The Brokenwood Mysteries
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The Brokenwood Mysteries is a New Zealand television detective drama series that premiered on Prime in 2014.[2] Each of the first six series comprises four distinct episodes. From Series 7, seasons were extended to six episodes. The programme is set in the fictitious New Zealand town of Brokenwood in the North Island and is filmed in the greater Auckland region.[1] Tim Balme is the current showrunner, having conceived the series, while also working as head writer and producer.[1]
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Country of origin | New Zealand |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 10 |
No. of episodes | 43 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 90-99 minutes |
Production company | South Pacific Pictures |
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Network | Prime (2014–2019) Acorn streaming (2021–present) |
Release | 28 September 2014 (2014-09-28) – present |
Since 2021, the programme moved networks and now screens on TVNZ One.
The core cast includes Neill Rea as Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd, Fern Sutherland as Detective Kristin Sims, Nic Sampson as Detective Constable Sam Breen, Cristina Ionda as Dr. Gina Kadinsky, medical examiner, Jarod Rawiri as Detective Constable Daniel Chalmers.
In January 2023, Slovak television channel WAU, owned by TV JOJ, started transmitting the series.
Season 10 will be released on Acorn in North America starting with Episode 1 on Monday April 29th, 2024, with successive episodes released weekly on a Monday. Release of Season 10 for other territories will most likely follow the pattern used in 2023 for Season 9.