Unusual deaths require the involvement of a coroner in this Canadian criminal procedure

Each person with a special talent meets a law office hungry for justice to solve unusual cases with their special skill set. You may have heard this before. It’s a common conceit in crime procedurals, but it’s one that’s served many TV shows well. The Coroner is just one of the latest crime series to use this technique, and it pulls it off well enough to please fans of the genre.

The Coroner’s A different angle to this formula begins with Dr. Jenny Cooper (Serinda Swan), a former ER doctor turned detective, is tasked with investigating a series of suspicious deaths across the city. Although Cooper has no supernatural powers to speak of (apart from a tendency to manipulate black dogs), his instincts to know when death is not something seem unusual, and it helps to dispel any disbelief about Cooper always going above and beyond the scope of his crime-solving work. A talented individual with a unique understanding of crime? Check it out.

Cooper’s police partner The Coroner is Detective Donovan “Mac” McAvoy (Roger Cross), a leading homicide detective. Detective McAvoy is willing to put his career on the line to support Dr. Cooper and his sometimes unusual ideas, which often return him with a well-solved case. A law enforcement officer hungry for justice? Check it out.

The Coroner it has no shortage of interesting crimes to chew on. The pilot episode sees Cooper reverse a prediction that called the deaths of two children a suicide pact Romeo and Juliet. Another episode finds Cooper and McAvoy investigating a forest littered with dismembered body parts. Unusual cases solved with a special skill set? Check it out.

The Coroner it checks a lot of boxes, making it a familiar place for fans of legacy systems Bones, Castle, or Harrow. Those who enjoy seeing the likes of Karin Slaughter or Kathy Reichs’ crime novels translated to the screen will also find something to like. The Coroneras the series is based on MR Hall’s Jenny Cooper novels. Seven books in Jenny Cooper’s series provide The Coroner plenty of material to fill four seasons, and its popularity eventually boosted the show’s episode count from eight to twelve episodes per season.

Jenny Cooper is the latest in a long line of sophisticated women leading crime procedurals. As his self-help tapes in the car remind him, Cooper is “a force of nature.” She shares the fiery spirit of Temperance “Bones” Brennan and a deep commitment to her role, as Kay Scarpetta. He is also relatable and has a messy personal life that threatens to spill over into his professional life. She enters therapy as she struggles with PTSD following the unexpected death of her husband. This left Cooper a widow and a single mother to her teenage son, Ross (Ehren Kassam), and now both in crippling debt due to her husband’s gambling habits.

Cooper’s feelings are not recognized by his colleagues. The episode where his boss finds him crying in his car is the same scene where Cooper is slapped by the victim’s mother on the street, and he sees her dismiss a male colleague without saying a word for degrading him. She faces racism and sexism in the workplace as well as a strange trauma in her headspace, affecting meaningful discussions about mental health in the field.

All that being said, The Coroner it’s not always repeating the tropes we know and love. Although Cooper and Mac share real chemistry in their friendship, they don’t fall into the love-they-won’t-they stereotype that often attaches to unlikely partners in these crime procedurals. They’re still balanced, with Mac’s good demeanor and witty humor providing lighter moments compared to Cooper’s passionate and sensitive side. That also does not mean that The Coroner it’s not without its romantic component, as Cooper begins to explore what love looks like after becoming a widow.

The series has a different background, set among the cold urban streets of Toronto, Canada. While MR Hall’s novels are British, The Coroner you can feel completely Canadian. Criminal proceedings like this take much of their identity from the city they are set in, too The Coroner, Toronto’s social and regional problems often go hand in hand with crime, providing a new lens on a city that many may not know.

The Coroner keeps viewers on edge with its unpredictable tone, mixing grisly crime and grim investigations with procedural elements and dramatic comedic moments. Sometimes, it feels like The Coroner it’s an American crime procedural soap opera, like agreeing to drop a line like “nobody touches the bar,” with action-packed police chases, or walking and talking in jargon.

However, with the popularity of criminal procedures led by skilled individuals still strong, The Coroner stands out because of its unique perspective on the role of the forensic investigator. This show isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel; instead, it takes what works and pairs it with a new setting and other modern discussion points.

All four seasons of The Coroner now airing on SBS On Demand.