Motive
TV Show · Crime · Drama

This unconventional crime drama poses the question of "whydunit" rather than "whodunit." Each episode begins by revealing not only the victim but the killer as well. A team of investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, tries to piece together the clues. Viewers navigate a complicated maze of clues themselves as they get a glimpse of the killer before and after the crime is committed. Angie and her team set out to uncover the motive by discovering the killer's connection to the victim and the evidence needed to solve the crime.

2013 · 43m
  • 15+
Starring Kristin Lehman, Louis Ferreira, Brendan Penny
Director Andy Mikita, Sturla Gunnarsson

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Creeping Tom
    When a well-liked high school science teacher is found murdered in his bedroom, a home invasion gone wrong doesn't feel like the right motive to Detectives Flynn and Vega. As they follow a plausible lead to an adulterous wife and a possible crime of passion, Angie's second sense points her in the direction of one of the students at the dead teacher's school, a serial thief known only as The Creeper.
    41m
  • EPISODE 2
    Crimes of Passion
    When a teenage girl is killed in a hit-and-run accident, clues point Detectives Flynn and Vega toward the girl's disgruntled ex-boyfriend. But Angie believes the boyfriend is innocent and begins to unravel a connection between the victim and an eminent prosecutor in the midst of a mayoral campaign.
    41m
  • EPISODE 3
    Pushover
    When a customs officer murders a limo driver, Detectives Flynn and Vega search for the killer and his motive, which leads them to a femme fatale waitress at a dockside café - who has charmed the unsuspecting sap into stealing, lying and ultimately committing murder, all in the name of love.
    41m
  • EPISODE 4
    Against All Odds
    A high-priced lawyer is discovered murdered in his home, the apparent victim of a burglary gone awry. A million dollar life insurance policy payout gives the victim’s wife motive, but Flynn (Kristin Lehman) is not biting. While she works the case, her son Manny (Cameron Bright) is arrested for vandalism, forcing her to apply some tough love on the home front.
    40m
  • EPISODE 5
    Public Enemy
    A health food guru is found dead in his hot tub, apparently electrocuted with a stun gun. Detectives Flynn (Kristin Lehman) and Vega (Louis Ferreira) discover that this man, who inspired healthy living and positive lifestyle change, doesn't always practice what he preaches. The transformational experience he brought to at least one young woman was indeed, a motive for vengeance.
    40m
  • EPISODE 6
    Detour
    A mortgage broker is found strangled in his office parking lot. Detectives Flynn (Kristin Lehman) and Vega's (Louis Ferreira) initial investigations turn up a disgruntled ex-wife as well as a petty thief, but neither lead pans out. Then a composite police sketch and a stubborn refusal to follow orders leads Flynn to a man whose desire to make amends with his family, coupled with an ill-timed lapse in sobriety, has led to tragic results.
    41m

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Cast & Crew

  • Kristin Lehman
    Detective Angie Flynn
  • Louis Ferreira
    Detective Oscar Vega
  • Brendan Penny
    Detective Brian Lucas
  • Lauren Holly
    Dr. Betty Rogers
  • Warren Christie
    Sergeant Mark Cross
  • Roger Cross
    Staff Sergeant Boyd Bloom
  • Cameron Bright
    Manny Flynn
  • Valerie Tian
    Officer Wendy Sung
  • Luisa d'Oliveira
    Maria Snow
  • A‌M
    Andy Mikita
    Director
  • Sturla Gunnarsson
    Director

About

Motive

Crime

This unconventional crime drama poses the question of "whydunit" rather than "whodunit." Each episode begins by revealing not only the victim but the killer as well. A team of investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, tries to piece together the clues. Viewers navigate a complicated maze of clues themselves as they get a glimpse of the killer before and after the crime is committed. Angie and her team set out to uncover the motive by discovering the killer's connection to the victim and the evidence needed to solve the crime.

15+

COMMON SENSE

Unconventional format adds freshness to gritty crime drama.

Information

Studio
USA
Released
2013
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
Canada
© 2013 Foundation Features and Lark Productions. All Rights Reserved.

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English, English (Canada), English (Australia)
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English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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