Murder in a Small Town (TV series)
2024 Canadian mystery-drama TV series
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Murder in a Small Town is a Canadian crime drama series which premiered on Global in Canada and Fox in the United States,[1][2] on September 24, 2024. It is based on the Alberg and Cassandra Mysteries, a series of British Columbia–set crime novels by L. R. Wright.[3] It is filmed in Gibsons on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.[4] In January 2025, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 23, 2025.[5][6][7] In May 2026, the series was renewed for a third season.
- Rossif Sutherland
- Kristin Kreuk
- Mya Lowe
- Aaron Douglas
- Fritzy-Klevans Destine
- Savonna Spracklin
- Bethany Brown
- Marcia Gay Harden
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Ian Weir |
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| Composer | James Jandrisch |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
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| Production locations | Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Release | September 24, 2024 – present |
Cast and characters
Main
- Rossif Sutherland as Karl Alberg, a detective formerly of Minneapolis now serving as chief of police and solving murders in a small town in the Pacific Northwest.
- Kristin Kreuk as Cassandra Lee, a librarian who becomes a love interest for Alberg in the first episode[4]
- Mya Lowe as Corporal Edwina Yen (season 1)
- Aaron Douglas as Sid Sokolowski, a police sergeant
- Fritzy-Klevans Destine as Andy Kendrick (season 1)
- Savonna Spracklin as Isabella Harbud
- Bethany Brown as Laila Jackson (season 2)
- Marcia Gay Harden as Christine Holman (season 2), mayor of Gibsons
Recurring
- Cassandra Sawtell as Steph Alberg, Alberg's daughter
- Dakota Guppy as Holly Alberg, Alberg's daughter
- Fiona Vroom as Phyllis Diaz
- Paloma Kwiatkowski as Bree
- Alisha Newton as Devon Travis
- Marci T. House as Angela Clyburn (season 2), medical examiner
- Jacob Shoemay as Brett Holman (season 2)
- Jodelle Ferland as Vanessa (season 2)
Special guest
- James Cromwell as George Wilcox[3]
- Stana Katic as Zoe Strachan
- Devon Sawa as Gordon Murphy
- Erica Durance as Emma O'Brea
- Paula Patton as Elizabeth Lewis
- Lucas Bryant as Roger Galbraith
- Noah Reid as Tommy Cummins
- Joshua Close as Todd
- Gardiner Millar as Callum Hingle
- Quinten James as Jesse
- Tyler Posey as Ryan
- Camryn Manheim as Jocelyn Tait
- Jim Byrnes as Leland Bucholtz
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Richard Bannister
- William B. Davis as Darcy Stewart, a police captain
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2024)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Suspect" | Milan Cheylov | Ian Weir | September 24, 2024 | |
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Karl Alberg, a divorced man and father of two daughters, is the new Chief of Police in Gibsons, British Columbia. He starts dating the librarian Cassandra Lee. Cassandra is friends with George Wilcox, an elderly man who found the body of Carlyle Burke, his brother-in-law. Burke had frequently abused his late wife Audrey, Wilcox' twin sister, and when he invited Wilcox over for lunch and kept bad-mouthing Audrey, Wilcox burned and smashed Burke's head, killing him. He later practically confesses to Cassandra, but she decides not to tell Karl which interferes with their budding relationship. Karl already suspects Wilcox but hasn't enough evidence to arrest him and instead gives him an old box of his sister's from Burke's shed. Being terminally ill and not wanting to be buried in the same town as Burke, Wilcox leaves Gibsons, and right before his imminent death only some weeks later, he writes letters to both Karl and Cassandra trying to mend their relationship. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Fall from Grace" | Leslie Hope | Sherry White | October 1, 2024 | |
| 3 | 3 | "A Chill Rain" | Leslie Hope | Ian Weir | October 8, 2024 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Prized Possessions" | Amanda Tapping | Jennifer Kennedy | October 15, 2024 | |
| 5 | 5 | "A Touch of Panic" | Amanda Tapping | Leonard Dick | October 22, 2024 | |
| 6 | 6 | "The Madness Method" | Milan Cheylov | Dennis Heaton & Sherry White | November 12, 2024 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Family Concerns" | Milan Cheylov | Ian Weir | November 19, 2024 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Sleep While I Sing" | Milan Cheylov | Ian Weir | November 26, 2024 | |
Season 2 (2025)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 9 | 1 | "Acts of Murder" | Amanda Tapping | Jennica Harper | September 23, 2025 |
| 10 | 2 | "Blood Wedding" | Amanda Tapping | Ian Weir | September 30, 2025 |
| 11 | 3 | "Mother Love" | David Frazee | Ian Weir | October 7, 2025 |
| 12 | 4 | "One Last Song" | David Frazee | Derek Thompson | October 14, 2025 |
| 13 | 5 | "Strangers Among Us" | Tracey Deer | Dennis Heaton | October 21, 2025 |
| 14 | 6 | "Trust, But Verify" | Tracey Deer | Sherry White | November 4, 2025 |
| 15 | 7 | "This, That, and the Other Thing" | Shannon Kohli | Leonard Dick | November 11, 2025 |
| 16 | 8 | "Masterpiece" | Amanda Tapping | Dennis Heaton & Derek Thompson | November 18, 2025 |
| 17 | 9 | "The Fall of Holman" | Amanda Tapping | Jennica Harper & Dennis Heaton | November 25, 2025 |
| 18 | 10 | "Nightshade" | Shannon Kohli | Ian Weir & Leonard Dick | December 2, 2025 |
Production
Development
Originated by Soapbox Productions and co-produced with Sepia Films in association with Future Shack Entertainment, the series was directed by Milan Cheylov and written by Ian Weir.[1] Shooting locations included Molly's Reach, the Gibsons restaurant best known as a key setting in the Canadian comedy-drama series The Beachcombers.[8] On January 16, 2025, Fox renewed the series for a second season.[5] In May 2026, Fox renewed the series for a third season.[9]
Distribution
In the United States, the series was picked up by Fox in late 2023, for the 2024–2025 television season.[1][2] ITV Studios will distribute the series outside of the U.S. and Canada.[10]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Murder in a Small Town has an approval rating of 70% based on 10 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10.[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 56 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[12]
