brokenwood

the brokenwood mysteries is a series of two-hour murder mystery stories set in a seemingly quiet country town where the town's newest resident, detective mike shepherd, finds that murder lurks in even the most homely location.neill rea (scarfies, legend of the seeker, go girls) stars in the lead role of dss shepherd while fern sutherland (the almighty johnsons) plays detective kristin sims. each telefeature in the series is a standalone story which sees the show's two lead police officers trying to solve a murder case. tim balme (stolen, the almighty johnsons) is the lead writer and producer. in new zealand the series airs on tvnz1 and internationally it has screens in 21 countries in 17 territories worldwide.series 8 will launch on tvnz1 in mid 2022. the show is filmed in the greater auckland region.