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Murdoch Mysteries has been officially renewed on CBC television for Season 15 offering a surprising 24-episodes in a single season and premiered on CBC in its usual slot on September 13, 2021, airing in the United Kingdom the day after on the 14th. UKTV’s Alibi channel premieres on Thursday January 27th at 9pm.
OvationTV presents the Exclusive U.S. Premiere of Murdoch Mysteries'Season 15 on Saturday, February 26, 2022 and AcornTV will premiere it on February 28, 2022, offering a new episode every Monday through August 8, 2022.
Season 15 filming in Toronto started May 10, 2021 and is scheduled to wrap up shooting on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2022.
Season 15 will feature both Halloween and Christmas episodes and will include the return of MM fan-favorite characters such as Percival Giles and Terrence Meyers.
OvationTV presents Exclusive U.S. Premiere of Murdoch Mysteries'Season 15 on Saturday, February 26, 2022; U.K. premiere on UKTV’s Alibi channel on Thursday January 27th at 9pm.
While the increase of episodes to 24 in Season 15 is welcomed by loyal Murdochians, challenges (with unforced Errors) have arisen notably keeping both the actual historical events and Murdoch’s world timeline consistent.
Season 15 Storylines and other tidbits:
According to showrunner Peter Mitchell on pre-production Season 15, "We address a few of the continuing stories in Episodes 1 and 2, but not all of them. When we do get back to those stories, we will learn that things have progressed."
Possible ongoing murder case in the first episode, which will be Watts’ case because Murdoch is still trying to find answers.
Jack Walker is married but he and Watts are still seeing each other...
Brackenreid will be trying to figure out what happened to his son Bobby...
Crabtree’s storyline is...well, Mitchell is ruefully not letting on...
For mystery fans, there will be a legitimate mystery...
And Violet Hart is left in an interesting situation...
Seen for the first time, Dr. Sigmund Freud is portrayed by Diego Matamoros this season in Murdoch on the Couch.
Shaftesbury Films announces Murdoch Mysteries filming exterior scenes at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Guelph on May 15 and 16, 2021, while areas at Woodlawn cemetery will be reserved for filming starting May 13. The official release mentions flares and simulated gun fire during filming. This isn't the first time Murdoch Mysteries has visited the Royal City, the show filmed in Guelph in 2015 (at Goldie Mill) and 2017 (at St. George's Church).
First week of June 2021: Season 15 production setup in Kingston, Ont. around Springer Market Square and in B&Bs in the historic Sydenham neighbourhood; Filming pre-approved by the province and KFL&A Public Health, and extra precautions (N95 masks) and testing several times during the week’s shoot to keep the crew and locals safe.
The Toronto-based series' Season 15 production is expected to continue filming into 2022.
Murdoch Mysteries returns to the streets of Peterborough, (previously ep.915 and ep.917); According to Shaftesbury, MM production crew was in the city on June 22 to 24 filming exterior and interior scenes at 565 Water St.
In July 2021, MM production team and cast returned to Cambridge as well but shooting at a private property.
On July 28, 2021, it was back to Galt (Cambridge) for a day of filming: Alleyways around Main Street, Ainslie Street and Dickson Street used for filming throughout the day. No special effects or late-night filming.
November 1 - 5, 2021, Murdoch Mysteries on location at Niagara Falls taking advantage of the historic setting of Loretto Academy — built in 1861 — on Stanley Avenue.
On January 11, 2021, Showrunner Peter Mitchell reveals that Julia and Murdoch's baby will arrive followed by three or four episodes post-baby. In addition, Season 15 will end with a cliff-hanger, "...but it won’t involve babies. Yeah, there’ll be a few little cliffhangers".
Season 15 wrapped production mid-February 2022.
Shaftesbury Films and Metastage's new game Murdoch Mysteries: Crime Nights postponed original launch.