The Murders

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The Murders
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Genre
  • Police drama
  • Thriller
Created by Damon Vignale
Starring
Country of origin Canada
No. of episodes8 [1]
Production
Executive producersDamon Vignale
Jesse Prupas
Michael Prupas
Jamie Goehring
Shawn Williamson
Jessica Lucas
ProducerArielle Boisvert
CinematographyKamal Derkaoui
Running time44 minutes
Production companies Muse Entertainment
Rogers Media
Original release
Network Citytv
ReleaseMarch 25 (2019-03-25) 
May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05)

The Murders is a Canadian police procedural drama television series created by Damon Vignale. [2] Starring Jessica Lucas and produced by Muse Entertainment in conjunction with Rogers Media, the series debuted on Citytv and FX in Canada on March 25, 2019. [3]

Contents

Cast and characters

Episodes

No.Title [4] Directed byWritten byFX debutCity debutCanada viewers
(millions)
1"The Long Black Veil / Erreur tragique (FR)"Jill CarterDamon VignaleMarch 25, 2019 (2019-03-25)25 March 20190.09 [5]
2"Heist / Braquage (FR)"Jill CarterDamon VignaleMarch 31, 2019 (2019-03-31)1 April 20190.12 [6]
3"Queen of Hearts / Reine de coeur (FR)" Andy Mikita Jonathan Lloyd Walker April 8, 2019 (2019-04-08)8 April 2019 [7] 0.15 [8]
4"Never Kissed a Girl / Amour de jeunesse (FR)"Andy MikitaKaren HillApril 15, 2019 (2019-04-15)8 April 2019 [7] N/A
5"Toxic / Toxique (FR)" Kristin Lehman Laura Good - Damon VignaleApril 22, 2019 (2019-04-22)22 April 2019 [9] N/A
6"Black and Blue / Gardien du secret (FR)"Kristin LehmanGemma HoldwayApril 28, 2019 (2019-04-28)29 April 2019N/A
7"In My Feelings / Otage du passé (FR)"Jill CarterKaren HillApril 28, 2019 (2019-04-28)6 May 2019N/A
8"Stereo / Ballades macabres (FR)"Jill CarterDamon VignaleMay 5, 2019 (2019-05-05)13 May 2019N/A

International broadcast

In February 2019, NBCUniversal International Networks acquired the series for its Universal TV and 13th Street channels in Africa, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. [10]

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