The Detectives
A gripping factual series that brings to life the work of real detectives by blending the best of documentary storytelling with fully dramatized re-enactments. Every episode features a different detective reliving the investigation that not only challenged them like no other, but also had a residual impact on an aspect of Canadian life and law enforcement.
Seasons
1. The Wells Gray Gunman
Air Date: 2018-01-10
One of the largest mass murders in Canada is heinously committed In Wells Gray Park, B.C., as three generations of a family are brutally killed. For Detective Mike Eastham, it’s mission that takes him across the country and back again as he pioneers the use of the media to catch his man. When the killer gets a plea, Eastham vows to put him behind bars, because for Eastham the case won’t be over for him until he’s gone.
2. Project Hitchhiker
Air Date: 2018-01-17
Detective Herb Curwain is finally promoted to the Homicide Unit and with this comes the assignment of an unsolved case he knows well — the disappearance of a young woman in Pickering, Ont. There’s evidence this may be connected to one man and a string of serial killings, but when red tape threatens to get in his way — Curwain does whatever it takes and changes the way serial killers are investigated in Canada to this day.
3. Trick or Treat
Air Date: 2018-01-24
When a man is reported missing, things don’t add up. Edmonton Homicide Investigator Bill Clark takes charge and before long finds himself deep in the world of Internet homicide and the sickening potential that the murder was filmed and for sale to the highest bidder.
4. Father's Day
Air Date: 2018-01-31
When leads dry up on a double homicide, Hamilton Detective Don Forgan turns to the only potential witness, the murder victim's three-year-old son.
5. Stranger Calling
Air Date: 2018-02-07
Detective Rod Piukkala faces a gruesome crime scene, a bomb threat, and a killer threatening to strike again. The victim's family helps change Canadian parole laws forever.
6. Burning Season
Air Date: 2018-03-07
In 2011, a massive fire tore down a 19th century heritage building and threatened Toronto’s downtown core. The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.
7. She Said
Air Date: 2018-03-14
The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.
8. Home
Air Date: 2018-03-21
The high-profile case still haunts detective Debbie Harris.
1. The Walk Home
Air Date: 2018-09-20
Like most nights, 18-year-old Jennifer Teague walked home from her late shift at work. But this time, she never made it home
2. The Second Chance
Air Date: 2018-09-27
Like most nights, 18-year-old Jennifer Teague walked home from her late shift at work. But this time, she never made it home
3. Nine Shots
Air Date: 2018-10-04
But this time, she never made it home
4. Jackie
Air Date: 2018-10-11
But this time, she never made it home
5. Small Town Murder
Air Date: 2018-10-18
This small town suicide didn’t raise any suspicion, but when Detective Ken Leppert dug deeper it began to look more like murder.
6. The Last Fare
Air Date: 2018-10-25
This small town suicide didn’t raise any suspicion, but when Detective Ken Leppert dug deeper it began to look more like murder.
7. Hated
Air Date: 2018-11-01
When a man with no enemies and few friends is viciously murdered in a quiet neighbourhood in Calgary, Detective Dave Sweet struggles to determine who could have done it.
8. Master Manipulator
Air Date: 2018-11-08
Detective Dave Sweet struggles to determine who could have done it.
1. Mother and Son
Air Date: 2020-01-09
A Sackville mother and son are found strangled to death in their trailer home, which becomes an intensely personal case for RCMP Detective Gerry Belliveau.
2. Out of Lies
Air Date: 2020-01-16
Lethbridge Police Detective Ryan Stef pushes his investigative creativity to the limit as he tries to solve the vicious murder of an innocent grandmother.
3. Starting Over
Air Date: 2020-01-23
A Hamilton detective follows a string of evidence in the hopes it will unravel the mystery of why an innocent father of four was executed.
4. Project Houston
Air Date: 2020-01-30
A Toronto detective's investigation into a missing man from the village uncovers a bizarre international cannibal ring.
5. Project Prism
Air Date: 2020-02-06
As more men go missing from The Village, the entire city is on high alert; all eyes are on Toronto Detective Hank Idsinga to bring the disappearances to an end.
6. Officer Down
Air Date: 2020-02-13
When a young RCMP constable is found murdered in the middle of a deserted road, it's up to Detective Earl Peters to figure out who killed his colleague in cold blood.
7. The Cottage Country Killer
Air Date: 2020-02-20
A detective uncovers a pattern of escalating crimes that suggest a serial killer is operating in cottage country.
8. Murder on the Causeway
Air Date: 2020-02-27
A missing pregnant woman turns up dead on the shores of the Delta Causeway after attending a yoga class. Her abandoned car is located nowhere near her body or the class. Delta Police Detective Harj Sidhu is brought in to investigate and forced to delve into his own Punjabi community to try and understand who killed the beloved young mother and elementary school teacher — and why.
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Rating
8.5/10
Release Date
2018-01-10
Episodes
24 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended