The Brokenwood Mysteries: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Brokenwood Mysteries is set in a seemingly quiet New Zealand country town where the town's newest resident, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location.

Premiered in 2014 on Prime Television New Zealand. Moved to TVNZ 1 and Acorn TV with Season 7 in early 2021.

Series details

• Title: The Brokenwood Mysteries
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2014-09-28
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Acorn TV
• Typical episode runtime: 103 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8/10
• TVMaze ID: 4368

Cast and credited roles

• Neill Rea — Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd
• Cristina Ionda — Dr. Gina Kadinsky
• Fern Sutherland — Detective Kristin Sims
• Jarod Rawiri — Detective Constable Daniel Chalmers
• Nic Sampson — Detective Constable Sam Breen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-09-28; final listed air date 2014-10-19; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 2015-09-27; final listed air date 2015-10-18; episode order: 4.
• Season 3: premiered 2016-10-30; final listed air date 2016-11-20; episode order: 4.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-10-29; final listed air date 2017-11-19; episode order: 4.
• Season 5: premiered 2018-10-28; final listed air date 2018-11-18; episode order: 4.
• Season 6: premiered 2019-11-10; final listed air date 2019-12-01; episode order: 4.
• Season 7: premiered 2021-03-29; final listed air date 2021-05-03.
• Season 8: premiered 2022-07-01; final listed air date 2022-08-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 9: premiered 2023-04-10; final listed air date 2023-05-15; episode order: 6.
• Season 10: premiered 2024-04-29; final listed air date 2024-06-03; episode order: 6.
• Season 11: premiered 2025-04-21; final listed air date 2025-05-26; episode order: 6.
• Season 12: premiered 2026-04-06; final listed air date 2026-05-11; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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