| Cracked | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Police crime drama |
| Created by | Tracey Forbes Calum de Hartog |
| Starring | David Sutcliffe |
| Theme music composer | Wintersleep |
| Opening theme | Weighty Ghost |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21(list of episodes) |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | January 8 (2013-01-08) – November 25, 2013 (2013-11-25) |
Cracked is a Canadian police crime drama television series which aired from January 8 to November 25, 2013 on CBC Television. The series was created by writer Tracey Forbes and Toronto Emergency Task Force officer Calum de Hartog, and was executive produced by Peter Raymont and Janice Dawe of White Pine Pictures. It premiered on January 8, 2013,[1] and aired new episodes through November 25, 2013.
Cracked follows the newly formed Psych Crimes Unit within a Canadian police department led by experienced ETS officer Detective Aidan Black (David Sutcliffe). This unique team of police officers and psychiatrists respond to bizarre and frightening crises and solve compelling cases involving emotionally disturbed criminals, victims and witnesses.[1]
The series was announced in May as part of CBC's autumn and winter schedule, which featured only three new shows and Murdoch Mysteries moving from Citytv to CBC.[3] Principal photography began in Toronto in July 2012.[4] The theme music is performed by Wintersleep and is titled "Weighty Ghost". The show was selected as a MIPCOM Hot Pick in October 2012.[5]
On April 2, 2013, CBC renewed Cracked for a second season,[6] which began airing September 30, 2013, with the season premiere entitled "Swans". On May 22, 2013, Brooke Nevin was unveiled as the new psychiatrist, Dr. Clara Malone, who would join the cast for Season Two.[2]
On March 17, 2014, CBC cancelled the series due to government budgetary cuts after losing the Hockey Night in Canada rights to Rogers Media and Sportsnet.[7]
Season One stars David Sutcliffe as Detective Aidan Black, a seasoned officer who transfers from the Emergency Task Force to the Psych Crimes and Crisis Unit after struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder; and Stefanie von Pfetten as psychiatrist Dr. Daniella Ridley, who leaves her prominent position at a downtown hospital to partner with the police. Black and Ridley are the lead team in a newly formed Psych Crimes Unit where they are joined by Poppy Wisnefski, a young cop cynical beyond her years, played by Luisa D'Oliveira, and a compassionate psychiatric nurse, Leo Beckett, played by Dayo Ade. Together they combine police investigative skills and psychiatric insight to resolve crises and solve crimes.
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Viewers | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "How the Light Gets In" | Tim Southam | Tracey Forbes | 564,000[8] | January 8, 2013 (2013-01-08) |
| 2 | "Fallen" | Phil Earnshaw | Dennis Foon & Janet MacLean | TBA | January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15) |
| 3 | "What We Can't See" | Bruce McDonald | Tracey Forbes | TBA | January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22) |
| 4 | "White Knight" | Phil Earnshaw | Alan McCullough | TBA | January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29) |
| 5 | "No Traveller Returns" | Brett Sullivan | Bruce M. Smith | TBA | February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05) |
| 6 | "Spirited Away" | Don McBrearty | Sandra Chwialkowska | TBA | February 12, 2013 (2013-02-12) |
| 7 | "Rocket Man" | Bruce McDonald | Patrick Tarr | TBA | February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19) |
| 8 | "The Thump Parade" | Anne Wheeler | Patrick Tarr | TBA | February 26, 2013 (2013-02-26) |
| 9 | "Cherry Blossoms" | Jim Donovan | Alan McCullough & Alexandra Mircheff | TBA | March 19, 2013 (2013-03-19) |
| 10 | "Inquest" | Steve DiMarco | Alan McCullough | 436,000[9] | March 26, 2013 (2013-03-26) |
| 11 | "Night Terrors" | Don McBrearty | Sandra Chwialkowska | TBA | April 2, 2013 (2013-04-02) |
| 12 | "Old Soldiers" | Steve DiMarco | Bruce M. Smith | TBA | April 9, 2013 (2013-04-09) |
| 13 | "The Light in Black" | Don McBrearty | Matt Doyle & Tracey Forbes | 526,000[10] | April 16, 2013 (2013-04-16) |
Brooke Nevin joined the cast for Season Two as psychiatrist Dr. Clara Malone.
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Viewers | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Swans" | Bruce McDonald | Bruce M. Smith | 809,000[11] | September 30, 2013 (2013-09-30) |
| 2 | "The Price"[12] | Don McBrearty | David Barlow | TBA | October 7, 2013 (2013-10-07) |
| 3 | "The Valley"[12] | Don McBrearty | Ellen Vanstone | TBA | October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14) |
| 4 | "Faces"[12] | Bruce McDonald | Patrick Tarr | TBA | October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21) |
| 5 | "The Hold Out"[12] | Norma Bailey | Karen McClellan | TBA | October 28, 2013 (2013-10-28) |
| 6 | "Ghost Dance" | Jim Donovan | Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik | TBA | November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04) |
| 7 | "Hideaway" | Sudz Sutherland | Patrick Tarr & Ellen Vanstone | TBA | November 18, 2013 (2013-11-18) |
| 8 | "Voices" | Jim Donovan | Bruce M. Smith | TBA | November 25, 2013 (2013-11-25) |
On October 4, 2012, White Pine Pictures announced that they secured the program sale of the series to Astral's Québec fiction channel Séries+ pre-MIPCOM. On January 15, 2013, they announced the sale of the series by German distributor BetaFilm to Canal+ in France. Cracked went to air on the newly branded free TV channel, D8, Fridays at 8.45pm, commencing April 19, 2013.[13]
The first season premiered in the United States on ReelzChannel cable on August 30, 2013 with the second season picked up for 2014.[14] Sister network Ovation (American TV channel) acquired US syndication rights for their "Mystery Alley" channel on the Ovation NOW streaming service app. The series is currently airing on the network, starting on January 15, 2021.[citation needed]
