FOX's "Murder in a Small Town" Renewed for Season Two

· FOX Television Network renewed its psychological "cozy crime" series Murder in a Small Town for a second season.

· Based on the Edgar Award-winning, nine-book Karl Alberg series by acclaimed novelist L.R. Wright and originally optioned by Soapbox Productions, the drama stars Rossif Sutherland (Reign, The Handmaid's Tale) and Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, Beauty and the Beast).

· Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet, coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. He quickly learns that this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and he will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore.

· Murder in a Small Town is produced by Sepia Films in association with FOX Entertainment and Future Shack Entertainment. Murder in a Small Town is produced in British Columbia, with Ian Weir (Arctic Air, Edgemont) serving as head writer/executive producer, and Nick Orchard (Soapbox Productions), Morris Ruskin and Sharon Wisnia (Mojo Global Arts) and Jon Cotton also serving as executive producers.

· Brooke Bowman, Executive Vice President of Drama Programming & Development, FOX Television Network said, "We look forward to giving fans a second season of Karl Alberg's unmatched expertise as a crime solver in Murder in a Small Town. We've enjoyed a terrific partnership with Sepia and Future Shack and our incredibly talented cast and crew and can't wait to see what's in store for our characters next season."

· Jeff Wachtel, CEO of Future Shack commented, "We couldn't be more excited about our continued relationship with our terrific partners at FOX and Sepia. In addition to the validation as a creative and popular success, getting a second season pickup confirms that Future Shack's international model can create high-quality and cost-effective series."

· Season-to-date, Murder in a Small Town ranks among the Top 3 new shows for FOX content on Hulu and for all FOX 2024-25 season content on the streaming platform.