The Detectives: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Detectives is a gripping true crime series that brings to life the real investigations of Canadian detectives by blending first-person interviews with scripted drama. Each episode features a different detective telling the story of a real case in Canada that not only challenged them like no other, but also had a lasting impact on Canadian society and law enforcement. In bringing intimate, raw interviews with detectives together with dramatization, the series offers an eye-opening and emotional look at a detective's journey and what it takes to break a case from the detective's perspective.

Series details

• Title: The Detectives
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2018-01-10
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBC
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 28464
• IMDb ID: tt7921292
• TVDB ID: 340348

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-01-10; final listed air date 2018-03-21; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-09-20; final listed air date 2018-11-08; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2020-01-09; final listed air date 2020-02-27; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Detectives on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.