''The Detectives'' is a Canadian television

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series, which premiered on

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on January 10, 2018. Covering

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stories, the series blends interviews with real police detectives who investigated the crimes with scripted dramatic reenactments. The series was a continuation of the earlier one-season

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series '' Real Detective''.Greg David
"Preview: CBC’s The Detectives recalls real Canadian crimes from the past"
''TV, eh?'', January 8, 2018.

Episodes

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2018)

Season 3 (2020)

References

External links

* * CBC Television original programming 2018 Canadian television series debuts 2010s Canadian crime television series 2000s Canadian documentary television series Canadian television docudramas True crime television series Canadian English-language television shows Long stubs with short prose {{Canada-documentary-tv-prog-stub