Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008 and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the Detective Murdoch novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick Bisson as the fictional William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The series was titled The Artful Detective on the Ovation cable TV network in the United States, until season twelve.
| Genre | Crime, Mystery, Period drama |
| Developed by | R.B. Carney, Cal Coons, Alexandra Zarowny |
| Starring | Yannick Bisson, Hélène Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris, Georgina Reilly, Shanice Banton |
| Composer(s) | Robert Carli |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 227 (including 3 specials) |
| Executive producer(s) | Scott Garvie, Noel Hedges, Cal Coons, Christina Jennings |
| Producer(s) | Jan Peter Meyboom, Julie Lacey, Laura Harbin, Shane Kinnear |
| Location(s) | Toronto, Oshawa, Belleville, Hamilton, St. John's, Ottawa, Cambridge, Drumheller, Guelph, Pitt Meadows, Dawson City, Bristol, England, Stratford, Kingston |
| Running time | 43–46 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Shaftesbury Films, Rogers Media (seasons 1–5), UKTV |
| Distributor | Genesis International |
| Original network | Citytv (Seasons 1–5), CBC (Seasons 6–) |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Netflix ID | 70143861 |
| Official Website | http://www.cbc.ca/murdochmysteries/ |
About Murdoch Mysteries
Drama series revolving around the exploits of young detective William Murdoch. He uses up-and-coming forensics techniques and an unconventional approach to solve a string of murder cases in Toronto, Canada.
Achievement of Murdoch Mysteries
The show is based upon Maureen Jennings' Detective Murdoch novel series. The series ran for a total of 226 episodes over the course of its 15 season run.
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Latest information about Murdoch Mysteries updated on January 03 2022.
