Coroner

Genre: Crime

Description: A character-driven Canadian police procedural crime drama that follows Dr. Jenny Cooper, a recently widowed former ER doctor who becomes a coroner in Toronto. After the sudden death of her husband from an aneurysm, Jenny discovers he had a serious gambling problem, leaving her with significant debts and forcing her to start a new career investigating suspicious, unnatural, or sudden deaths. Dealing with PTSD and clinical anxiety while raising her teenage son Ross, Jenny brings her medical expertise, intuition, and empathy to each case as she works to give voice to the dead and find justice for their families. She partners with Detective Donovan 'Mac' McAvoy, a seasoned homicide detective who becomes her trusted ally in uncovering the truth behind mysterious deaths across Toronto's diverse neighborhoods. Based on the Jenny Cooper crime novels by M.R. Hall, the series explores themes of grief, healing, family dynamics, and social justice while delivering compelling procedural mysteries. Each death brings Jenny into a new arena of the city, highlighting Toronto's rich racial, class, and gender diversity as she navigates the complex world of forensic investigation and coroner work.

6.9

Release Date: 2019-01-07