Shaftesbury Films is partway through its first 13 x 60 run of The Murdoch Mysteries, with Yannick Bisson (Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye) taking over the lead for Peter Outerbridge as the titular 19th century detective. Hélène Joy (Durham County), Jonny Harris (Hatching, Matching and Dispatching) and British import Thomas Craig (Coronation Street) have also joined the regular cast – working under series directors Don McBrearty (Terry), Shawn Alex Thompson (Billable Hours) and Farhad Mann (Painkiller Jane).

The series shoots in Toronto and Hamilton, ON until October, looking to air on Bravo! in 2008. It will be repped at MIPCOM this fall by Granada International, which also handled the Murdoch MOWs. The franchise centers on a detective who uses forensic science to solve murders in early Toronto.