The Brokenwood Mysteries

The Brokenwood Mysteries
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Composers
Country of originNew Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of series10
No. of episodes48 (list of episodes)
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Production
Executive producers
  • Kelly Martin
  • Sally Campbell
  • Andrew Szusterman
  • John Barnett[1]
Producers
  • Chris Bailey[1]
  • Sally Campbell
  • Tim Balme
Cinematography
  • Rewa Harre
  • Marty Smith
Running time90-99 minutes
Production companySouth Pacific Pictures
Original release
NetworkPrime (2014–2019)
Acorn TV (2021–present)
Release28 September 2014 (2014-09-28) –
present
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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]

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, and Jarod Rawiri as Detective Constable Daniel Chalmers.

In January 2023, Slovak television channel WAU, owned by TV JOJ, started transmitting the series.

Season 10 was released on Acorn TV in North America starting with Episode 1 on April 29, 2024, with successive episodes released weekly on Monday. Release of Season 10 for other territories will most likely follow the pattern used in 2023 for Season 9.

  1. ^ a b c d e "The Brokenwood Mysteries". South Pacific Pictures. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. ^ bgarrettnz (28 September 2014). "The Brokenwood Mysteries (TV Series 2014– )". IMDb. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.