The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014)

Genre

drama film

Country

New Zealand

Length

12 seasons, 60 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 90 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective whodunnit comedy-drama set in a small New Zealand town. Each episode follows a team of detectives as they solve a murder case.

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What happens

The Brokenwood Mysteries is a New Zealand television detective whodunnit comedy-drama series that premiered on Prime (now Sky Open) in 2014. Each of the first six series comprises four episodes. From Series 7, seasons were extended to six episodes. The programme is set in the fictitious New Zealand town of Brokenwood in the North Island and is filmed in the greater Auckland region. Tim Balme is the current showrunner, having conceived the series, while also working as head writer and producer. Since 2021, the programme moved networks and now screens on TVNZ 1. The core cast includes Neill Rea as Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd, Fern Sutherland as Detective Kristin Sims, Nic Sampson as Detective Constable Sam Breen, Cristina Ionda as Dr. Gina Kadinsky, medical examiner, and Jarod Rawiri as Detective Constable Daniel Chalmers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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