veronica mars is an american teen drama/mystery-neo-noir series set in southern california. it was first shown on upn on september 22, 2004. the series was shown for its first two seasons on the upn before moving to the cw television network on october 3, 2006. the show stars kristen bell as veronica mars: a student who also works as a private investigator with the help of her detective father. the series is said to be "a little bit buffy and a little bit bogart". the series has murder mystery, high school and college drama with sarcasm and strange humor.