Scripted series · CBC Television
Coroner
Death is her living.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Serinda Swan
Dr. Jenny Cooper
38 eps
Roger Cross
Donovan McAvoy
38 eps
Ehren Kassam
Ross Kalighi
38 eps
Éric Bruneau
Liam Bouchard
27 eps
Nigel Bennett
Bryan Da Silva
4 eps
Michael Healey
Dr. Ian Peterson
3 eps
Alli Chung
Taylor Kim
6 eps
Lovell Adams-Gray
Dr. Dwayne Allen
9 eps
Kiley May
River Baitz
37 eps
Tamara Podemski
Alison Trent
17 eps
Jeananne Goossen
Sabina
4 eps
Andy McQueen
Malik Abed
35 eps
Nicholas Campbell
Gordon Cooper
34 eps
Jon De Leon
Dennis Garcia
16 eps
Tavaree Daniel-Simms
Saddiq 'Sneax' Fenton
1 eps
Natalie Jane
Danielle Wills
1 eps
Jesse Adam Lowell
Kevin Knuckles
1 eps
Allison Brennan
Simone Wills
1 eps
Lauren Piech
Elaine Morse
1 eps
Thomas Mitchell
Hawk
1 eps
Brian Bisson
Reynolds
1 eps
Michael Delaney
Scruffy Dude
1 eps
Michael Wacholtz
Mike Knuckles
1 eps
Monika Schurmann
Gina Knuckles
1 eps
Sheila Isaro
Tall Girl
1 eps
Sebastian Naskrent
Victor Stenton
1 eps
Paniz Zade
Shanti Laghari
1 eps
Kiana Madeira
Amanda Reyes
2 eps
Somkele Iyamah Idhalama
Daraja Kamau
2 eps
Vinson Tran
Dylan Lee
2 eps
Calwyn Shurgold
Randall 'Storm' Jeffries
2 eps
Clare McConnell
Erin Martin
3 eps
Grace Lynn Kung
Greer Townsend
2 eps
Leon Aureus
Mario
2 eps
Emmanuel Shirinian
David Khalighi
2 eps
Rosemary Dunsmore
Mrs. Panych
2 eps
Taylor Belle Puterman
Young Jenny Cooper
2 eps
Rick Roberts
Gerald Henry Jones
2 eps
Sherilyn Allen
Courtney
2 eps
Graeme Jokic
Matteo
11 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Coroner actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Coroner reads strongest on Tension, Cliffhanger Intensity and Character Depth.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Jenny Cooper investigates unexplained or sudden deaths in the city of Toronto. Fierce and quick-witted, Jenny is a newly-widowed single mother with secrets of her own to unearth.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 38 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20198 episodes
3.9IMDbBest episode · S01E08 Bridges
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20208 episodes
4.1IMDbIn the aftermath of a devastating apartment fire, Jenny Cooper struggles to control a dangerous new outlet for her anxiety. Meanwhile, a witness to the fire draws Detective Donovan McAvoy into a hidden side of the city. Jenny must trust her instincts, as her father’s dementia worsens, her son turns 18, and her now-live-in boyfriend Liam is confronted by his own push and pull with death.
Best episode · S02E03 CRISPR SISTR
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202110 episodes
4.7IMDbCoroner Jenny Cooper is moving past her trauma and embracing her whole self. In the process of healing, she and live-in boyfriend Liam are now separated.
Best episode · S03E06 No Justice, No Peace
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202212 episodes
3.1IMDbEmerging from a difficult loss Jenny Cooper buries herself in the city’s dead, mostly to avoid facing the trauma of her past. Det. Donovan McAvoy is determined to prove he’s fit to be back on the job.
Best episode · S04E01 Emerge
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S03E01
Bobby
In the wake of COVID-19, Jenny investigates the mysterious death of a care worker whose body is found in her own car.
S03E06
No Justice, No Peace
After a night of partying, Ross finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation.
S03E02
In Bloom
When a body is found in the maze of a retreat center, Jenny uncovers uncomfortable truths about the effects of therapy.
S03E04
Eyes Up
Jenny and Donovan help a young girl who seeks the truth about her father's death.
S03E03
Spirits
Jenny and Donovan investigate a mysterious death in a "haunted house".
S03E05
Back to the Future
After a gruesome discovery at a body farm, Jenny and Donovan unearth a small town's tragic secrets.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E12
Death Goes On (2)
S04E11
Blast to the Past (1)
S04E10
Safe Space
S04E09
Our Home on Native Land
S04E08
LJND (2)
S04E07
True Crime (1)
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Morwyn Brebner
Showrunner
Peter Emerson
Executive producer
Jonas Prupas
Executive producer
Brett Burlock
Executive producer
Adrienne Mitchell
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Sean Reycraft
Executive producer
Nathalie Younglai
Writer
Noelle Carbone
Writer
Motion
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Seneca Aaron
Writer
Waneta Storms
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Suzanne Colvin-GouldingProducer
- Peter EmersonExecutive Producer
- Morwyn BrebnerExecutive Producer
- Jonas PrupasExecutive Producer
- Brett BurlockExecutive Producer
- Adrienne MitchellExecutive Producer
Writing
- Nathalie YounglaiWriter
- Noelle CarboneWriter
- Morwyn BrebnerWriter
- MotionWriter
- Seneca AaronWriter
- Sean ReycraftWriter
Direction
- Paul FoxDirector
- Sherren LeeDirector
- Winnifred JongDirector
- Adrienne MitchellDirector
Cinematography
- Samy InayehDirector of Photography
Music
- Tom ThirdOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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