The Brokenwood Mysteries

The bucolic town of Brokenwood hides simmering passions that often erupt into grisly crimes. Detective Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea) and his partner, Detective Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland), employ unconventional methods to solve crimes in the New Zealand countryside.

IMDb 7.920174 episodes

13+

Suspense·Drama

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S4 E1 - Fall From Grace
October 28, 2017
1 h 32 min
13+
At a birthday picnic for Shepherd, the team witnesses a skydiver fall to his death. Even worse, the victim turns out to be Sims’s ex-boyfriend. When it appears his parachute was tampered with, suspicion falls on the family members who jumped with him.
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S4 E2 - Stone Cold Dead
November 4, 2017
1 h 30 min
13+
The owner of a Victorian historic village is shot in the head with an arrow. A stickler for rules and routine, the victim lived her life as if she were in 1861. When Shepherd is injured during the investigation, Sims takes over the case.
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S4 E3 - The Scarecrow
November 11, 2017
1 h 30 min
16+
Shepherd and his team investigate the death of a farmer found tied up in his field like a scarecrow. Was his murder the result of a feud with neighbors, or something to do with his identical twin brother?
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S4 E4 - As If Nothing Had Happened
November 18, 2017
1 h 30 min
16+
A wealthy man is found facedown in his pool, stabbed in the back with a samurai sword, with a threatening note left at the scene. A police dog leads Shepherd and Sims to Sunset Manor, a home for the elderly with dementia.
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