Murder in a Small Town is a Canadian crime drama series which premiered on Global in Canada and Fox in the United States, on September 24, 2024. It is based on the Alberg and Cassandra Mysteries, a series of British ColumbiaâÂÂset crime novels by L. R. Wright. It is filmed in Gibsons on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. In January 2025, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 23, 2025.
Originated by Soapbox Productions and co-produced with Sepia Films in association with Future Shack Entertainment, the series was directed by Milan Cheylov and written by Ian Weir. Shooting locations included Molly's Reach, the Gibsons restaurant best known as a key setting in the Canadian comedy-drama series The Beachcombers. On January 16, 2025, Fox renewed the series for a second season.
In the United States, the series was picked up by Fox in late 2023, for the 2024âÂÂ2025 television season. ITV Studios will distribute the series outside of the U.S. and Canada.
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Murder in a Small Town has an approval rating of 70% based on 10 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 56 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.