Murder in a Small Townis officially getting a second season, according toVariety.Foxhas renewed the Canadiancrime dramafor Season 2, just over a month after the first season concluded. Hailing fromIan Weir, the series is based on the Karl Alberg mystery book series byL.R. Wright.
The Fox series follows Karl Alberg (played byRossif Sutherland), a Minneapolis-based detective who relocates to Gibsons, British Columbia, to serve as the quiet town’s new Chief of Police. However, the idyllic village (despite its picturesque exterior) bears its fair share of dark secrets — and it is now on Karl’s hands to solve multiple crimes that have continued to petrify such a beautiful town. In addition to Sutherland (known for his roles inHyena Road,Three Pines, andOrphan: First Kill),Murder in a Small Townalso starsSmallville’sKristin Kreukas Karl’s love interest Cassandra Lee.
What To Expect in ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 2?
Since the renewal announcement is still fresh, other details about the second season are still being kept close to the vest. However, executive producerJeff Wachtelpreviously laid out his plans for Season 2, revealing toTV Insiderlast year thatthey will give Karl a “deeper” backstoryshould Season 2 ever happen. The show’s EP also teased that the second season would be a “season-long mystery, which will involve more than one killing,” though “both Karl and Cassandra will be kind of tracking it from different angles.”
Apart from Wachtel’s words, our knowledge of Season 2 is still thin. But considering how the first season has been performing so far, we can say for sure we’re in for a treat once Murder in a Small Town Season 2 arrives. Thepolice proceduralgenre has long been part of the television terrain for as long as avid television fans can remember, with popular shows likeBlue Bloods,NCIS,Criminal Minds,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,Chicago P.D.,The Rookie, andLaw & Order: SVU, among many others. But thanks to the audience’s insatiable thirst for thrill and mystery, the genre seems to be still thriving even up to this day.Murder in a Small Town, a self-professed “cozy” mystery series, currently boasts a 70% critics score on review aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoeswith a 75% audience score as of this writing.
Murder in a Small Townalso featuresJames Cromwell,Stana Katic,Aaron Douglas, and more. The first season is available to stream onHulu. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates about Season 2.
