''Coroner'' is a Canadian
police procedural
The police procedural, police show, or police crime drama is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasises the investigative procedure of police officers, police detectives, or law enforcement agency, law enforcement agencies ...
crime drama television series. Developed by
, the series is based on the
Jenny Cooper crime novels by
M. R. Hall.
Serinda Swan
Serinda Swan (; born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She stars as Karla Dixon in the second season of the Amazon Prime Video series ''Reacher (TV series), Reacher''. From 2019 to 2022, she starred as Jenny Cooper in the CBC Television, CBC ...
stars as
coroner
A coroner is a government or judicial official who is empowered to conduct or order an inquest into the manner or cause of death. The official may also investigate or confirm the identity of an unknown person who has been found dead within th ...
Jenny Cooper. ''Coroner'' premiered on
CBC CBC may refer to:
Media
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** CBC Television
** CBC Radio One
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on 7 January 2019.
Overview
The series stars Serinda Swan as Jenny Cooper,
a recently widowed coroner in Toronto who investigates suspicious deaths.
Cast and characters
Main
*
Serinda Swan
Serinda Swan (; born July 11, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She stars as Karla Dixon in the second season of the Amazon Prime Video series ''Reacher (TV series), Reacher''. From 2019 to 2022, she starred as Jenny Cooper in the CBC Television, CBC ...
as Dr. Jenny Cooper, a former ER doctor now working as a coroner in Toronto, Jenny is dealing with PTSD from the abrupt death of her husband, Dr. David Kalighi, from an aneurysm. Several months after his death, she discovers that he had a heavy gambling problem, leaving significant debts that forces Jenny to sell their home and move out of the city.
*
Roger Cross
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as Det. Donovan "Mac" McAvoy, a senior homicide detective who works alongside Jenny investigating various suspicious deaths, meeting her for the first time in the premiere episode. Though somewhat jaded, he is open to many of the theories and conclusions Jenny makes during investigations, and is willing to back her up if she brings enough evidence.
* Ehren Kassam as Ross Kalighi, Jenny's gay teenage son, who is grieving the loss of his father, but dealing with resentment for him as well. A promising athlete on his school swim team, Ross steps away from the sport because of his father's death and tries to find himself again.
*
Éric Bruneau
Éric Bruneau (born April 21, 1983) is a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his regular supporting role as Liam Bouchard in the television series ''Coroner (TV series), Coroner'', and his starring role as Charles Rivard in the television series ...
as Liam Bouchard (seasons 1–3; guest season 4), A Canadian Armed Forces veteran Jenny meets while on the job, who works as a handyman. After a one-night stand, they slowly become friends as he helps with repairs around her new home. Due to limited finances, he lives in the woods in a treehouse, 'off the grid'.
*
Tamara Podemski
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as Alison Trent (seasons 1–3)
* Saad Siddiqui as Dr. Neil Sharma (seasons 1–3)
*
Lovell Adams-Gray as Dr. Dwayne Allen (season 1; guest season 2)
*
Kiley May as River Baitz (seasons 2–4; recurring season 1)
*
Andy McQueen as Det. Malik Abed (seasons 2–4)
*
Jennifer Dale as Peggy Cooper (seasons 3–4), Jenny's Mom and Gordon's wife
* Shawn Ahmed as Alphonse Usmani (seasons 3–4)
*
Mark Taylor as Clark Coleman (seasons 3–4)
* Uni Park as Dr. Melanie Lum-Davis (season 3)
*
Nicholas Campbell
Nicholas Campbell (born 24 March 1952) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He is a four-time Gemini Awards, Gemini Award winner, a three-time Genie Awards, Genie Award nominee, and a Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Screen Award nominee. He is k ...
as Gordon Cooper (season 4; recurring seasons 1–3)
* Jon De Leon as Dennis Garcia (season 4; recurring season 3)
*
Thom Allison as Dr. Elijah Thompson (season 4)
*
Kate Corbett as Cassidy James (season 4)
Recurring
* Alli Chung as Det. Taylor Kim (season 1)
* Graeme Jokic as Matteo (seasons 1–3)
*
Oluniké Adeliyi as Noor Armias (season 2)
*
Nicola Correia-Damude as Kelly Hart (season 2)
* Jonathan Tan as Dr. Luca Cheng (seasons 3–4)
*
Sarah Podemski as Kirima Rite (seasons 3–4)
Production and development
''Coroner'' was developed for television by
from
M. R. Hall's series of
crime novels
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a profession ...
,
and produced by
Muse Entertainment
Muse Entertainment, commonly referred to as Muse, is an independent film and television production companies in Canada. It was founded by Michael Prupas in 1998.
Background
Muse's production arm, Muse Entertainment Enterprises, produces films a ...
,
Back Alley Film Productions
Back Alley Film Productions is a television production company founded by Janis Lundman and Adrienne Mitchell and based in Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec Canada. Founded in 1989, Back Alley is a creator and producer of original content for ...
, and
Cineflix Studios,
with
Adrienne Mitchell as executive producer and lead director.
The first season consists of eight episodes.
Following the finale of the first season, CBC renewed ''Coroner'' for an eight-episode second season on 25 March 2019.
The third season was announced on 26 May 2020,
and premiered on 3 February 2021.
On 2 June 2021, CBC announced the series had been renewed for a fourth season.
Production began on the 12-episode fourth season in July 2021,
and in November it was announced that the fourth season was scheduled to premiere on 6 January 2022.
In June 2022,
Sally Catto
Sally Catto is general manager for programming at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Catto has explained the balancing act she and her colleagues must tread, in choosing productions to fund that help preserve a Canadian identity.
In a profil ...
, CBC General Manager, announced that Serinda Swan had decided to leave the series, and options were being discussed with its producers.
Series overview
Season 1 (2019)
Season 2 (2020)
Season 3 (2021)
Season 4 (2022)
Release
''Coroner'' premiered on
CBC CBC may refer to:
Media
* Cadena Baja California or Grupo Cadena, a radio and television broadcaster in Mexico
* Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada's radio and television public broadcaster
** CBC Television
** CBC Radio One
** CBC Music
** ...
on 7 January 2019,
and attracted more than 1 million viewers per episode throughout the first season.
The series was subsequently renewed for a second season.
Season 2 premiered on 6 January 2020;
followed by Season 3 on February 3, 2021.
The fourth season premiered on 6 January 2022.
In September 2018, Cineflix Rights acquired the global distribution rights to ''Coroner''.
In October 2018,
NBCUniversal International Networks
NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer, formerly NBC Universal Global Networks, Universal Networks International and NBCUniversal International Networks, is a part of NBCUniversal, owned by Comcast.
History
When NBCUniversal was ...
acquired Coroner from Cineflix Rights for their channels in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Poland, Africa, Latin America, Brazil and Australia.
Season 1 premiered in the United Kingdom on
Universal TV
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on 21 January 2019.
Cineflix announced that the broadcast of ''Coroner'' in the UK was Universal TV's strongest ever series launch.
After the shut down of Universal TV in January 2020 with the takeover of
Sky Group
Sky Group Limited is a British media and telecommunications conglomerate owned by Comcast and headquartered in London. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. Sky is Europe's largest media co ...
by
Comcast
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and the subsequent merger of operations,
Season 2 premiered in the UK on
Sky Witness
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on 29 July 2020.
Season 3 premiered on 22 February 2021.
UK's
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...
acquired the first and second seasons in May 2020
and began broadcasting the series on the
More4
More4 is a British free-to-air television channel, owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The channel launched on 10 October 2005. Its programming mainly focuses on lifestyle and documentaries, as well as foreign dramas.
Content
The i ...
channel on 6 May 2021.
In the United States,
The CW
The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the firs ...
acquired the broadcast rights to the series in June 2020.
''Coroner'' premiered in the U.S. on 5 August 2020. Season 2 premiered on 7 October 2020.
Season 3 premiered on 19 August 2021.
Season 4 premiered on 2 October 2022.
Notes
References
External links
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