# Hudson & Rex (2019)

> A Newfoundland detective and his German Shepherd police partner Rex solve cases together in a wholesome, dog-powered procedural.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/74659

## Facts

- Seasons: 9
- Episodes: 130
- Episode runtime: 41 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: crime, drama
- Created by: Ken Cuperus
- Network: Citytv
- Cast: John Reardon, Mayko Nguyen, Kevin Hanchard, Justin Kelly, Dan Abramovici, Luke Roberts, David Hewlett, Shiva Negar
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9111220/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: wholesome, warm, lighthearted, gentle, comforting

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series positively, praising its wholesome, family-friendly procedural tone and the chemistry between the detective and his canine partner.

## Synopsis

Hudson & Rex (2019-present) is a Canadian police procedural series created by Ken Cuperus for Citytv, a family friendly crime drama built around an unusual partnership. Detective Charlie Hudson (John Reardon) teams up with Rex, a highly trained German Shepherd police dog, and the two take on a steady stream of investigations in and around Newfoundland and Labrador. Alongside them, Sarah Truong (Mayko Nguyen), Joseph Donovan (Kevin Hanchard) and Jesse Mills (Justin Kelly) fill out the working police team, sharing the case load and the banter. The engine of the show is the investigation itself: each episode follows a self-contained crime from the first call through interviews, leads and a resolution, with Rex's instincts often pointing the way. Nine seasons and more than one hundred thirty episodes have built a comfortable case of the week format with a gentle, companionable tone. Set in present-day small Canadian coastal communities, it has a warm, unhurried atmosphere with no gore or profanity. Its adaptation of the Austrian-Italian Kommissar Rex gives it a European lineage, and fans of Kommissar Rex, Monk and Due South will find resonance in its wholesome detective pairings.

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