It’s Officially The Start Of A New Era For ABC’s Hit Crime Series Adaptation On Streaming

Published Oct 30, 2026, 2:13 PM EDT Adam Bentz is a senior news writer at ScreenRant, where he has authored nearly 5,000 articles, including features and lists. He studied creative writing and English with a concentration in screenwriting at Southern New Hampshire University and interned as a writer/journalist for The Borgen Project, an influential organization that fights global poverty. However, one of his proudest achievements is editing a Leonardo DiCaprio freakout compilation that has over 150K views on YouTube. Adam also fancies himself an amateur film critic on his personal website. ABC has adapted several novels and international shows into hit crime series, such as High Potential (2024–), based on the Franco-Belgian series HPI (2021–2025), Will Trent (2023–), based on the bestselling novels by Karin Slaughter, Secrets and Lies (2015–2016), adapted from the Australian mystery series, Mistresses (2013–2016), based on the popular British series, and The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977), a classic police drama adapted from Carolyn Weston's novel Poor, Poor Ophelia. Now, ABC's hit crime series adaptation, R.J. Decker, has officially started a new era on streaming. Inspired by Carl Hiaasen's 1987 novel Double Whammy, the series stars Scott Speedman as the titular disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who starts over as a private investigator in South Florida, tackling unusual cases with the help of his journalist ex, her police officer wife, and a mysterious woman from his past. R.J. Decker Has Entered A New Top 10 Era On Streaming Three days after airing its season 2 finale, R.J. Decker is on Crave's Top 10 in Canada for the first time ever. It ranks No. 5 on their Top 10 overall (from Amazon Channels), below Occupation Double, Crystal Lake, The Voice, YAGA, and above The Amazing Race, Tracker, The Traitors Canada, War, and Lanterns. It is also No. 9 on their Top 10 overall chart, ranking above Tracker and below The Traitors Canada, The Voice, YAGA, Crystal Lake, MasterChef Canada, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Traitors, and The Celebrity Traitors, as of today, October 30. R.J. Decker is streaming on Hulu and Disney+ in the United States. How Did Season 2 Leave The Hit Crime Series? R.J. Decker's season 2 finale just aired on October 27, ending on a cliffhanger as Mel (Bevin Bru) discovers that her late police partner Bobby Werner's wife, Jessica, is actually a serial scammer and his true killer. Jessica calls Mel with a chilling warning ("I wonder who you'll be without your family") and is revealed to be lurking outside Mel's house, watching her wife, Catherine (Adelaide Clemens), and daughter, Sofia (Melodie Rose Romano). R.J. Decker season 3 has not yet been officially renewed by ABC, though showrunner Rob Doherty and the cast have indicated they have plans for the story if is picked up. Release Date March 3, 2026 Network ABC Directors Paul McGuigan, Christine Moore, Holly Dale, Kenneth Biller, Michael Lehmann, Seith Mann Cast Enya Flack Georganna Ballard Writers Robert Doherty, Jason Tracey, Liz Friedman, Jamie Savarese, Juan Carlos Fernandez, Kenneth Biller Creator(s) Carl Hiaasen, Rob Doherty