| Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent | |
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| Created by | Dick Wolf (US series) |
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| Narrated by | Steven Zirnkilton (opening only) |
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"Theme of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent"
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Running time | 45 minutes |
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| Network | CityTV |
| Release | February 22, 2024 (2024-02-22) – present (present) |
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent is a Canadian police procedural drama television series that is based on the American series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.[1] The series is set in Toronto, Ontario, and centers on crime stories "ripped from the headlines", in the style of the original Law & Order.[2]
The series premiered on February 22, 2024, on Citytv,[3] and became the #1 prime-time drama of the year by attracting 1.1 million views on the first episode.[4] The series had 10 episodes.[5]
A psychological thriller wrapped in a criminal investigation, the series follows a squad of detectives from the Specialized Criminal Investigations Unit, a major case squad in the fictional Toronto Police Department. These detectives investigate high-profile homicides and corruptions in metro Toronto.[6]
In Toronto's war on crime, the worst offenders are pursued by the detectives of the Specialized Criminal Investigations Unit. These are their stories.
—Opening narration spoken by Steven Zirnkilton
| No. | Title [7] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [7] | |
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| 1 | "The Key to the Castle" | Holly Dale | Tassie Cameron | February 22, 2024 (2024-02-22) | |
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Graff and Bateman investigate the disappearance of a crypto investor when he vanishes on Lake Ontario, along with hundreds of millions of his clients' dollars.
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| 2 | "Good Neighbours" | Peter Stebbings | Sam Godfrey | February 29, 2024 (2024-02-29) | |
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A shooting at a condo building leads Graff and Bateman to a twenty-year-old cold case that they must solve in order to catch the killer.
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| 3 | "The Real Eve" | Holly Dale | Jillian Locke | March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07) | |
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When a beloved art professor, Eve Kinwood, is killed, the team must use her art to find the Real Eve and her killer.
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| 4 | "Crack Reporter" | David Wellington | Sherry White | March 14, 2024 (2024-03-14) | |
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A stabbing on a crowded transit walkway throws the detectives into the middle of a heated mayoral race as they investigate the murder of a local journalist.
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| 5 | "Bleeding Heart" | Sudz Sutherland | Annmarie Morais | March 21, 2024 (2024-03-21) | |
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When a murder leads Graff and Bateman to a global crime syndicate, they must weave through a complex maze of criminals and victims to find the killer.
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| 6 | "Minnow and the Shark" | Rachel Leiterman | Aubrey Nealon | April 11, 2024 (2024-04-11) | |
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The death of an executive at a major grocery chain sends the detectives into the cutthroat business of selling food and corporate corruption.
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| 7 | "The Sound of Silence" | Winnifred Jong | Tassie Cameron & Noelle Carbone | April 18, 2024 (2024-04-18) | |
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The discovery of a young woman's remains leads the detectives to the toxic workplace from which she was wrongfully dismissed.
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| 8 | "Boys Will Be Boys" | David Straiton | Noelle Carbone & Annmarie Morais | May 2, 2024 (2024-05-02) | |
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When a local hockey star is found dead on the ice, Graff and Bateman must untangle a hazing scandal that led to the star player's suspension just days before his death.
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| 9 | "Three Points" | Holly Dale[8] | Tassie Cameron | May 9, 2024 (2024-05-09) | |
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The death of a prominent rapper-turned-producer sends Graff and Bateman on the tail of a frenzied serial killer at large in the city.
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| 10 | "Cul-De-Sac" | Sharon Lewis | Sam Godfrey & Jillian Locke | May 16, 2024 (2024-05-16) | |
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The neighbours of a respected defence attorney become the prime suspects in her murder.
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In June 2023, it was announced that Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent had been given a 10-episode series order, based on the original series created by Dick Wolf and René Balcer for Universal Television.[6] The series is produced by Lark Productions and Cameron Pictures.[9] Directors include Holly Dale who directed the 1st, 3rd and 9th episodes, as well as David Wellington, Peter Stebbings, Sudz Sutherland, Rachel Leiterman, Winnifred Jong, Sharon Lewis and David Straiton.[9][8]
The episode "Crack Reporter" was partially inspired by the crack cocaine scandal that involved former Toronto mayor Rob Ford in 2013.[10]
The series was renewed for a second and third season in June 2024. [11] [[1]]
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