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‘Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent’ Offers Compelling Canadian Spin to Familiar Franchise: TV Review
TV review for “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent,” which debuts Thursday, Feb. 22 on Canada's Citytv, Citytv.com and Citytv+.
Funding challenges, market size and competition from U.S. acquisitions mean few, if any, Canadian series debut on the Big 3 commercial networks (CTV, Global and Citytv) each season. The creative has spent years crafting Canadian law enforcement stories on series like “Rookie Blue,” “Private Eyes,” “Flashpoint,” “Mary Kills People” and most recently, “Pretty Hard Cases.” That may make it an appealing purchase for the growing global TV market, where uniquely Canadian stories like “Letterkenny,” “Schitt’s Creek” and “Kim’s Convenience” have hit with viewers in big ways.
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