Shaftesbury’s Murdoch Mysteries Renewed for Second Season

TORONTO, April 23: Citytv
has ordered up another season of the one-hour drama Murdoch Mysteries from Shaftesbury Films.

Based on Maureen Jennings’
detective novels, Murdoch Mysteries is set in 1895 Toronto and centers on the world of William Murdoch, a
handsome young detective. The series is produced by Shaftesbury Films, in
association with Citytv, a division of Rogers Media, Granada International and
UKTV, and with the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax
Credit, the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit and the Canadian Television
Fund.

“The audience for the
first season of Murdoch Mysteries
just kept growing week by week,” said Christina Jennings, the chairman and CEO of Shaftesbury Films. “It is
hugely gratifying to reach such a large audience for Citytv. The success in
Canada has been mirrored both in the U.K. and internationally through the sales
efforts of Granada International. We are delighted to have the series renewed
by Citytv and the rest of our partners.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski