Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent is a Canadian police procedural drama television series that is based on the American series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.[1] The series is set in Toronto, Ontario, and centres on crime stories "ripped from the headlines", in the style of the original Law & Order.[2]
The series premiered on February 22, 2024, on Citytv,[3] and became the #1 prime-time drama of the year in Canada by attracting 1.1 million views on the first episode.[4] The first season ran for 10 episodes;[5] in June 2024, it was renewed for a second and third season.
Premise
A psychological thriller wrapped in a criminal investigation, the series follows a squad of detectives from the Specialized Criminal Investigations Unit, a major case squad in the fictional Toronto Police Department. These detectives investigate high-profile homicides and corruptions in metro Toronto.[6]
In Toronto's war on crime, the worst offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Specialized Criminal Investigations Unit. These are their stories.
Graff and Bateman investigate the disappearance of a crypto investor when he vanishes on Lake Ontario, along with hundreds of millions of his clients' dollars.
A stabbing on a crowded transit walkway throws the detectives into the middle of a heated mayoral race as they investigate the murder of a local journalist.
When a local hockey star is found dead on the ice, Graff and Bateman must untangle a hazing scandal that led to the star player's suspension just days before his death.
A stabbing in the PATH leads Graff and Bateman to one of the most scandalous data breaches in Toronto's history.
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3
"Fool's Gold"
Winnifred Jong
Sam Godfrey
March6,2025(2025-03-06)
When an airport worker is found dead of an apparent suicide, Graff and Bateman quickly deduce he has been murdered and may be responsible for a crime of his own.
The team is called to investigate when a young wife is killed in her Hoggs Hollow home, and they uncover a secret hidden within the home and the police department.
A well-liked couple is murdered at their place of business, and while all clues point to a robbery, Graff and Bateman soon discover the murder was a targeted hit.
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6
"Disposable People"
Peter Stebbings
Seneca Aaron
April10,2025(2025-04-10)
The death of a prison inmate takes Graff and Bateman to a maximum-security detention centre to investigate.
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7
"The Man in the Stadium"
Sudz Sutherland
Sam Godfrey
April17,2025(2025-04-17)
Graff and Bateman are called into the Rogers Centre when a famous Canadian stand-up comic drops dead during a rehearsal on stage.
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8
"Canadian Dream"
Chloé Robichaud
Tassie Cameron & Rory Diamond
May1,2025(2025-05-01)
Graff and Bateman investigate when a prominent tech CEO is shot to death in a parking lot alongside an unlucky young delivery driver who happened to be cycling by.
When a billionaire pharmaceutical CEO and his philanthropist wife are found dead in their home, Graff and Bateman are called to investigate.
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10
"Tango Romeo"
David Wellington
Tassie Cameron
May15,2025(2025-05-15)
Graff and Bateman investigate the death of a seemingly unremarkable middle-aged travel agent when he is found dead outside his split-level house in Mimico.
Production
In June 2023, it was announced that Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent had been given a 10-episode series order, based on the original series created by Dick Wolf and René Balcer for Universal Television.[6] The series is produced by Lark Productions and Cameron Pictures.[9] Directors include Holly Dale who directed the 1st, 3rd and 9th episodes, as well as David Wellington, Peter Stebbings, Sudz Sutherland, Rachel Leiterman, Winnifred Jong, Sharon Lewis and David Straiton.[9][8]
The episode "Crack Reporter" was partially inspired by the crack cocaine scandal that involved former Toronto mayor Rob Ford in 2013.[10]
The series was renewed for a second and third season in June 2024.[11]
Broadcast
On February 22, 2024, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent began airing on Citytv on Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET. This addition to the Law & Order Thursdays lineup moved Law & Order, which regularly aired in simulcast with NBC, to air an hour earlier at 7 p.m. ET with SVU and Organized Crime remaining at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET respectively.[3] Season 2 was given a new timeslot moving to Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET, the former timeslot of Found, which moved to 7 p.m. ET, airing 3 hours earlier than NBC.
The CW has acquired American broadcasting rights to the series for the first two seasons.[12] The first season is scheduled to premiere on September 24, 2025, and the second season in 2026.[13]
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