Veronica Mars is a critically acclaimed American teen drama/mystery-neo-noir series starring Kristen Bell as the title character. Veronica is a student, progressing from high school to college during the series, who moonlights as a private investigator under the wing of her detective father. Said to be "a little bit Buffy and a little bit Bogart", the show balances murder mystery, high school and college drama, and social commentary with sarcasm and offbeat humor. Season 4's resurrection deals with Veronica returning to her hometown as an adult investigator.