One of the best TV seasons ever.
And it’s Canadian. Unapologetically Canadian. There’s no effort to puff it up for the American market.
I highly recommend the 6 episode opening season. Be warned … it’s violent.
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Cardinal is a Canadian crime drama television series, which premiered January 25, 2017 …
The series is an adaptation of Giles Blunt‘s crime novels about police detectives John Cardinal (Billy Campbell) and Lise Delorme (Karine Vanasse) in the fictional city of Algonquin Bay. …
The first season is based on the novel Forty Words for Sorrow, about the investigation of the murder of a young girl.
Veteran actor Billy Campbell plays the title role perfectly.
Karine Vanasse from Québec is superb as Cardinal’s young new partner. That subplot is fascinating. Canadian Brendan Fletcher is believable, too, as a young serial killer.
Critics have called it plodding. Too slow paced.
I’d disagree. It’s superb. No filler. The plot is excellent. I’ll definitely be downloading series 2.
