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Season 2 of “Murder in a Small Town” has added three new actors to its cast.

Variety has learned that Bethany Brown, Marci T. House, and Joshua Close are the latest additions to the second season of the crime drama series. They will appear alongside fellow cast members Rossif Sutherland, Kristin Kreuk, and Marcia Gay Harden.

Full character descriptions for the new additions can be found below.

Brown is repped by Trisko and Thruline Entertainment. House is repped by Thruline Entertainment and Play Management. Close is repped by Buchwald, Play Management, and Stride Management.

“Murder in a Small Town” was picked up for a second season in January. The series is based on the Karl Alberg books by L.R. Wright. Fox acquired the U.S. rights to the show in late 2023. It airs on the Global Television Network in Canada and premiered on Fox and Global in September 2024.

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Marcia Gay Harden has been cast in Season 2 of “Murder in a Small Town,” Variety has learned exclusively.

Harden will appear in a series regular role, playing Mayor Christie Holman in the mystery drama. The character is described as “a beloved figure in the community and also a consummate political operator. She’s still a practicing doctor and has the best interests of the people of Gibsons at heart, but sometimes she lets her personal interests take precedence. She will complicate life for Karl (Rossif Sutherland) and Cassandra (Kristin Kreuk), as she uses the competing priorities of the community to advance her own agenda.”

Harden most recently starred in the CBS dramedy “So Help Me Todd” for two seasons. She has received Emmy nominations for her work in “The Morning Show,” “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler,” and for guest starring on “Law & Order: Svu.” She won the Academy...

Fox Television Network renewed its psychological “cozy crime” series Murder in a Small Town for a second season. The series ranks among the Top 3 new shows for Fox content on Hulu and for all Fox 2024-25 season content on the streaming platform.

Based on the Edgar Award-winning, nine-book Karl Alberg series by acclaimed novelist L.R. Wright and originally optioned by Soapbox Productions, the drama stars Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk.

Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet, coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work.

He quickly learns that this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and he will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore.

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Fox will curl up with a second season of its self-described “cozy crime” drama Murder in a Small Town.

The network has renewed the show, which is based on the Karl Alberg series of novels by L.R. Wright, for a second season. The pickup for Murder in a Small Town marks Fox’s first renewal of live-action scripted show for the 2025-26 season.

The series, produced by Sepia Films in association with Fox Entertainment and Future Shack Entertainment, also airs on Canada’s Global networks. Season one’s eight-episode run concluded in November.

“We look forward to giving fans a second season of Karl Alberg’s unmatched expertise as a crime solver in Murder in a Small Town,” Brooke Bowman, executive vp drama programming and development at Fox, said in a statement. “We’ve enjoyed a terrific partnership with Sepia and Future Shack and our incredibly talented cast and crew...

Fox has given a Season 2 renewal to its crime series Murder in a Small Town starring Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk.

The Canadian-made series, produced by Sepia Films in association with Fox Entertainment and Future Shack Entertainment, is based on the Edgar Award-winning, nine-book Karl Alberg series. Four to five of the Alberg novels were used in the first season, with three or four left for Season 2.

Murder in a Small Town falls under Fox’s cost-effective international content strategy.

“We look forward to giving fans a second season of Karl Alberg’s unmatched expertise as a crime solver in Murder in a Small Town,” Brooke Bowman, EVP of Drama Programming & Development, Fox Television Network, said. “We’ve enjoyed a terrific partnership with Sepia and Future Shack and our incredibly talented cast and crew and can’t wait to see what’s in store for our characters next season.”

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Fox’s cozy murder mystery series “Murder in a Small Town” will return to swoon and solve new murders for a second season. Fox Television Network renewed the part-romance/part-crime series for a second season on Thursday.

Kristin Kreuk (“Smallville”) and Rossif Sutherland (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) star in the drama, which is inspired by L.R. Wright’s Edgar-Award winning Karl Alberg book series. Sutherland plays Alberg, a big city cop who moves to the quaint costal town of Gibsons, where he discovers the seemingly idyllic seaside destination has its fair share of dark secrets and dead bodies to keep him occupied as the new police chief. At the same time, he’s sparking up a new romance with the local librarian, Cassandra Lee (Kreuk), adding a little more cozy complication to the mix.

The first season wrapped in November and was streaming winner for Fox, ranking among the Top 3 new...

“Murder in a Small Town” has been renewed for a second season at Fox.

The Canadian mystery drama is based on the Karl Alberg book series by L.R. Wright. Fox acquired the U.S. rights to the show in late 2023. It airs on the Global Television Network in Canada. It premiered on Fox and Global in September 2024.

“We look forward to giving fans a second season of Karl Alberg’s unmatched expertise as a crime solver in ‘Murder in a Small Town,'” said Brooke Bowman, executive vice president of drama programming & development for Fox Television Network. “We’ve enjoyed a terrific partnership with Sepia and Future Shack and our incredibly talented cast and crew and can’t wait to see what’s in store for our characters next season.”

The series follows Karl Alberg (Rossif Sutherland), “who moves to a quiet, coastal town to soothe a psyche that has...

Murder in a Small Town is the ideal cozy mystery series, but it could improve in several ways if it gets a second season.

Even though Fox airs the series in the United States, the show feels like a Canadian procedural with a twist. It featured prominent Canadian actors and was filmed primarily in Gibsons, which has the same name as the series.

The series typically uses a murder-of-a-week format instead of a lingering case throughout the season. It’s been compared to classics like Murder She Wrote and Columbo.

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While the series has been entertaining, Global TV and Fox must address some issues to renew it for a second season.

Adapting the Source Material So Cases Breathe Better

Book-to-screen adaptations, especially mystery procedurals, are often challenging when the series strives to cover an overlying theme and a case-of-the-week. They also need to balance character dynamics and interpersonal relationships.

Kristin Kreuk describes Fox’s Murder in a Small Town as one of those classic mystery series that “makes you want to grab a cup of tea.” The crime drama, based on L.R. Wright’s award-winning “Karl Alberg” book series, is set in a small town that suddenly becomes a murder capital.

The drama premieres on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 8pm Et/Pt with episode one, “The Suspect.” New episodes will air on Tuesdays at 9pm Et/Pt beginning October 1st.

Rossif Sutherland stars as Karl Alberg and Kristin Kreuk plays Cassandra Lee. Recurring guest stars include Mya Lowe (My Life with the Walter Boys) as Corporal Edwina Yen, Savonna Spracklin (Two-Spirit Odyssey) as Isabella Harbud, Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica) as Sergeant Sid Sokolowski, and Fritzy-Klevans Destine (Superman & Lois) as Constable Andy Kendrick. Special guest stars include James Cromwell (Succession), Stana Katic (Castle), Paula Patton (Sacrifice), and Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek...

Murder in a Small Town, a new mystery series premiering on Fox in the fall of 2024, features a touching connection to Donald Sutherland made all the more remarkable after his death. The series will follow police chief Karl Alberg as he uses his innate instincts, artistic background, and humanity to get to the bottom of murder mysteries that haunt the small coastal town. Trench 11's Rossif Sutherland, one of Donald Sutherland's sons, will lead the series as Karl. Unbeknownst to the younger Sutherland, the Murder in a Small Town series has its roots in his recently deceased father.

Donald Sutherland died at 88 in 2024, from a variety of health complications. When Murder in a Small Town premieres in September 2024, the series will, in part, be dedicated to the Canadian actor. The reasoning is more profound than Donald Sutherland being the Karl Alberg actor's father; Fox's new series ties directly back to the late star,...

After production on Fox’s upcoming series Murder in a Small Town wrapped on the southern Sunshine Coast of Canada in mid-May, star Rossif Sutherland headed to America’s Sunshine State to be with his father, Donald Sutherland, who would die a month later. Rossif was actually scheduled to do voice-over (Adr) work for the show from Miami on the day his father died — one of several elements that tie the two men to Murder in a Small Town, a passion project of Donald’s for 30 years. Reflecting that, the series will include a dedication to the late actor when it debuts on Fox on September 24 with a 90-minute premiere.

“There was a lot of serendipity around this project,” Rossif, in his first interview since his father’s death, said about the series based on late Canadian author L.R. Wright’s Alberg novels, which follows big-city detective Karl Alberg (Sutherland...

Fox is rounding out the cast of its international drama series “Murder in a Small Town.”

James Cromwell, Stana Katic, Mya Lowe, Savonna Spracklin, Aaron Douglas, and Fritzy-Klevans Destine have all joined the series. Cromwell and Katic will appear in guest star roles, while the other four will be recurring guest stars.

Full character descriptions can be found below.

The new cast members joins previously announced series leads Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk in the show, which is based on the nine-book Karl Alberg novel series by L.R. Wright. The show, to which Fox has acquired the U.S. rights, is slated to premiere during the 2024-2025 broadcast season and will be shot in British Columbia. It marks Fox’s first scripted series co-produced with an international studio.

Per the official description, the show follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), “who moves to a quiet Pacific Northwest coastal town to soothe a...

Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk in ‘Murder in a Small Town’ (Photo Credit: Fox)

Beauty and the Beast‘s Kristin Kreuk and Catastrophe‘s Rossif Sutherland are on board to star in Murder in a Small Town, a crime drama based on L.R. Wright’s award-winning “Karl Alberg” book series. The series is an international co-production with Canada’s Sepia Films and will shoot in British Columbia.

Fox is targeting a 2024-2025 primetime season premiere for the psychological drama.

“Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and Karl will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore,...

One of Canada’s most beloved TV series is returning – in animated form — to mark the 50th anniversary of “The Beachcombers”.

On Oct. 4, a press release was issued announcing that industry veterans Blair Peters and Nick Orchard have teamed up for a new animated version of “The Beachcombers”, which aired 387 episodes over the course of 18 seasons.

“We are super excited to bring these iconic Canadian characters to a whole new audience”, says Peters, best known for his work on such made-in-Canada animated fare as “Yvon of the Yukon”, “Being Ian” and “Kid vs Kat”.

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Peters, who lives on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast, and Orchard, who worked on the original series and brings over 30 years of experience to this new project, have entered into a deal with the show’s original creators, and are currently...

Brendan Gleeson and Donald Sutherland will star in "The McLean Boys," for Soapbox Prods. and Minds Eye Entertainment, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

The film is based on a real-life story of Canadian outlaws who nearly incited a native uprising in 1879 British Columbia.

Sutherland will play the father of the three McLean boys, all the product of their father's mixed-race marriage with a Shuswap native. After a tragic chain of events, they end up on the run, being chased by a posse of 100 men led by Gleeson's Justice of the Peace. In the process of fighting for their lives, the McLean Gang stirs the native population to possible revolt.

Writer-director Charles Martin Smith will helm the pic from a script written by Nick Orchard and Ian Weir

The film is scheduled to begin shooting on location in July.

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Brendan Gleeson and Donald Sutherland are teaming for the Canadian outlaw true story "The McLean Boys" for Soapbox Prods. and Minds Eye Entertainment says The Hollywood Reporter.

Set in British Columbia in 1879, Sutherland plays the patriarch of the McLean family, one which consists of three sons all produced by his mixed-race marriage with a Shuswap native. A tragic chain of events leads to them going on the run and caught up in the fight for their lives. Their actions stir the native population into a possible revolt.

Gleeson plays a Justice of the Peace who leads the posse of 100 men in pursuit of the McLean's. Charles Martin Smith ("Air Bud," "The Snow Walker") will direct from a script by Nick Orchard and Ian Weir (who will also produce). Shooting kicks off on location in July.