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Citytv announced on Thursday that original scripted series Hudson & Rex has been renewed for Season 2. Season 1 episodes return June 13. May 30, 2019 by Duncan de Young. Just six episodes into its 16-episode first season, Citytv announced on Thursday that it has renewed Hudson & Rex for Season 2.The second season will also consist of 16 one-hour episodes and is Citytv’s highest-rated original scripted series since 2015, reaching more than 2.5M viewers during its first six debut episodes.
Hudson & Rex | |
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Genre | Police drama, police procedural, dramedy |
Directed by | |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
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Running time | 44 mins.[1] |
Production company(s) | Shaftesbury Pope Productions Beta Film |
Release | |
Original network | Citytv |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9HDTV) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | March 25, 2019 – present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Inspector Rex |
External links | |
Website |
Hudson & Rex is a Canadian police proceduraldrama television series, based on the Austrian drama Inspector Rex, which premiered on Citytv on March 25, 2019. Filming commenced in October 2018, with ongoing production in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2]
On May 30, 2019, Shaftesbury and Pope Productions announced Citytv had renewed for season two,[3][4] and is scheduled for the 2019-2020 season.[5] Season 2 is scheduled to premier September 24, 2019.[6]
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- 4Reception
- 5Broadcast
- 6Production
Premise[edit]
Detective Charlie Hudson is a Major Crimes detective of the fictional St. John’s Police Department (in reality law enforcement in the city is provided by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary). He is partnered with Rex, a multi-scent trained German Shepherd with an excellent ear for unique sounds. Hudson grew up reading mystery novels and as a result always wanted to be a police detective.[7] He is partnered with Rex after Rex's K9 human partner died and Rex was scheduled to be euthanized.[8] Rex's keen nose and ears are instrumental in helping Detective Hudson advance the investigations in each episode. The duo receive assistance from Superintendent Donovan, Forensics Chief Truong, and IT Specialist Mills every episode in gathering and interpreting evidence. The first season begins some time after Hudson has arrived back in St. John's, his hometown, following a divorce from his wife.[9] The first case for the series is a kidnapping. Most of the season's cases different murders, each with unique twists. The episode Trial and Error varies; it is a hostage-taking situation.
Cast[edit]
- John Reardon as Detective Charlie Hudson, Rex’s partner
- Mayko Nguyen as Chief of Forensics Sarah Truong
- Kevin Hanchard as Superintendent Joseph Donovan
- Justin Kelly as IT Specialist Jesse Mills
- Diesel vom Burgimwald as Rex
- Raven Dauda as Sergeant Jan Renley, Rex's police trainer
Episodes[edit]
Series overview[edit]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 13 | March 25, 2019 | July 25, 2019 | ||
2 | TBA | September 24, 2019 | TBA |
Season 1[edit]
Season one was block shot two episodes at a time.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [10] | Canada viewers (millions) | |
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1 | 1 | 'The Hunt'[11] | Alison Reid | Ken Cuperus | March 25, 2019 | 0.22[12] | |
Hudson and Rex must track down a kidnapped girl before it's too late. | |||||||
2 | 2 | 'Fearless Freaks' | Felipe Rodriguez | Ken Cuperus | April 1, 2019 | 0.29[13] | |
Hudson and Rex investigate the death of a parkour daredevil. | |||||||
3 | 3 | 'Haunted by the past' | Felipe Rodriguez | Paul Aitken & Simon McNabb | April 8, 2019 | 0.24[14] | |
The body of a woman who may be linked to a cold case is found in a graveyard. | |||||||
4 | 4 | 'School Days' | Alison Reid | Ken Cuperus & Celeste Parr | April 15, 2019 | 0.32[15] | |
Jesse goes under cover to investigate the death of a controversial university professor. | |||||||
5 | 5 | 'Pet Sitter' | Alison Reid | John Callaghan | April 22, 2019 | 0.40[16] | |
Charlie and Rex investigate the death of a pet sitter. | |||||||
6 | 6 | 'Murder She Thought' | Alison Reid | Ken Cuperus & Laura Harbin | April 29, 2019 | N/A | |
Hudson and Rex investigate a string of recent deaths at a retirement home. | |||||||
7 | 7 | 'Trial and Error' | John Vatcher | John Callaghan | June 13, 2019 | N/A | |
Sarah finds herself in the middle of a hostage situation at a medical testing lab that stores lethal viruses. When the team realizes there's no way inside without aggravating the gunman, Charlie sends Rex in to monitor the situation. | |||||||
8 | 8 | 'Fast Eddie's' | John Vatcher | Avrum Jacobson | June 20, 2019 | N/A | |
After a reviled restaurateur´s food truck explodes, killing one of his employees, Charlie and Rex find themselves with a few too many suspects. A flirtation has Charlie torn between a possible new love and Rex's reaction. | |||||||
9 | 9 | 'The Mourning Show' | Felipe Rodriquez | Mary Pedersen | June 27, 2019 | N/A | |
Charlie investigates the host of a local morning show after her media mogul husband is suddenly found dead. | |||||||
10 | 10 | 'Art of Darkness' | John Vatcher | Jessie Gabe | July 4, 2019 | N/A | |
Sarah, Charlie and Rex are introduced to the world of high art after the murder of an art gallery curator during a robbery at the gallery. | |||||||
11 | 11 | 'Bad Water Rising' | John Vatcher | Jessie Gabe | July 11, 2019 | N/A | |
When an activist is killed during a break-and-enter at a water bottling plant, all evidence points towards his partner-in-crime, but Charlie and Rex aren’t convinced. | |||||||
12 | 12 | 'A Cult Education' | Sherren Lee | Derek Schreyer | July 18, 2019 | N/A | |
When Superintendent Donovan's ex, a recovering addict, wakes up with blood on her hands and a dead roommate in her apartment, the team moves quickly, finding there's more to the story. | |||||||
13 | 13 | 'The Rex Files' | Sherren Lee | Jessie Gabe | July 25, 2019 | N/A | |
When a deadly car accident leads Charlie and Rex to investigate reports of a mysterious blue light in the sky, they discover the truth is more science than fiction. |
Season 2[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [17] | Canada viewers (millions) | |
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14 | 1 | 'Man of Consequence' | Felipe Rodriquez | Ken Cuperus and Avrum Jacobson | September 24, 2019 | 0.25[18] | |
Charlie and Rex discover a wanted criminal has been living under a fake identity in St. John's for the past 20 years and end up in the cross-hairs when the man's past catches up with him. | |||||||
15 | 2 | 'Over Ice' | Felipe Rodriquez | Céleste Parr | October 1, 2019 | TBD | |
Charlie and Rex investigate the death of a figure skater's coach who is found dead on her club's ice rink. | |||||||
16 | 3 | 'Blind Justice' | Felipe Rodriquez | Derek Scheyer | October 8, 2019 | TBD | |
A murder at the St. John's docks opens an investigation into a high stakes smuggling operation where Charlie and Rex must team-up with an old antagonist of Charlie's. | |||||||
17 | 4 | 'Strangers in the Night' | Felipe Rodriquez | TBA | October 15, 2019 | TBD | |
18 | 5 | 'Dead Man Walking' | TBA | TBA | October 22, 2019 | TBD | |
The clock is ticking as Charlie and Rex attempt to find a murderer before the victim can succumb to the poison slowly killing them. | |||||||
19 | 6 | 'Under the Influencer' | TBA | TBA | 2019 | TBD | |
20 | 7 | 'The Woods Have Eyes' | TBA | TBA | 2019 | TBD | |
21 | 8 | 'The French Connection' | TBA | TBA | 2019 | TBD |
Reception[edit]
Canadian ratings[edit]
The first six episodes of season one reached more than 2.5 million viewers in Canada.[19]
Broadcast[edit]
Hudson & Rex premiered March 25, 2019, on CityTV with season one planned for 16 episodes.[20] However, the only the first 13 episodes were used for season one. The remaining three episodes are planned to be broadcast as part of season two.[21]
Syndication[edit]
Beta Film has the international English distribution rights for Hudson & Rex. Broadcaster RAI will begin showing episodes in Italy on Rai 3.[22]
Production[edit]
Casting[edit]
Diesel vom Burgimwald (Rex) is a 15th descendant from the shepherd who starred in the 1990s Austrian show Inspector Rex that Hudson & Rex is based on. Two other German Shepherds, Izzy and Iko, who are nephews of Diesel vom Burgimwald, stand-in for some of the stunts. Diesel vom Burgimwald had mobility training before being cast as Rex.[23] This is Diesel's first show according to his owner/handler Sherri Davis and training continues on non-shooting days in preparation for future scripts. While on set Diesel has full star treatment with his own trailer, chef and chauffeur.[24] Diesel is an honorary firefighter with the St. John's Regional Fire Department (SJRFD)[25] as a result of the season 1 episode Fast Eddie's.
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External links[edit]
- Hudson & Rex on IMDb
- Hudson & Rex on Facebook
- Hudson & Rex on Twitter
- Hudson & Rex on Instagram
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