‘Murder in a Small Town’ Renewed for Second Season on Fox
Fox will curl up with a second season of its self-described “cozy crime” drama Murder in a Small Town.
The network has renewed the show, which is based on the Karl Alberg series of novels by L.R. Wright, for a second season. The pickup for Murder in a Small Town marks Fox’s first renewal of live-action scripted show for the 2025-26 season.
The series, produced by Sepia Films in association with Fox Entertainment and Future Shack Entertainment, also airs on Canada’s Global networks. Season one’s eight-episode run concluded in November.
“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,” Brooke Bowman, executive vp drama programming and development at Fox, said in a statement. “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.”
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Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Rossif Sutherland), who moves to a quiet, coastal town as an escape from the burdens big-city police work. He quickly learns, however, that his new home has more than its share of secrets, and he will need to use all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving cases that continue to wash up on his shore.
Kristin Kreuk also stars in the series; the season one cast features James Cromwell, Stana Katic, Mya Lowe, Savonna Spracklin, Aaron Douglas, Fritzy-Klevans Destine, Katey Wright and Dakota Guppy as well.
“We couldn’t be more excited about our continued relationship with our terrific partners at Fox and Sepia,” said Jeff Wachtel, CEO of Future Shack. “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.”
Murder in a Small Town averaged 3.15 million viewers with a week of delayed viewing, not including streaming, according to Nielsen. Fox says the show is among its top three performers of the season so far on Hulu, though it didn’t provide any data. As an international co-production, however, the series is less expensive for Fox than a typical hour-long drama.
Ian Weir is the head writer for Murder in a Small Town and executive produces with Nick Orchard of Soapbox Productions, Morris Ruskin and Sharon Wisnia of Mojo Global Arts and Jon Cotton.
