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Cardinal

Name: Cardinal
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2017-01-25
Cast: Billy Campbell, Karine Vanasse

2017 | 4 seasons | 43 min | Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 6.9 out of 10 from audiences and a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Luther or Sharp Objects, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: 4 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 17 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-MA: expect violence.

Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise Delorme, a tough investigator in her own right.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesBelow par
6.9 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 4 seasons and reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 191K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; By the Time You Read This is the high point.

Forty Words for Sorrow2017 · 6 episodes · 7.6 out of 10
Sunday
Blackfly Season2018 · 6 episodes · 7.4 out of 10
Sunday
By the Time You Read This2019 · 6 episodes · 7.8 out of 10
Saturday
Until the Night2020 · 6 episodes · 7.8 out of 10
Saturday

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Cast & crew

Created by Daniel Grou, Jeff Renfroe

Billy CampbellJohn Cardinal
Karine VanasseLise Delorme