Murdoch Mysteries is a Canadian mystery drama television series that began in The series is based on the Detective Murdoch novels by Maureen Jennings and is set in Toronto around the turn of the 20th century.
It centres on William Murdoch Yannick Bisson , a detective at Station House Four, who solves crimes using scientific techniques and inventions which are highly advanced for the time e. The show was developed for television by R. Carney, Cal Coons and Alexandra Zarowny. It is produced by Shaftesbury Films. The series was preceded by three television movies, which aired on Bravo!
Murdoch Mysteries aired on Citytv for five seasons before being cancelled. It has also aired in the United States on Ovation under the title The Artful Detective , but as of season twelve, has reverted to the original title. Filming of the first season of Murdoch Mysteries took place between June 11 and October 17, , primarily in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario. Filming for season two took place in Toronto, Cambridge and St.
The first episode of season three was partially filmed in Bristol , England. In August , Shaftesbury Films announced that production on season four had begun and was scheduled to continue through November Season five was announced at the Citytv 'Summer in the Square' on May 31, Georgina Reilly Dr.
Emily Grace was promoted to series regular for the sixth season. On April 2, , CBC renewed Murdoch Mysteries for a seventh season, to consist of an extended order of 18 episodes instead of the usual The seventh season had its premiere on September 30, On March 13, , CBC renewed the show for an eleventh season consisting of 18 episodes and a third two-hour Christmas special.
