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My Life Is Murder

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My Life Is Murder
Genre
Directed by
Starring
Narrated byLucy Lawless
Theme music composerChristian Scallan
Composers
Country of origin
  • Australia (season 1)
  • New Zealand (season 2-Current)
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes38 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Nick Murray
  • Claire Tonkin
  • Lucy Lawless
  • Tim Pye
  • Rachel Antony
  • Nicky Davis Williams
  • Pilar Perez
  • Don Klees
Producers
  • Claire Tonkin
  • Elisa Argenzio
  • Mark Beesley
Production locations
  • Melbourne, Australia (season 1)
  • Auckland, New Zealand (season 2–Current)
EditorDenise Haratzis
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time44 minutes[1][2]
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release17 July 2019 (2019-07-17) –
present

My Life Is Murder is an Australian-New Zealand murder mystery crime comedy-drama television series, broadcast on Network 10 and TVNZ 1. The ten part series premiered on 17 July 2019, at 8:40 pm.[3] In the United States, the series began streaming on Acorn TV on 5 August 2019 and in the United Kingdom, on Alibi on 24 September 2019.

By the end of October 2020, the series had been renewed for a second 10-episode season, with TVNZ, Network 10, Acorn and other networks signed on to broadcast.[4] The second season premiered August 9, 2021 on TVNZ 1, and began streaming in North America on Acorn on August 30, 2021.[5][6] In February 2022, the series was renewed for a third 10-episode season by Acorn which was broadcast later that year.[7]

In December 2023, AMC Networks announced via a press release that there would be an eight-episode fourth season.[8]

Synopsis

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My Life Is Murder follows the adventures of fearless former police officer (current consultant) Alexa Crowe, who assists the police in solving a variety of complex homicides with the help of her quirky assistant Madison. Along the way she must deal with her convicted felon brother Will, as well as the romantic advances of colleague Harry and restaurant owner Reuben.[9]

Cast

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Main

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  • Lucy Lawless as PI Alexa Crowe, former detective of the Victoria Police Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB). As a side hustle, she bakes bread in her kitchen for Baristas Café. From the second season, she moves to Auckland to be closer to her brother, Will. She also starts bread deliveries to Reuben's Cafe.
  • Ebony Vagulans as Madison Feliciano, Alexa's assistant. She's a former hacker and enrolled into the scientific police to avoid being arrested.
  • Bernard Curry as DI Kieran Hussey (Season 1; guest Season 2), detective for the CIB for whom Crowe consults.
  • Rawiri Jobe as Detective Harry Henare (Season 2—), a friend of Kieran who gives cases to Crowe.
  • Alex Andreas as George Stathopoulos (Season 1), owner of the Baristas Café.
  • Joe Naufahu as Reuben Wulf (Season 2—), owner of the Reuben's Cafe.

Recurring

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  • Dilruk Jayasinha as Dr. Suresh (Season 1)
  • Kate McCartney as Dawn Mason (Season 1), Alexa's landlady and neighbour
  • Martin Henderson as Will Crowe (Seasons 2—), Alexa's brother
  • Todd River as Captain Thunderbolt, Alexa's pet cat (Season 1)
  • Zeppelin as Chowder, Alexa's pet cat (Seasons 2—)
  • Tatum Warren-Ngata as Beth, a Navy Cryptologist and Madison's gamer friend (Season 3)
  • Steffen Schweizer as Gerhardt (Season 1)
  • Laura Daniel as Isla (Season 2)
  • Nell Fisher as Olive Crowe (Season 3). Alexa's niece and Will's daughter

Notable guests

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Episodes

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Series overview

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SeriesChannelEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1Network 101017 July 2019 (2019-07-17)18 September 2019 (2019-09-18)
2TVNZ 1109 August 2021 (2021-08-09)18 October 2021 (2021-10-18)
31029 August 2022 (2022-08-29)31 October 2022 (2022-10-31)
4821 April 2024 (2024-04-21)9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)

Season 1 (2019)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		Australian viewers
11"The Boyfriend Experience"[10]Leah PurcellMatt Ford17 July 2019 (2019-07-17)[3]349963-1546,000[11]
22"The Locked Room"[12]Mat KingPeter Gawler24 July 2019 (2019-07-24)[13]349963-2440,000[14]
33"Lividity in Lycra"[15]Leah PurcellAinslie Clouston31 July 2019 (2019-07-31)349963-3494,000[16]
44"Can't Stand the Heat"[17]Mat KingChris Hawkshaw7 August 2019 (2019-08-07)349963-4515,000[18]
55"Feet of Clay"[19]Jovita O'ShaughnessyClaire Tonkin14 August 2019 (2019-08-14)349963-5479,000[20]
66"Another Bloody Podcast"[21]Jovita O'ShaughnessyMonica Zanetti & Tim Pye21 August 2019 (2019-08-21)349963-6382,000[22]
77"Old School"[23]Ben C LucasChris Hawkshaw28 August 2019 (2019-08-28)349963-7406,000[24]
88"Remains to Be Seen"[25]Ben C LucasTim Pye4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)349963-8343,000[26][27]
99"Fake Empire"[28]Mat KingPaul Bennett11 September 2019 (2019-09-11)349963-9242,000[29][30]
1010"Mirror Mirror"[31]Mat KingChris Corbett & Tim Pye18 September 2019 (2019-09-18)349963-10413,000[32]

Season 2 (2021)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
111"Call of the Wild"Britta HawkinsTim Pye9 August 2021 (2021-08-09)349963-11
Relocating back to her hometown of Auckland, Alexa is called upon by Detective Harry Henare to investigate the case of Tamara Innes (Robyn Malcolm), a fabric shop owner accused of a "stranger" murder. One morning, Tamara appears to have awoken and shot local entrepreneur Michael Suzmann for no apparent reason whilst he was out running. Harry suspects the case isn't as open-and-shut as it seems, and Alexa appears faced with an impossible puzzle to solve.
122"Oceans Apart"Britta HawkinsJodie Molloy16 August 2021 (2021-08-16)349963-12
133"All That Glitters"Mike SmithKathryn Burnett23 August 2021 (2021-08-23)349963-13
144"Look Don't Touch"Mike SmithChris Hawkshaw30 August 2021 (2021-08-30)349963-14
155"Crushed Dreams"Kiel McNaughtonShoshana McCallum6 September 2021 (2021-09-06)349963-15
166"Sleep No More"Kiel McNaughtonKate McDermott20 September 2021 (2021-09-20)349963-16
177"All the Better to See You"Katie WolfeMalinna Liang27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)349963-17
188"Hidden Gems"Katie WolfeClaire Tonkin4 October 2021 (2021-10-04)349963-18
199"Wild Life"Michael HurstMalinna Liang11 October 2021 (2021-10-11)349963-19
2010"Pleasure & Pain"Michael HurstJodie Molloy18 October 2021 (2021-10-18)349963-20

Season 3 (2022)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
211"It Takes Two"Michael HurstMalinna Liang29 August 2022 (2022-08-29)349963-21
222"Nothing Concrete"Caroline Bell-BoothKathryn Burnett and Kate McDermott5 September 2022 (2022-09-05)349963-22
233"Bloodlines"Caroline Bell-BoothStacey Gregg12 September 2022 (2022-09-12)349963-23
244"The Village"Michael HurstShoshana McCallum and Kate McDermott26 September 2022 (2022-09-26)349963-24
255"Silent Lights"David de LautourKate McDermott3 October 2022 (2022-10-03)349963-25
266"Bride to Bee"David de LautourJodie Molloy and Paul Jenner10 October 2022 (2022-10-10)349963-26
277"Breaking Bread"Kiel McNaughtonChris Hawkshaw17 October 2022 (2022-10-17)349963-27
288"Gaslight Sonata"Kiel McNaughtonStephen Campbell and Chris Hawkshaw24 October 2022 (2022-10-24)349963-28
299"Staying Mum"Mike SmithKate McDermott31 October 2022 (2022-10-31)349963-29
3010"Rising Angel"Mike SmithJodie Molloy and Stacey Gregg31 October 2022 (2022-10-31)349963-30

Season 4 (2024)

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No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
311"To Dye For"Michael HurstKim Harrop21 April 2024 (2024-04-21)349963-31
322"Tough Love"Michael HurstStacy Gregg28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)349963-32
333"Location, Location, Location"Kiel McNaughtonKate McDermott5 May 2024 (2024-05-05)349963-33
344"One Man's Poison"Kiel McNaughtonKathryn Burnett & Kate McDermott12 May 2024 (2024-05-12)349963-34
355"En Pointe"Sima UraleMaxine Fleming19 May 2024 (2024-05-19)349963-35
366"The Good Oil"Sima UraleMarina Alofagia McCartney26 May 2024 (2024-05-26)349963-36
377"The Widow's Club Part 1"Katie WolfeStacy Gregg2 June 2024 (2024-06-02)349963-37
388"The Widow's Club Part 2"Katie WolfeKate McDermott9 June 2024 (2024-06-09)349963-38

Home media

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DVD Releases
Season Region 1/A Region 2 Region 4
1 28 January 2020 16 August 2021[33] 9 March 2022[34] (Re-release)
2 12 July 2021 TBA 1 December 2021[35]

References

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  1. ^ "My Life is Murder – Greenstone TV". www.greenstonetv.com.
  2. ^ "My Life is Murder – CJZ".
  3. ^ a b Wednesday, 17 Jul 19 – SCM
  4. ^ Kanter, Jake (29 October 2020). "Bobby Ball Dies After COVID Diagnosis; BBC Studios MasterClass-Style Service; Acorn Renews 'My Life Is Murder' – Global TV Briefs". Deadline. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ^ @mlim_tv (1 August 2021). "You wanted more Alexa, so we'll give you more! Here's the official main trailer for the New Zealand spinoff of My Life Is Murder, screening August 9 on TVNZ 1 and August 30 on Acorn TV" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Breaking News - Lucy Lawless Welcomes William Shatner, Martin Henderson and More to Acorn TV Hit Series "My Life Is Murder" | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ Knox, David (14 February 2022). "Renewed: My Life is Murder". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  8. ^ "LUCY LAWLESS RETURNS TO SLEUTHING IN ACORN TV'S MY LIFE IS MURDER". AMC Networks. AMC Networks. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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  10. ^ "My Life Is Murder Credits — The Boyfriend Experience" (PDF).
  11. ^ Knox, David (26 July 2019). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 17 July 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  12. ^ "My Life Is Murder Credits — The Locked Room" (PDF).
  13. ^ Wednesday, 24 Jul 19 – SCM
  14. ^ Knox, David (3 August 2019). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 24 July 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  15. ^ "My Life Is Murder Credits — Lividity in Lycra" (PDF).
  16. ^ Knox, David (9 August 2019). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 31 July 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  17. ^ "My Life Is Murder Credits — Can't Stand the Heat" (PDF).
  18. ^ Knox, David (18 August 2019). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 7 August 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  19. ^ "My Life Is Murder Credits — Feet of Clay" (PDF).
  20. ^ Knox, David (15 August 2019). "Wednesday 14 August 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  21. ^ "My Life Is Murder Credits — Another Bloody Podcast" (PDF).
  22. ^ Knox, David (22 August 2019). "Wednesday 21 August 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  23. ^ "My Life Is Murder Credits — Old School" (PDF).
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  25. ^ "My Life Is Murder Credits — Remains to be Seen" (PDF).
  26. ^ Knox, David (5 September 2019). "Cricket Scores 13% Share for 9GEM". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  27. ^ Knox, David (5 September 2019). "Wednesday 4 September 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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  30. ^ Knox, David (12 September 2019). "Wednesday 11 September 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  31. ^ "My Life Is Murder Credits — Mirror Mirror" (PDF).
  32. ^ Knox, David (19 September 2019). "Wednesday 18 September 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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  34. ^ "My Life Is Murder - Series 1". Sanity. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  35. ^ "My Life Is Murder - Series 2". Sanity. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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