# Panhandle (TV series)
**Panhandle** is an American comedy-drama television series starring [Luke Kirby](https://www.edgepedia.org/luke-kirby) as Bellweather "Bell" Prescott, an agoraphobic armchair detective who teams with a reluctant traffic cop, Cammie Lorde (Tiana Okoye), to solve a murder in their small Florida town. Spectrum Originals picked up the eight-episode series in March 2022; it premiered on September 26, 2022, and was not renewed for a second season.[1](https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/spectrum-originals-heads-to-the-sunshine-state-and-greenlights-the-sony-pictures-television-studios-produced-panhandle) • [2](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/panhandle/i722DTAeLyBq3vk9borNb3/where-to-watch/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Eight-episode dramedy, about 49 minutes per episode, TV-MA[1](https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/spectrum-originals-heads-to-the-sunshine-state-and-greenlights-the-sony-pictures-television-studios-produced-panhandle) • [3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/panhandle) |
| Premiere | September 26, 2022 on Spectrum; final episode November 7, 2022 per one listing, October 24, 2022 per another[2](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/panhandle/i722DTAeLyBq3vk9borNb3/where-to-watch/) • [4](https://epguides.com/Panhandle/) |
| Creators | Nicholas Stoller, a Florida native, and Carla Kettner, who created and wrote the series[1](https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/spectrum-originals-heads-to-the-sunshine-state-and-greenlights-the-sony-pictures-television-studios-produced-panhandle) |
| Lead cast | Luke Kirby (Bell Prescott), Tiana Okoye (Cammie Lorde), Lorenza Izzo (Vida Perez Prescott), Lesley Ann Warren, Forrest Goodluck, Wallace Smith, Glenn Morshower[1](https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/spectrum-originals-heads-to-the-sunshine-state-and-greenlights-the-sony-pictures-television-studios-produced-panhandle) • [4](https://epguides.com/Panhandle/) |
| Distribution plan | Nine-month exclusive ad-free run on Spectrum, then an exclusive free ad-supported window on The Roku Channel as a Roku Original[1](https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/spectrum-originals-heads-to-the-sunshine-state-and-greenlights-the-sony-pictures-television-studios-produced-panhandle) |
| Production | Sony Pictures Television Studios; filmed in Savannah, Georgia; pilot directed by Emmy-winning director Colin Bucksey[1](https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/spectrum-originals-heads-to-the-sunshine-state-and-greenlights-the-sony-pictures-television-studios-produced-panhandle) |
| Current streaming | Available in the United States on Tubi, free with ads[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/panhandle) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and characters
The series pairs an eccentric, agoraphobic armchair detective with a reluctant traffic cop in a story about community, connection, and "only-in-Florida" characters. Bell Prescott and Cammie Lorde wrestle with personal demons, shocking twists, and a few Florida alligators on a journey to heal themselves and their town.[1](https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/spectrum-originals-heads-to-the-sunshine-state-and-greenlights-the-sony-pictures-television-studios-produced-panhandle)
Bell's story is rooted in loss. Since a personal tragedy struck five years before the series begins, the loquacious, eccentric Prescott has not left the rambling property on the [Apalachicola River](https://www.edgepedia.org/apalachicola-river) that he shares with his mother, Millicent.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/panhandle) He converses with his dead wife, Vida Perez Prescott, played by [Lorenza Izzo](https://www.edgepedia.org/lorenza-izzo) in flashback or apparition form.[4](https://epguides.com/Panhandle/) In the first episode a dead body, turned an odd shade of blue, appears on his property, and Bell suspects a connection to an unsolved murder; Cammie, technically not a detective, joins the investigation even though Bell's skill at solving mysteries threatens to unravel a secret she is hiding.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/panhandle/s01) • [6](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/panhandle)
Among the supporting players are [Forrest Goodluck](https://www.edgepedia.org/forrest-goodluck), playing Checotah; Wallace Smith, who takes the role of Dr. Otis Wright; Glenn Morshower as Sheriff Grant; [Lesley Ann Warren](https://www.edgepedia.org/lesley-ann-warren) in the part of Millicent Prescott; and Melanie Minichino, who appears repeatedly as Darby Hix.[4](https://epguides.com/Panhandle/)
### Episode list
| # | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Bell or Not To Bell? | Sep 26, 2022 |
| 2 | One Billboard Outside Boggsville, Florida | Sep 26, 2022 |
| 3 | A Fistful of Sand Dollars | Oct 3, 2022 |
| 4 | Sex, Lies and Ponce de Leon | Oct 10, 2022 |
| 5 | One Flew Over the Peacock's Nest | Oct 17, 2022 |
| 6 | Fear and Loathing in El Calvero | Oct 24, 2022 |
| 7 | Machetes Out | Oct 24 / Oct 31, 2022 |
| 8 | Cammie Get Your Gun | Oct 24 / Nov 7, 2022 |
Air dates per the Rotten Tomatoes and epguides listings; sources differ on episodes 6 through 8.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/panhandle/s01) • [4](https://epguides.com/Panhandle/) • [2](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/panhandle/i722DTAeLyBq3vk9borNb3/where-to-watch/)
## Production and release window
**Development.** Spectrum Originals, the scripted production unit of cable operator [Charter Communications](https://www.edgepedia.org/charter-communications), greenlit the series in a March 3, 2022 announcement, describing it as "a love letter to the sunshine state." Sony Pictures Television Studios produced the show, with creators [Nicholas Stoller](https://www.edgepedia.org/nicholas-stoller) (*Forgetting Sarah Marshall*, *Neighbors*) and Carla Kettner (*The Blacklist*, *Bones*) as executive producers alongside Conor Welch, and Colin Bucksey (*[Fargo](https://www.edgepedia.org/fargo-tv-series)*, *Breaking Bad*) directing the pilot.[1](https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/spectrum-originals-heads-to-the-sunshine-state-and-greenlights-the-sony-pictures-television-studios-produced-panhandle)
The distribution model was unusual for its time. Rather than licensing to a traditional network, the series had a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum free and without ads, followed by an exclusive free, advertising-supported window on [The Roku Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-roku-channel) under the Roku Originals brand.[1](https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/spectrum-originals-heads-to-the-sunshine-state-and-greenlights-the-sony-pictures-television-studios-produced-panhandle) The two-episode premiere arrived on September 26, 2022, with subsequent episodes airing weekly on Mondays.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/panhandle/s01) • [3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/panhandle)
Listing sources disagree on the final episode's air date: TVmaze and the epguides listing place "Cammie Get Your Gun" on October 24, 2022, while Moviefone and TMDb-based listings give November 7, 2022.[4](https://epguides.com/Panhandle/) • [2](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/panhandle/i722DTAeLyBq3vk9borNb3/where-to-watch/)
Six directors are credited across the season: David Solomon, David Grossman, Erin Feeley, Colin Bucksey, Brandon Sonnier, and [Randy Zisk](https://www.edgepedia.org/randy-zisk).[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/panhandle/s01)
## Cancellation and aftermath
The series ended after one season in circumstances tied to the collapse of its original distribution structure. Charter confirmed its plan to shutter Spectrum Originals, the four-year-old production unit, following the departure of its longtime top executive Katherine Pope, who left in July to head [Sony Pictures Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/sony-pictures-television); rising post-COVID production costs, combined with Charter's movement away from linear video, convinced the company to exit the original content business.[7](https://www.nexttv.com/news/charter-to-shut-down-spectrum-originals)
The Roku Channel, which held the second window, also retrenched. In 2023 Roku began removing titles as part of a cost-cutting drive that included roughly 300 employee layoffs and a writedown of between $55 million and $65 million for removing "select existing licensed and produced content" from company-operated services; Roku's removals in that round included shows such as *[Most Dangerous Game](https://www.edgepedia.org/most-dangerous-game)* and *Slip*.[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11460580/news/) Neither platform moved forward with a second season.[9](https://seriesreminder.com/series/panhandle)
## Reception and availability
Critical response was limited but positive on the review aggregator side: Rotten Tomatoes shows a 100% Tomatometer for season 1 based on only two reviews. Brad Newsome of the *Sydney Morning Herald* called it "clever, goofy fun in the tradition of Florida types like Carl Hiaasen," while Joly Herman of Common Sense Media found it "visually alluring" but criticized a script that favored quirky music and visuals over substance.[5](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/panhandle/s01) On IMDb the series holds a 7.0/10 rating from about 1,200 users.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/panhandle)
As of recent checks the series is not on Netflix in the United States and streams on Tubi, free with ads.[3](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/panhandle) • [2](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/panhandle/i722DTAeLyBq3vk9borNb3/where-to-watch/) It has also appeared on other services abroad, such as Stan in Australia and Movistar Plus in Spain.[10](https://www.stan.com.au/watch/panhandle) • [11](https://www.sensacine.com/series/serie-31413/)
## References
1. [Spectrum Originals Heads to the Sunshine State and Greenlights the Sony Pictures Television Studios Produced 'Panhandle' Starring Luke Kirby and Tiana Okoye, Charter Newsroom (March 3, 2022)](https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/spectrum-originals-heads-to-the-sunshine-state-and-greenlights-the-sony-pictures-television-studios-produced-panhandle)
2. [Panhandle Where to Watch, Moviefone](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/panhandle/i722DTAeLyBq3vk9borNb3/where-to-watch/)
3. [Panhandle - watch tv show streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/panhandle)
4. [Panhandle (a Titles & Air Dates Guide), epguides.com](https://epguides.com/Panhandle/)
5. [Panhandle: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/panhandle/s01)
6. [Panhandle - Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/panhandle)
7. [Charter to Shut Down Spectrum Originals, Next TV](https://www.nexttv.com/news/charter-to-shut-down-spectrum-originals)
8. [Roku removes titles including Most Dangerous Game and Slip, via IMDb News (Variety / The Hollywood Reporter, September 2023)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11460580/news/)
9. [Panhandle on Spectrum: Schedule, Where to Watch & Spin-offs, SeriesReminder](https://seriesreminder.com/series/panhandle)
10. [Watch Panhandle TV Show, Stan (Australia)](https://www.stan.com.au/watch/panhandle)
11. [Panhandle - Serie 2022, SensaCine (Spain)](https://www.sensacine.com/series/serie-31413/)
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