Dun-dun: Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent is coming to the States!
The latest Law & Order spinoff, which premiered in Canada in 2024, will air its first season in the U.S. this fall on the CW.
You can expect a lot of what you've come to love about the franchise, but with a twist making it uniquely Canadian.
"It's a brand. [We want to] deliver stories and performances and all of the twists and turns that are expected from the Law & Order franchise, but also feel like we are distinct within that in terms of stories and sense of place," executive producer Erin Haskett told Variety. She added, "People will respond to what’s familiar, but celebrate what feels distinctly Canadian. We've worked on other police detective shows in the past that have sold all over the world, in many, many territories. In those cases, they didn't necessarily have a brand or a franchise behind them. So we have high hopes there will be an audience for this around the world."
So far, there's a huge audience for it in Canada, and we have a feeling viewers stateside will embrace the series as well. Here's everything to know about how to watch Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, what it's about, who's in the cast and more.
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Karen Robinson as Inspector Vivienne Holness, Aden Young as Detective Sergeant Henry Graff, Kathleen Munroe as Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman and K.C. Collins as Deputy Crown Attorney Theo Forrester in "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent"Citytv
Where can I watch Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent episodes?
Kathleen Munroe as Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman and Aden Young as Detective Sergeant Henry Graff in "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent"Citytv
If you're in Canada (lucky you, tbh), you can tune in to Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent on Citytv and the Citytv+ app.
If you're not in the Great White North, you can use a VPN to tune in on the Citytv website or to download the app.
And in good news for luddites: You can also tune in to Season 1 on the CW beginning on Sept. 24, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET. Season 2 will premiere on the CW in 2026. Episodes will likely also be available on the CW website after airing.
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Nope! In fact, it was renewed for a third season in 2024, and that's set to premiere in Canada sometime in 2026.
Is Law & Order Toronto coming back?
Kathleen Munroe as Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman and Aden Young as Detective Sergeant Henry Graff in "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent"Citytv
Yes! It'll return with new episodes in Canada sometime in 2026.
Will there be a season 3 of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent?
Kathleen Munroe as Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman and Aden Young as Detective Sergeant Henry Graff in "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent"Citytv
Yep! Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Season 3 will premiere in Canada sometime in 2026.
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Can you watch Law & Order Toronto in the US?
Kathleen Munroe as Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman and Aden Young as Detective Sergeant Henry Graff in "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent"Citytv
You'll be able to tune into Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent in the United States anytime with a VPN. If you don't have one, you'll be able to watch Season 1 on the CW beginning on Sept. 24, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET and stream next-day on CW.com .
"Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent is the next gripping chapter of one of the greatest and most recognizable broadcast television brands of all time, and we can't wait to bring this series to The CW this fall," CW network president Brad Schwartz told Variety in May 2025.
Season 2 will premiere on the CW in 2026.
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How many episodes are in Law & Order Toronto?
Kathleen Munroe as Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman and Aden Young as Detective Sergeant Henry Graff in "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent"Citytv
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent has 20 episodes total so far, with 10 each in Seasons 1 and 2.
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent is essentially a remake of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, but taking place in a cooler climate rife with maple syrup, hockey fans and more easily accessible healthcare. Similar to Law & Order in the U.S., Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent features many stories "ripped from the headlines," including one episode inspired by former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's crack cocaine scandal, Exclaim reported.
"It's finding the right first story to tell in a franchise this well known," showrunner Tassie Cameron explained to Variety. "You want it to be a Canadian story, feel like it's ripped from a Canadian headline and feel like it's highlighting Toronto. So it's picking the right story to tell, but it's also learning how to write these scripts."
That said, there's at least one stark difference between the Big Apple and the Canadian-set series.
"It's the guns," director Sharon Lewis told CBC News. "Guns—just less guns in Toronto, less stories that are centred around guns. It's that we're a softer, kinder city, I think, than the more abrasive New York."
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Is Law & Order Toronto popular in Canada?
Kathleen Munroe as Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman and Aden Young as Detective Sergeant Henry Graff in "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent"Citytv
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent did gangbusters ratings in Canada. The series premiere reportedly garnered more than 1.1 million viewers in Canada in 2024. While that may not sound like huge viewership numbers stateside, there are only about 40.2 million people living in Canada, so that's a lot of people per capita.
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Does Law & Order Toronto use Canadian actors?
It sure does! Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent has a full cast and crew of Canadians and films all of its episodes in and around Toronto as well.
"We're incredibly proud of the cast and watching them has been a joy because most of them are super fans of Law & Order as well," executive producer Amy Cameron told Variety. "It's interesting to work on a show where everybody, from your grips to your drivers to your cast is an expert on this brand."
The main Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent cast includes:
Kathleen Munroe as Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman
Kathleen Munroe as Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman in "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent"Citytv
Kathleen Munroe stars as Detective Sergeant Frankie Bateman, who tends to do her investigations by the book. She told CBC of working on the show, "I grew up watching Law & Order. It was a part of the fabric of my culture as a kid. And it's also, I think, how I was introduced to New York as a city. I think it's nice to see this happening at a time when Canadian content that is really, really uniquely Canadian is also being celebrated."
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Aden Young as Detective Sergeant Henry Graff
Aden Young as Detective Sergeant Henry Graff in "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent"Citytv
Aden Young is a Toronto native but lives in Sydney, Australia. He told the Toronto Star that taking on the role of criminal psychology-obsessed Detective Sergeant Henry Graff was "a chance for me to come home." "
"I've always loved working in Canada and I just can't rub it out of my soul," he added. "I feel that maple leaf is somehow tattooed on the inside of my skin."
Karen Robinson as Inspector Vivienne Holness
Karen Robinson as Inspector Vivienne Holness in "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent"Citytv
Schitt's Creek alum Karen Robinson stars as Graff and Bateman's boss, Inspector Vivienne Holness. She told the Edmonton Journal she was excited about taking on Inspector Holness in the series for multiple reasons.
"First of all, she is a Black woman," she said. "Second of all, she is a middle-aged Black woman who is in a leadership role in law enforcement. I was so taken by that. Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Sam Waterson—they were these people who became a part of the fabric in my TV-watching week."
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K.C. Collins as Deputy Crown Attorney Theo Forrester
K.C. Collins as Deputy Crown Attorney Theo Forrester in "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent"K.C. Collins stars as Deputy Crown Attorney Theo Forrester, who helps keep the detectives in line when it comes to actual procedural law.
"He just sort of pops in and gives [the audience] insight," Collins told SciFi Vision. "He is a bit of a legal sounding board for Graff and Bateman, just making sure that the cases that they're working on and the cases that they want to prosecute are solid enough to prosecute and don't have any holes."
Other recurring cast members include:
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Is there a Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent trailer?
You can check out a trailer for Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Season 1 below.
A Season 2 trailer can also be seen below, but beware of potential spoilers if you haven't seen all of the first season yet!
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