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. The second season premiered on February 20, 2025.
Premise
In Toronto's war on crime, the worst offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Specialized Criminal Investigations Unit. These are their stories.
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]
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.[10] 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.[10][9]
The episode "Crack Reporter" was partially inspired by the crack cocaine scandal that involved former Toronto mayor Rob Ford in 2013.[11]
The series was renewed for a second and third season in June 2024.[12]
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.[13] The first season premiered on September 24. The second season will premiere in 2026.[14]
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