The six baffled guest stars of Netflix’s improvised mystery show Murderville, ranked

polygon.com:

In the comedic criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important investigators: Senior Detective Terry Seattle (Will Arnett), who investigates crime, and whichever celebrity guest star he’s enlisted to improvise their way through a murder procedural. Murderville is their stories.

Based on the British show Murder in Successville, the show knows exactly what it needs to be: part procedural, with the winking tone of a game-show, and just a sprinkle of spoof as Seattle forces his partners to undergo a series of improv-games-cum-mystery. As the guests struggle along with his hijinks, they’re also being tasked with correctly guessing who the real murderer was (according to a script they’ve never seen).

Whether or not it’s done purely on the improvisational energy of the setup is beside the point. At just six half-hour episodes the show certainly never overstays its welcome. Still, not every chapter hits the same comedic highs as the rest; to wit, we’ve ranked the episodes of the series based on how well the guest performs their duties — namely being a strong, funny partner to the singular Detective Seattle.

There’s no spoilers below, so whether you’re looking for an episode to sample or you’ve watched it all and just want to see if you agree with a list, we’ve got you covered:

It brings me no pleasure to put Schitt’s Creek and Kevin Can F**k Himself’s Annie Murphy, who got top marks for her absolute commitment to the undercover portion of her episode, this low on the list. But unfortunately, Murphy spends much of the episode scrambling to play along with the bits. Between struggling to get a word in edgewise in her questioning of subject and the palpable glee at just being there,