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First Trailer For BBC America’s Americanized Version Of Douglas Adam’s DIRK GENTLY’S!! Read the full article on AICN I am – Hercules!! Elijah Wood is getting to be the go-to guy for American basic cable remakes of high-concept foreign TV comedies. The former hobbit co-starred with Jason Gann in 49 episodes of FX’s “Wilfred,” a remake of Gann’s Australian series about a fellow who can hear his neighbor’s dog talk. And now Wood will co-star as Todd in BBC America’s “Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency,” a remake of ITV’s British series “Dirk Gently.” Both the British and American versions are based on “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency,” a 1987 novel by “Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy” author Douglas Adams. Screenwriter Max Landis (“Chronicle,” “Me Him Her,” “American Ultra”) is penning the project, comprised of eight hour-long episodes. Old press release! New York, NY – March 22, 2016 – BBC AMERICA announced today Elijah Wood (The Trust, Cooties, Wilfred) has been cast as “Todd” in the network’s new original scripted series Dirk Gently, set to premiere in Fall 2016.