Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
Former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a notorious serial killer forced him out of the field. When Amelia Sachs, an intuitive young officer who has a gift for profiling, finds herself hot on the killer's trail, Rhyme finds a partner for this new game of cat and mouse.
Callum reviewedOctober 28, 2025
⭐⭐⭐½ (out of 5) Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector – The same bones, just re-articulated.
“Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector” feels less like a sequel or prequel to The Bone Collector film and more like someone simply retelling it in long-form. That’s not a complaint so much as an observation — it’s competent, well-acted, and engaging — but it never really answers the question: did we need this version?
The performances are solid and the characters believable, yet there isn’t much here that breaks new ground. It follows familiar procedural territory, only stretched over episodic pacing rather than cinematic tension.
In your tonal universe, if Blue Lights is Warhammer 40K and Castle is the MCU, then Lincoln Rhyme sits somewhere in The Witcher’s world — gritty, intelligent, and morally murky, but softened by polish. Some of that darkness may come from the fact that the lead detective spends the series paralysed, fighting monsters from his own bed rather than a battlefield.
It’s clever, if not essential. A show that tastes good on paper but leaves a faint texture you can’t quite shake — like a Monkey Brain cocktail: the flavours are great, but you can still feel the curdled part on your tongue.