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which features crime cases of the Pinkerton detective agency. The show is officially licensed with the Pinkerton detective agency, and features stories based on actual cases from the Pinkerton detective agency archives dating to the 1860s. The program is produced by Rosetta Media and Buffalo Gal Pictures, in partnership with Channel Zero. Production of this first-run syndicated television show was announced in April 2014, and filming began the following August.

Cast

Main

* Martha MacIsaac, as

Kate Warne Kate Warne (1833 – January 28, 1868) was an American law enforcement officer known as the first female detective, in 1856, in the Pinkerton Detective Agency and the United States. Pre–Civil War Early detective work: 1856–1861 Very li ...

, a Pinkerton agent and the first female detective in US history. * Jacob Blair, as William Pinkerton, the founder's son and also, a Pinkerton agent.

Recurring

* Angus Macfadyen as

Allan Pinkerton Allan J. Pinkerton (August 25, 1819 – July 1, 1884) was a Scottish cooper, abolitionist, detective, and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in the United States and his claim to have foiled a plot in 1861 to a ...

, the founder of the detective agency. * Jennifer Pudavick as Annalee Webb, proprietor of the Dubois Hotel and Saloon. * David Brown as Sheriff Lawrence Logan. * Ray Strachan as John Bell, caretaker of the farm where Kate's rented house is located * Dean Fujioka as Kenji Harada, originally a client, and later an apprentice Pinkerton agent.

Episodes

Broadcast

In the United States, the series was distributed by Rohrs Media Group. The 22-episode first season was made available on Netflix in November 2016 (September in the UK). The program made its Canadian debut on January 27, 2015 on

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television station owned by Channel Zero. The series premiered on

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channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 30 August 2015.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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