The Brokenwood Mysteries

1. S01E01Blood and WaterSeptember 28, 2014 6.4When two fishermen find the body of a local farmer in the river, Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd is sent to the small rural town of Broken
2. S01E02Sour GrapesOctober 5, 2014 6.8With Brokenwood touted for its burgeoning merlot, the annual wine show is a major event. Having bought a 10-acre block with maturing grapes,
3. S01E03Playing the LieOctober 12, 2014 6.4A group of erstwhile members of the Brokenwood Golf Club, committee members no less, have gathered for their regular Wednesday morning round
4. S01E04Season's bestHunting the StagOctober 19, 2014 6.9Four close friends go hunting in the bush on a stag trip. But the groom-to-be never comes back - he was shot through the head. Initially thi

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Leather & LaceSeptember 27, 2015 6.6The Brokenwood Cheetahs are a local rugby team of legendary status. Their losing streak of 50 straight games has broken national records. So
2. S02E02Season's bestTo Die or Not to DieOctober 4, 2015 6.7When a young cast member of The Brokenwood Theatre Society collapses and dies at the end of a performance of Hamlet, the initial belief is t
3. S02E03Catch of the DayOctober 10, 2015 6.4The bucolic coastal waters off Brokenwood support a thriving fishing industry. But when Jared discovers a severed human hand in a crayfish p
4. S02E04Blood PinkOctober 18, 2015 6.5Holly Collins is not only DSS Mike Shepherd's favourite country musician she's also playing in Brokenwood. Unfortunately it turns out to be

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Season's bestThe Black WidowerOctober 30, 2016 6.6The Frog and Cheetah's publican, Ray Neilson, has branched into tourism with his ‘Lord of the Ringz Tours' tailored to non-English speaking
2. S03E02Over Her Dead BodyNovember 6, 2016 6.6Brokenwood is in mourning as beloved local poet Declan O'Grady is being farewelled at St Judas Church after being struck down by cancer. But
3. S03E03The Killing MachineNovember 13, 2016 6.4The annual Riverstone Beach Hop is a colorful festival that brings classic car enthusiasts together from far and wide to celebrate everythin
4. S03E04A Merry Bloody ChristmasNovember 20, 2016 6.4With December approaching Brokenwood is alive and well with Christmas spirit. That is until a gruesome sight confronts Mike and his team; Sa

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Season's bestFall from GraceOctober 29, 2017 6.8When Kristin, Breen, and Gina celebrate Mike's birthday with a picnic in Brokenwood Domain, they are witness to a fatal skydiving accident.
2. S04E02Stone Cold DeadNovember 5, 2017 6.7Charity Highmore-Browne is the owner and curator of Brokenwood's Historic Village. A stickler for all things Victorian, Charity lives in a t
3. S04E03The ScarecrowNovember 12, 2017 6.7Shepherd and his team investigate the death of a farmer found tied up in his field like a scarecrow. Was his murder the result of a feud wit
4. S04E04As If Nothing Had HappenedNovember 19, 2017 6.6Sunset Manor is a rest home in Brokenwood for the aged and bewildered. The new resident is Edward Alderston. Having recently lost his wife,

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Season's bestScared to DeathOctober 28, 2018 6.9It's the annual Brokenwood A&P show, time for that special kind of Kiwi carnival! Amidst the shearing displays, the ‘Calf Day' competiti
2. S05E02Bride Not to BeNovember 4, 2018 6.9The Cream Boat is a charming vessel that chugs its way up the scenic Brokenwood waterways. It carries sightseers and Christmas parties and o
3. S05E03TontineNovember 11, 2018 6.8Cycling is very de rigueur around the globe and no less in Brokenwood. When one such MAMIL, (Middle Aged Man In Lycra), Lester Nyman, reache
4. S05E04The Dark AngelNovember 18, 2018 6.8On the edge of Brokenwood sits an abandoned mental health facility, an asylum named Brokenwood Downes. Now derelict, the spooky buildings pr

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01The Power of SteamNovember 10, 2019 6.8The Brokenwood Aeronauts, a group of Steampunk enthusiasts, are having their annual convivial in a barn that has been kitted out with all ma
2. S06E02A Real Page TurnerNovember 17, 2019 6.8World-renowned crime-writing author Jack Rudd visits Brokenwood to give a reading at the local book club from his latest novel ‘Knife in the
3. S06E03Dead Men Don't Shoot DucksNovember 24, 2019 6.9The members of the Brokenwood Duck Stalking Association are set to shoot on the first day of the new season. Fingers are ready on the trigge
4. S06E04Season's bestDead and BuriedDecember 1, 2019 7.0A suspicious suicide in Brokenwood Women's Prison leads Mike and the team to uncover a complex murder. And for Mike this one is personal — h

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01The Garotte and the VinklebraunMarch 29, 2021 6.6Mike and his team are thrust into a world of antiquities when a TV crew from the hit series 'All Things Old and Beautiful' comes to town, an
2. S07E02The Witches of BrokenwoodApril 5, 2021 6.8The Brokenwood Health Retreat proves rather unhealthy for one unfortunate visitor, leaving Mike and the team with the very tricky case to so
3. S07E03Season's bestDog Day MorningApril 12, 2021 6.9When four masked men attempt to rob the Brokenwood Savings Bank, it's up to Mike and the team to determine which one of them pulled the trig
4. S07E04Something Nasty at the MarketApril 19, 2021 6.8Mike, Kristin and the team investigate the murder of a Farmer's Market Owner who staggers into the crowd with a garden implement fatally emb
5. S07E05Exposed to the LightApril 26, 2021 6.8A fundraising evening at the historic Brokenwood Empire Cinema becomes fatal when a fire breaks out, and after the smoke clears, a businessm
6. S07E06Here's to You, Mrs. RobinsonMay 3, 2021 6.5When Mike mysteriously leaves Brokenwood on other police business, Kristin is left to lead the investigation into a 1970s party where severa

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Season's bestFrom The Cradle To The GraveJuly 1, 2022 7.4Mike and the team get a lesson in local history when the Brokenwood museum uncovers a dead body in the most unlikely of places.
2. S08E02Death n' BassJuly 4, 2022 7.4The Brokenwood crime fighters are called in to investigate a murder at a music festival, where it would appear the victim was quite literall
3. S08E03Spark to a FlameJuly 11, 2022 7.0In the remote community of beaches at Pateke Point, a local resident ends up bludgeoned to death by an unknown blunt object and locked insid
4. S08E04Three Coins in a FountainJuly 18, 2022 7.1When the world champion of the curious sport of Spoofing is found dead in a fountain, the Brokenwood detectives must determine who was willi
5. S08E05Good as GoldJuly 25, 2022 7.3A 160-year-old family feud over gold becomes the main motive for murder when a modern-day cowgirl is gunned down in cold blood.
6. S08E06Four Fires and a FuneralAugust 1, 2022 7.4The charred remains of a body are discovered in the burned-out remnants of a rural shed, but no one lived there, and no one was meant to be

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01Brokenwood: The MusicalApril 10, 2023 6.7A musical theater performance reenacting Brokenwood's history goes horrifically awry when the composer is electrocuted on stage. But was it
2. S09E02Season's bestOld Blood MoneyApril 17, 2023 7.5Mike and the team discover more than one dead body, and a significant amount of family rivalry, in the manor house where a pair of aging sib
3. S09E03Nun of the AboveApril 24, 2023 7.5The strangulation death of a nun on her way to chapel poses a challenge for the investigators when they learn members of her order have take
4. S09E04Going to the DogsMay 1, 2023 7.4Mike, Kristin, and Chalmers must determine who wanted a veterinary nurse dead, with the answer seemingly tied to simmering tensions between
5. S09E05Shot of LoveMay 8, 2023 6.7While Mike's off getting his divorce papers signed, Kristin and Chalmers are left to uncover the cause of death of a man found in a motel ro
6. S09E06Motorcycle MamasMay 15, 2023 7.3The Mama's Angels, an all-women motorcycle club, are in Brokenwood for the wedding of one of their members, until a murder casts suspicion a

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01Brokenwood-o-saurusApril 29, 2024 7.2When dinosaur fossils are discovered in the foothills around Brokenwood, locals are thrilled at the prospect of tourism revenue. Unfortunate
2. S10E02Day of the DeadMay 6, 2024 7.6Brokenwood's Mexican "Day of the Dead" celebration seems like a great idea until an actual dead body becomes part of the festivities.
3. S10E03Publish or Be DamnedMay 13, 2024 7.3A writing retreat is interrupted when the event's mentor, Dame Audrey McKinnon, is found floating under a waterfall on the premises.
4. S10E04Love You to DeathMay 20, 2024 7.3After local dentist Sonny Lyman is romantically pursued by Jools Fahey, his wife is found dead in an oven – making Jools the prime suspect.
5. S10E05House of ScreamsMay 27, 2024 7.6A local haunted house becomes a great deal more frightening when a teenager is found dead with a sickle through his neck.
6. S10E06Season's bestThree Gold Leaves of JesusJune 3, 2024 7.7While a visiting theatrical troupe puts on a nativity play at St. Judas, a precious holy relic goes missing, and the actor playing Jesus is

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01The Ghost in YouApril 21, 2025 7.2Shepherd and his team investigate when a devoted fan of the band Stolen Arrow falls to her death from a bell tower. The detective must dig i
2. S11E02Sudden Death RoundApril 28, 2025 7.2When popular radio host Ryan Osborne is killed in an explosion at his old high school, the shockwaves rattle the community. The hidden rival
3. S11E03All Hallows EveMay 5, 2025 6.5After a man is fatally stabbed during a séance, and no weapon is found, Shepherd digs into the eerie incident to catch the murderer. Questio
4. S11E04How the Other Half DiesMay 12, 2025 7.0When Brokenwood's elite begin to act strangely, the occurrences come to a head after a wealthy man is crushed by a chandelier in his home. A
5. S11E05The End of the LineMay 19, 2025 7.2A science teacher mysteriously dies ziplining while staffing a leadership camp for teens. But after the victim's past reveals a web of uneas
6. S11E06Season's bestAn Oades to ChristmasMay 26, 2025 7.4When a man dressed as Santa is found dead on the side of the road, the team investigates. But after Gina examines the body and concludes the

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

1. S12E01They're Out There AlrightApril 6, 2026 7.1A dead chef, a crop circle, and alien abduction theories.
2. S12E02Season's bestAngels and DemonsApril 13, 2026 7.3Young and charismatic priest Canon Zach Mantell shakes up Brokenwood's parish with his unconventional style. But when his wife dies in the c
3. S12E03Midnight in the GardenApril 20, 2026 7.1A lavish New Year's Eve masquerade comes to a tragic end following the death of its mysterious host the following morning. But as gripping s
4. S12E04No Return TicketApril 27, 2026 7.1A celebratory vintage train ride ends in tragedy when a bride is murdered and thrown out beside the tracks. As Mike and his team investigate
5. S12E05Death Has Four StringsMay 4, 2026 6.8Brokenwood's ukulele orchestra rehearsal hits a sour note after a property developer is killed with a snapped instrument. Mike and Kristin l
6. S12E06Diamonds are a Girl's Best FriendMay 11, 2026 7.2When a woman is murdered in Ray's restaurant, Trudy is found at the scene covered in blood and becomes the prime suspect. But as Mike and th

Season 12 ranked & reviewed