The Brokenwood Mysteries

In a seemingly quiet country town the newest resident, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd, finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location.

Seasons

12

Episodes aired

60

Latest aired

S12E06

Total runtime

3d 10h

Timeline when each season aired

1. Season 1 September 2014 – October 2014 4 episodes
2. Season 2 September 2015 – October 2015 4 episodes
3. Season 3 October 2016 – November 2016 4 episodes
4. Season 4 October 2017 – November 2017 4 episodes
5. Season 5 October 2018 – November 2018 4 episodes
6. Season 6 November 2019 – December 2019 4 episodes
7. Season 7 March 2021 – May 2021 6 episodes
8. Season 8 July 2022 – August 2022 6 episodes
9. Season 9 April 2023 – May 2023 6 episodes
10. Season 10 April 2024 – June 2024 6 episodes
11. Season 11 April 2025 – May 2025 6 episodes
12. Season 12 April 2026 – May 2026 6 episodes

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  S08E01 From the Cradle to the Grave

  July 1 · 95min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Mike Shepherd and the team get a lesson in local history when the Brokenwood museum uncovers a dead body in the most unlikely of places.

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  S08E02 Death 'n' Bass

  July 4 · 90min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  The Brokenwood crime fighters are called in to investigate a murder at a music festival, where it would appear the victim was quite literally killed by sound.

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  S08E03 Spark to a Flame

  July 11 · 91min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  In the remote community of beaches at Pateke Point, a local resident ends up bludgeoned to death by an unknown blunt object and locked inside a house not her own.

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  S08E04 Three Coins in a Fountain

  July 18 · 94min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  When the world champion of the curious sport of Spoofing is found dead in a fountain, the Brokenwood detectives must determine who was willing to commit murder in order to win at all costs.

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  S08E05 Good as Gold

  July 25 · 93min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  A 160-year-old family feud over gold becomes the main motive for murder when a modern-day cowgirl is gunned down in cold blood.

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  S08E06 Four Fires and a Funeral

  August 1 · 92min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  The charred remains of a body are discovered in a burned out rural shed. Mike and Kristin are tasked with identifying the body; it seems that this is the third in a run of "accidental" deaths, all attended by the Brokenwood Fire Brigade.