FOX Renews Murder in a Small Town

FOX Television Network has renewed the psychological “cozy crime” series Murder in a Small Town for a second season.

Based on the Karl Alberg book series by L.R. Wright and originally optioned by Soapbox Productions, the drama stars Rossif Sutherland (Reign, The Handmaid’s Tale) and Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, Beauty and the Beast). Season-to-date, Murder in a Small Town ranks among the top three new shows for FOX content on Hulu and for all FOX 2024-25 season content on the streaming platform.

Murder in a Small Town is produced by Sepia Films in association with FOX Entertainment and Future Shack Entertainment. The series is produced in British Columbia, with Ian Weir (Arctic Air, Edgemont) serving as head writer/executive producer and Nick Orchard (Soapbox Productions), Morris Ruskin and Sharon Wisnia (Mojo Global Arts) and Jon Cotton also serving as executive producers. ITV Studios distributes the series internationally.

Brooke Bowman, executive VP of drama programming and development at FOX Television Network, said, “We look forward to giving fans a second season of Karl Alberg’s unmatched expertise as a crime solver in Murder in a Small Town. We’ve enjoyed a terrific partnership with Sepia and Future Shack and our incredibly talented cast and crew and can’t wait to see what’s in store for our characters next season.”

Jeff Wachtel, CEO of Future Shack, commented, “We couldn’t be more excited about our continued relationship with our terrific partners at FOX and Sepia. In addition to the validation as a creative and popular success, getting a second season pickup confirms that Future Shack’s international model can create high-quality and cost-effective series.”