A Nero Wolfe Mystery (Seasons 1–2)

A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001) is a detective series you can watch online on iFILM. New York's finest private investigator cracks impossible murders without once leaving his own brownstone.

Nero Wolfe (Maury Chaykin) is a genius wrapped in eccentricities. He's a gourmand, he carries plenty of weight, and he spends hours a day tending his beloved orchids upstairs — and flatly refuses to budge from the house. The legwork, interviews and chases all fall to his sharp-tongued assistant Archie Goodwin (Timothy Hutton), the detective's eyes, ears and legs. Every case ends like a stage play: Wolfe gathers the suspects in his office and unravels the whole thing in front of them.

This A&E series adapts Rex Stout's classic novels, lovingly rebuilding the 1930s and '40s with their hats, jazz and snappy banter. A neat twist: a regular troupe of actors rotates through fresh roles week to week, like an old repertory company. Perfect for fans of cozy retro mystery with dry wit and a pair of sleuths who bicker as well as they solve. Stream A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001) online on iFILM.