Accident Squad (2026)

Officer, on what grounds do you say that?

In episode 4, a suspect states "Officer, on what grounds do you say that?" when the lead investigator throws out theories about how and why this suspect could have murdered the victim and made it look like an accident. The audience feels this sentiment from beginning up until the last episode where two or three leaping twists are thrown in. If a dramas are supposed to be a thrilling rollercoaster ride this attraction has glaring gaps in the tracks where the speed is supposed to get the audience to the other side despite the huge unsettling leap from track to the next.

Episode by episode, I tried to dissect the merits of the drama and I just think the amount and the subject matter of the content they tried to cover in a 20 episode in 15 mins per episode was too much for it to be created in any substantive way. It was a disservice to the actors, the scriptwriter, and director. It is a low budget production but I don't think the locations were poorly done. The uniforms and offices were ok. But the scripts and dialogue were a disservice to the main cast. Some of the best lines and most sound logic came from the witness, victims, and suspects. Only three of the main four investigators were able to spotlight their skills. The lead investigator is somehow supposed to be naive and green but somehow put in enough years that she is supposed to be leader of this new accident squad.

The merits of the casting and writing of this drama actually happen with the accident squad is not on screen. The dramatic narrative surrounding the reveal of the crimes are very compelling. This is especially true of the first crime when the actions of the victim and assailant are revealed. The squad actors never found their chemistry together and played individual characters in the same room. The result is that they in some circumstances looked like comedic parodies of their characters. I think there was a lot of effort made the concessions that were probably made on the script, direction, and time were costly on the final product.

4.5 - the drama never found a consistent tone for the 4 main squad members but the dramatic narratives and performances of the guest stars carried the show into something watchable. The leaps in logic were egregious for the crime/mystery drama. The end was abrupt and had too many twist occurring in the last 15 min episode.

The outro was not great. The musical score was ok for dramatic performances and over the top for scenes with a bit of comedy. I'd give the re-watch value a 0 if I could.

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