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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Ian Weir |
| Based on | The Alberg and Cassandra Mysteries by L. R. Wright |
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| Composer | James Jandrisch |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Release | September 24, 2024 – present |
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 B.C.-set crime novels by L. R. Wright. [3] It was filmed at Gibsons on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. [4] In January 2025, the series was renewed for a second season by Fox, which premiered on September 23, 2025. [5] [6] [7]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [9] [10] | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate [9] [10] |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Suspect" | Milan Cheylov | Ian Weir | September 24, 2024 |
| 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 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [9] [11] | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate [9] [11] |
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| 9 | 1 | "Acts of Murder" | Amanda Tapping | Jennica Harper | September 23, 2025 |
| 10 | 2 | "Blood Wedding" | TBA | TBA | September 30, 2025 |
| 11 | 3 | "Mother Love" | TBA | TBA | October 7, 2025 |
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 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. [12]
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. [13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 56 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [14]