THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES Season 12 Trailer and Poster

The 12th season of "The Brokenwood Mysteries" has premiered on April 6, 2026 on Acorn TV. The new season features six new feature-length standalone mysteries. The main cast includes Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Jarod Rawiri, and Cristina Ionda. Supporting cast features Jason Hoyte, Shane Cortese, Karl Willetts, Colin Moy, Tracy Lee Gray, Zara Cormack, Cameron Rhodes, and Roy Ward. Writer and director Mike Smith is back for the new season, while Jacqueline Nairn, Katie Wolfe, and Awanui Simich-Pene also helm episodes.

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THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES Season 11 New on DVD & Blu-ray

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Product Description: With the assistance of Detective Kristin Sims, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd investigates a wide range of murder mysteries in Brokenwood, a small town in the countryside of New Zealand.

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THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES Season 11 Trailer, Images and Poster

The eleventh season of the crime drama series "The Brokenwood Mysteries" premieres on April 21, 2025 on Acorn TV in the US and Canada with additional episodes dropping weekly on Mondays on the platform.

Produced by South Pacific Pictures, the show stars Neill Rea as Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd and Fern Sutherland as Detective Kristin Sims, who investigate crimes in the small town of Brokenwood, New Zealand. Cristina Serban Ionda also returns as eccentric pathologist Dr. Gina Kadinsky, as well as Jarod Rawiri as Detective Constable Daniel Chalmers.

Tim Balme serves as head writer and producer, and he also penned the scripts for the season premiere and finale episodes.

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DVD & Blu-ray: THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES Series 10

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Product Description: The 10th anniversary season of The Brokenwood Mysteries, sees Detectives Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea), Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland) and Daniel Chalmers (Jarod Rawiri) continue to wrestle with the alarming murder rate in Brokenwood.

With the help of their curious pathologist, Dr Gina Kadinsky (Cristina Ionda), they use all manner of unconventional methods to solve the town’s more macabre and unusual crimes.

From a brutal murder with a Jurassic twist to a spooky crime scene amidst the Day of the Dead, a lovestruck dental patient and a vicious visit to a House of Horrors, this seasons’ homicides capture the quirky spirit of New Zealand’s deadliest town. Even someone claiming to be Jesus Christ makes an appearance, just keep an eye on his wayward donkey!

“Must-see TV… engaging, compelling, and humorous” – The British TV Palace

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DVD & Blu-ray: THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES Series 9

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Product Description: In the quaint but killer town of Brokenwood, Detectives Shepherd, Sims , and Chalmers set out to solve an onstage electrocution, the murder of a nun whose sisters have taken a vow of silence, and more.

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New on Blu-ray: THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES Series 8

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Product Description: In Brokenwood, New Zealand, the residents live a bucolic existence amid picturesque scenery and small-town camaraderie. But the peace of this seemingly quiet country town is frequently pierced by fatal passions. Stepping in to solve these mystifying murders are unconventional DSS Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea); his by-the-book partner, Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland); and newcomer DC Daniel Chalmers (Jarod Rawiri), who’s eager to learn the ropes. In Series 8, the droll team of detectives investigate a dying woman placed inside an Egyptian sarcophagus, a musician seemingly killed by sound, a neighborly dispute turned deadly, the world champion of the curious sport of spoofing found impaled on a fountain, a cowgirl gunned down over a gold feud, and the possibility of Brokenwood’s first serial killer.

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DVD & Blu-ray: THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES Series 7

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Product Description: In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community’s alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea) uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland), and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen (Nic Sampson).

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DVD & Blu-ray: THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES Series 6

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Product Description: In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community’s alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea) uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland), and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen (Nic Sampson).

In Series 6, Shepherd and his team face a deadly explosion at a steampunk festival, a bestselling crime author killed in the same manner as a murder in his book, the shooting of an animal rights activist protesting a duck hunt, and a suspicious suicide inside the local women’s prison that pits them against convicts they’ve put away in the past. Full of dry wit and twisty plotlines, these mysteries are “must-see TV… [a] treat of a crime drama” (The British TV Place).

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