Plot Synopsis

THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES is a series of feature-length, standalone mysteries that follows DI Mike Shepherd, who arrives to the seemingly peaceful town of Brokenwood with a classic car, a country music collection, and an indeterminate number of ex-wives. His assistant, DC Kristin Sims, is a by-the-book investigator 15 years younger than her boss's car. Shepherd soon discovers that Brokenwood is full of secrets and suspicions.

Season 6 of THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES had its U.S. premiere on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 3:01am ET/12:01am PT, as Acorn TV released the first episode. The subsequent three episodes are released on consecutive Mondays, with the final episode streaming on January 27.

Acorn TV released the U.S. premiere of THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES' seventh season on Monday, March 29, 2021. In the season opener, "The Garotte and the Vinklebraun," Mike and his team are thrust into a world of antiquities when a TV crew from the hit series ALL THINGS ODD AND BEAUTIFUL comes to town, and one of the hosts is murdered. With six feature-length, standalone mysteries, Season 7 also features a Farmer's Market owner impaled by a gardening tool and a 1970s theme party gone wrong, and more.

On Friday, July 1, 2022, Season 8 of THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES made its U.S. debut, as Acorn TV released the first episode. Subsequent episodes of the new season debut on Mondays, beginning July 4. In the season opener, "From the Cradle to the Grave," in need of funds for the Brokenwood Museum, curator Daphne Richards decides to sell its prized Egyptian mummy to a private collector, retired archaeologist Gordon Godley. The museum's groundskeeper, Johnny Oades, offers to transport the mummy, along with his relatives Rhys and Frodo. But when they stop en route for a peek at their cargo, they are horribly shocked by what's inside the sarcophagus.

Season 9 of THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES debuted on Monday, April 10, 2023 on Acorn TV. A new episode dropped each Monday through May 15. This quirky New Zealand mystery follows DI Mike Shepard, who arrives to the seemingly peaceful town of Brokenwood with classic car, a country music collection and an indeterminate number of ex-wives. His assistant, DC Kristin Sims, is a by-the-book investigator 15 years younger than her boss's car. Shepard soon discovers that Brokenwood is full of secrets and suspicions. In the season opener, "Brokenwood: The Musical," a musical theater performance reenacting Brokenwood's history goes horrifically awry when the composer is electrocuted on stage. But was it murder or just an unfortunate accident?

The 10th season of THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES premiered on Monday, April 29, 2024 on Acorn TV, which released the first episode of the new season. A new episode dropped each Monday through June 3. The 10th anniversary season sees Detectives Mike Shepherd, Kristin Sims and Daniel Chalmers continue to wrestle with the alarming murder rate in Brokenwood. With the help of their curious pathologist, Dr Gina Kadinsky, 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. In the season opener, "Brokenwood-o-saurus," with Dinosaur fossils discovered in the foothills of Brokenwood, the town is buzzing about the potential boost for tourism. But when an expert paleontologist is found dead the future doesn't look so rosy.
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On Monday, June 3, 2024, Acorn TV released "Three Gold Leaves of Jesus," the Season 10 finale of THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES. While a visiting theatrical troupe puts on a nativity play at St. Judas, a precious holy relic goes missing, and the actor playing Jesus is killed.