Motive
2013 · TV Series · TV-14 · 60 min · ★ 6.4 · 56% critics
In this Vancouver-set crime series, each episode shows the victim and the killer early on, then follows investigators as they work backward through clues and relationships to uncover what drove the crime. The focus isn’t on guessing who did it, but on piecing together the connection and motive behind each murder.
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Details
- Years
- 2013–2016
- Release date
- 2013-02-03
- Network
- CTV
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (89 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a twist on the usual procedural, where the tension comes from uncovering the “why” and watching the investigation unfold, similar to Instinct or CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Not for you if you need a classic whodunit mystery.
Pros: clever whydunit hook; suspenseful casework; strong lead chemistry | Cons: gimmick can wear thin; uneven episode stories; occasional hard-to-follow audio
Themes
- canada
- police
- female protagonist
- police detective
- vancouver
- female detective
- murder investigation
Cast & crew
Kristin Lehman
as Detective Angie Flynn
Louis Ferreira
as Detective Oscar Vega
Brendan Penny
as Detective Brian Lucas
Lauren Holly
as Dr. Betty Rogers
Cameron Bright
as Manny Flynn
Warren Christie
as Sergeant Mark Cross
Katharine Isabelle
as Leanne
Erica Cerra
as Diane Torrance
Paul Campbell
as Peter Ward
Alexis Bledel
as Robin Gould
Directed by Stefan Pleszczynski, Sturla Gunnarsson, David Frazee +5 more
Episodes4 seasons · 52 episodes
Season 113 episodes
- S1E1Creeping Tom44m
- S1E2Crimes of Passion44m
- S1E3Pushover44m
- S1E4Against All Odds44m
- S1E5Public Enemy44m
- S1E6Detour44m
- S1E7Out of the Past44m
- S1E8Undertow44m
- S1E9Framed44m
- S1E10Fallen Angel44m
- S1E11Brute Force44m
- S1E12Ruthless44m
- S1E13The One Who Got Away44m
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1Raw Deal44m
- S2E2They Made Me a Criminal44m
- S2E3Overboard44m
- S2E4Deception44m
- S2E5Dead End44m
- S2E6Bad Blonde44m
- S2E7Pitfall44m
- S2E8Angels with Dirty Faces44m
- S2E9Abandoned44m
- S2E10Nobody Lives Forever44m
- S2E11A Bullet for Joey44m
- S2E12Kiss of Death44m
- S2E13For You I Die44m
Season 313 episodes
- S3E16 Months Later44m
- S3E2Calling the Shots44m
- S3E3Oblivion44m
- S3E4The Glass House44m
- S3E5The Suicide Tree44m
- S3E6Fallen44m
- S3E7Pilot Error44m
- S3E8Reversal of Fortune44m
- S3E9Best Enemies44m
- S3E10Purgatory44m
- S3E11The Amateurs44m
- S3E12Frampton Comes Alive44m
- S3E13A Problem Like Maria44m
Season 413 episodes
- S4E1The Vanishing Policeman44m
- S4E2The Dead Name44m
- S4E3Index Case44m
- S4E4The Score44m
- S4E5The Scorpion and the Frog44m
- S4E6Interference44m
- S4E7The Dead Hand44m
- S4E8Foreign Relations44m
- S4E9Remains To Be Seen44m
- S4E10In Plain Sight44m
- S4E11Natural Selection44m
- S4E12Chronology of Pain44m
- S4E13We'll Always Have Homicide44m