, makes the life-changing decision to become a private investigator following the death of her beloved mother, who she lived with in the small desert town of Yucca Valley, California.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
69% on Rotten Tomatoes, 67 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 40K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Created by Katie Ford, Nancy Fichman, Jennifer Hoppe
- Patricia ArquettePeggy Newman
- Matt DillonDenny
- Brad GarrettBruce Harvey
- Weruche OpiaCarol
- Bernadette PetersRoslyn / Ginger
- Rupert FriendGuru Bob
- Christine TaylorDianne
- Liza FernandezBrenda