Scott Speedman has been a semi-regular face on ABC for quite some time now, recurring as Nick Marsh, the love interest of Meredith Grey, on Grey’s Anatomy. Well, get ready to see even more of him, because RJ Decker is set to premiere on the 2026 TV schedule with Speedman as the title character. Expectations are high for the crime drama after it was compared to Kaitlin Olson’s High Potential, so what are critics saying about seeing the first two episodes?
Based on the book Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen, the story revolves around disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con RJ Decker, who attempts a new start as a private investigator in South Florida. I think we all know the “Florida Man” stereotypes associated with this particular state, and Variety’s Aramide Tinubu says the series leans into that almost to the point of absurdity for a series that will fit right in at the Alphabet Network. The critic writes:
