“Murder in a Small Town” has been renewed for a second season at Fox.
The Canadian mystery drama is based on the Karl Alberg book series by L.R. Wright. Fox acquired the U.S. rights to the show in late 2023. It airs on the Global Television Network in Canada. It premiered on Fox and Global in September 2024.
“We look forward to giving fans a second season of Karl Alberg’s unmatched expertise as a crime solver in ‘Murder in a Small Town,’” said Brooke Bowman, executive vice president of drama programming & development for Fox Television Network. “We’ve enjoyed a terrific partnership with Sepia and Future Shack and our incredibly talented cast and crew and can’t wait to see what’s in store for our characters next season.”
The series follows Karl Alberg (Rossif Sutherland), “who moves to a quiet, coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work,” per the official series description. “He quickly learns that this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and he will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore.”
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Along with Sutherland, the cast for Season 1 includes Kristin Kreuk, James Cromwell, Stana Katic, Mya Lowe, Savonna Spracklin, Aaron Douglas, and Fritzy-Klevans Destine. Ian Weir serves as head writer and executive producer. Nick Orchard of Soap Box Productions, which originally optioned the Alberg books, executive produces along with Morris Ruskin and Sharon Wisnia of Mojo Global Arts and Jon Cotton. The series is produced by Sepia Films in association with Fox Entertainment and Future Shack Entertainment.
“We couldn’t be more excited about our continued relationship with our terrific partners at Fox and Sepia,” said Jeff Wachtel, CEO of Future Shack. “In addition to the validation as a creative and popular success, getting a second season pickup confirms that Future Shack’s international model can create high-quality and cost-effective series.”