This article is about the 2013 Canadian TV series. For the 2020 Israeli TV series, see The Motive (TV series).
Motive is a Canadian police procedural crime drama television series that aired for four seasons on CTV from February 3, 2013, to August 30, 2016. The series premiere had 1.23 million viewers, making it the number one Canadian series premiere of the 2012–13 season.[1]
Motive is a police procedural crime drama set in Vancouver, British Columbia, following the investigations of working class single mother Detective Angie Flynn (Kristin Lehman).[2] Each episode reveals the killer and the victim at the beginning; and the rest of the episode details the ongoing investigation, the killer's efforts to cover up the crime, and, via flashbacks, the events leading to the crime.[3] This format is similar to that of the TV series Columbo.[4]
Kristin Lehman as Detective Angelika "Angie" Flynn, a feisty Vancouver detective who investigates the motives of killers.[3]
Louis Ferreira as Detective and later Staff Sergeant Oscar Vega, Flynn's former partner and close friend.
Brendan Penny as Detective Brian Lucas, originally a rookie detective, by the third season he has come into his own.
Lauren Holly as Dr. Betty Rogers, the lead medical examiner.
Valerie Tian as Officer Wendy Sung (season 2), the department's rookie uniformed officer.
Roger Cross as Staff Sergeant Boyd Bloom (main cast season 1, recurring seasons 2–3), later Superintendent of Investigation.
Warren Christie as Sergeant Mark Cross (main cast seasons 2–3, recurring season 4), Bloom's replacement as team Commander. Cross and Flynn had an affair ten years previously while he was married, which is revealed during an investigation of a case they worked on at the time.
Recurringedit
Cameron Bright as Manny Flynn (seasons 1–2 and 4), Angie's teenage son who later leaves to attend school in order to become a chef.
Laura Mennell as Samantha Turner (season 2), an attorney and Mark's love interest.
Victor Garber as Neville Montgomery (season 3), a wealthy businessman.
Richard de Klerk as Robert Montgomery (season 3), Neville's son who works for him.
Luisa D'Oliveira as Maria Snow/Sonia Desesso (season 3), who also works for Neville and is engaged to Robert.
David Lewis as Sergeant Gavin Saunders (seasons 3–4), part of the Internal Affairs department.
Marci T. House as Police Chief Jennifer Wells (season 4), who is constantly at odds with Oscar as head of Homicide.
Victor Zinck Jr. as Detective Mitch Kennecki (season 4), who is briefly assigned as Angie's partner.
Karen LeBlanc as Detective Paula Mazur (season 4), Angie's partner following Kennecki's dismissal from Homicide.
Tommy Flanagan as Agent Jack Stoker (season 4), a London-based Interpol agent and Angie's love interest.
Productionedit
On May 31, 2012, CTV ordered 13 episodes from Foundation Features and Lark Productions, to be filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, from September 17, 2012, to February 26, 2013.[5][6] The series premiere aired following CTV's broadcast of Super Bowl XLVIII.[1]
On May 21, 2014, CTV ordered a third season of Motive, which premiered on March 8, 2015.[7]
On October 5, 2015, CTV announced that Motive had begun production on the fourth and final season, with star Kristin Lehman directing one of the 13 episodes.[8] Following the events of the third season, Detective Flynn finds herself without a car in the fourth. On April 5, 2016, CTV announced it has partnered with Chevrolet for the final season. Flynn decides on a 2015 Camaro.[9]
Broadcastedit
Starting in 2013, the series aired for two seasons on ABC in the United States.[10][11][12] Following poor second season ratings, ABC did not include Motive on its 2015 summer schedule.[13][14] In 2016, USA Network picked up Motive for its spring schedule. The third season premiered on April 1, 2016, and concluded on June 26, 2016. The fourth season began airing the following week on July 3, 2016, and concluded on September 25, 2016.[15] The series began airing reruns on G4, which relaunched in the summer of 2021.
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This article is about the 2013 Canadian TV series For the 2020 Israeli TV series see The Motive TV series Motive is a Canadian police procedural crime drama television series that aired for four seasons on CTV from February 3 2013 to August 30 2016 The series premiere had 1 23 million viewers making it the number one Canadian series premiere of the 2012 13 season 1 MotiveGenreDramaCreated byDaniel CeroneDeveloped byJames ThorpeStarringKristin Lehman Louis Ferreira Brendan Penny Lauren Holly Roger Cross Warren Christie Cameron BrightCountry of originCanadaOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons4No of episodes52 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersDaniel Cerone Erin Haskett James Thorpe Lindsay Macadam Louise Clark Rob LaBelle Rob Merilees Dennis HeatonProduction locationsVancouver British Columbia CanadaRunning time40 44 minutesProduction companiesBell Media Foundation Features Lark ProductionsOriginal releaseNetworkCTVReleaseFebruary 3 2013 2013 02 03 August 30 2016 2016 08 30 Contents 1 Premise 2 Episodes 3 Cast and characters 3 1 Main 3 2 Recurring 4 Production 5 Broadcast 6 Ratings 7 References 8 External linksPremise editMotive is a police procedural crime drama set in Vancouver British Columbia following the investigations of working class single mother Detective Angie Flynn Kristin Lehman 2 Each episode reveals the killer and the victim at the beginning and the rest of the episode details the ongoing investigation the killer s efforts to cover up the crime and via flashbacks the events leading to the crime 3 This format is similar to that of the TV series Columbo 4 Episodes editMain article List of Motive episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired113February 3 2013 2013 02 03 May 16 2013 2013 05 16 213March 6 2014 2014 03 06 May 29 2014 2014 05 29 313March 8 2015 2015 03 08 June 7 2015 2015 06 07 413March 22 2016 2016 03 22 August 30 2016 2016 08 30 Cast and characters editMain edit Kristin Lehman as Detective Angelika Angie Flynn a feisty Vancouver detective who investigates the motives of killers 3 Louis Ferreira as Detective and later Staff Sergeant Oscar Vega Flynn s former partner and close friend Brendan Penny as Detective Brian Lucas originally a rookie detective by the third season he has come into his own Lauren Holly as Dr Betty Rogers the lead medical examiner Valerie Tian as Officer Wendy Sung season 2 the department s rookie uniformed officer Roger Cross as Staff Sergeant Boyd Bloom main cast season 1 recurring seasons 2 3 later Superintendent of Investigation Warren Christie as Sergeant Mark Cross main cast seasons 2 3 recurring season 4 Bloom s replacement as team Commander Cross and Flynn had an affair ten years previously while he was married which is revealed during an investigation of a case they worked on at the time Recurring edit Cameron Bright as Manny Flynn seasons 1 2 and 4 Angie s teenage son who later leaves to attend school in order to become a chef Laura Mennell as Samantha Turner season 2 an attorney and Mark s love interest Victor Garber as Neville Montgomery season 3 a wealthy businessman Richard de Klerk as Robert Montgomery season 3 Neville s son who works for him Luisa D Oliveira as Maria Snow Sonia Desesso season 3 who also works for Neville and is engaged to Robert Francis X McCarthy as Henry Guenther season 3 Neville s attorney David Lewis as Sergeant Gavin Saunders seasons 3 4 part of the Internal Affairs department Marci T House as Police Chief Jennifer Wells season 4 who is constantly at odds with Oscar as head of Homicide Victor Zinck Jr as Detective Mitch Kennecki season 4 who is briefly assigned as Angie s partner Karen LeBlanc as Detective Paula Mazur season 4 Angie s partner following Kennecki s dismissal from Homicide Tommy Flanagan as Agent Jack Stoker season 4 a London based Interpol agent and Angie s love interest Production editOn May 31 2012 CTV ordered 13 episodes from Foundation Features and Lark Productions to be filmed in Vancouver British Columbia from September 17 2012 to February 26 2013 5 6 The series premiere aired following CTV s broadcast of Super Bowl XLVIII 1 On May 21 2014 CTV ordered a third season of Motive which premiered on March 8 2015 7 On October 5 2015 CTV announced that Motive had begun production on the fourth and final season with star Kristin Lehman directing one of the 13 episodes 8 Following the events of the third season Detective Flynn finds herself without a car in the fourth On April 5 2016 CTV announced it has partnered with Chevrolet for the final season Flynn decides on a 2015 Camaro 9 Broadcast editStarting in 2013 the series aired for two seasons on ABC in the United States 10 11 12 Following poor second season ratings ABC did not include Motive on its 2015 summer schedule 13 14 In 2016 USA Network picked up Motive for its spring schedule The third season premiered on April 1 2016 and concluded on June 26 2016 The fourth season began airing the following week on July 3 2016 and concluded on September 25 2016 15 The series began airing reruns on G4 which relaunched in the summer of 2021 Ratings editViewership and ratings per season of Motive Season Timeslot ET Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Avg viewers millions Date Viewers millions Date Viewers millions 1 Sunday 8 00 pm 1 5 Thursday 9 00 pm 6 13 13 February 3 2013 2013 02 03 1 23 16 May 20 2013 2013 05 20 0 84 17 2012 13 1 10 18 2 Thursday 10 00 pm 13 March 6 2014 2014 03 06 1 24 19 May 29 2014 2014 05 29 1 17 20 2013 14 1 30 21 3 Sunday 10 00 pm 13 March 8 2015 2015 03 08 1 28 22 June 7 2015 2015 06 07 1 22 23 2014 15 1 24 8 4 Tuesday 10 00 pm 13 March 22 2016 2016 03 22 1 28 24 August 30 2016 2016 08 30 0 92 25 2015 16 TBDReferences edit a b Canadian Viewers Find their MOTIVE New Canadian Series Debuts with 1 23 Million Viewers 1 Canadian Series Premiere of the Broadcast Season Press release Bell Media February 4 2013 Retrieved February 6 2013 Motive Cast Kristin Lehman CTV CTV Archived from the original on January 4 2013 Retrieved 4 February 2013 a b Motive About CTV Archived from the original on January 6 2013 Columbo inspired Canadian crime drama Motive debuts theloop ca Retrieved 2 April 2013 CTV s MOTIVE begins production in Vancouver VanCityBuzz 2012 09 18 Archived from the original on 2015 10 04 Retrieved 2012 12 16 CTV Orders Enthralling New Original Drama Series MOTIVE Bell Media 2011 05 31 Retrieved 2012 12 16 Motive to return for an electrifying third season Press release CTV May 21 2014 Archived from the original on May 27 2014 Retrieved May 26 2014 a b Production underway on Season 4 of CTV s hit crime drama Motive ctv ca October 5 2015 Archived from the original on November 22 2015 Retrieved November 21 2015 Chevrolet Teams Up with Hit Original Crime Drama Motive on CTV bellmedia ca April 5 2016 Retrieved April 7 2016 Andreeva Nellie March 21 2013 ABC Sets Summer Schedule Featuring Three Scripted And One New Reality Series Deadline Hollywood Retrieved April 7 2013 Andreeva Nellie January 30 2013 ABC Picks Up Canadian Thriller Drama Motive For Summer Deadline Hollywood Retrieved April 7 2013 O Connell Michael Goldberg Leslie January 30 2013 ABC Adds Canadian Drama Motive to Summer Schedule The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved April 7 2013 Breaking News ABC Announces Its 2015 Summer Schedule The Futon Critic Etan Vlessing ABC Pulls Plug on Motive Canada s CTV Renews Crime Drama The Hollywood Reporter Shows A Z motive on usa The Futon Critic Retrieved July 10 2016 Top Programs Total Canada English January 28 2013 February 3 2013 PDF BBM Canada February 8 2013 Archived from the original PDF on December 24 2013 Retrieved February 11 2013 Top Programs Total Canada English May 13 2013 May 19 2013 PDF BBM Canada May 24 2013 Archived from the original PDF on November 10 2013 Retrieved May 25 2013 CTV Canadians Get MOTIVE ated CTV Orders Second Season of Hit Drama newswire ca Top Programs Total Canada English March 3 2014 March 9 2014 PDF BBM Canada March 10 2013 Archived from the original PDF on March 20 2014 Retrieved March 20 2013 Top Programs Total Canada English May 26 2014 June 1 2014 PDF BBM Canada June 10 2014 Archived from the original PDF on July 14 2014 Retrieved June 10 2014 Motive News Motive to return for an electrifying third season CTV CTV ca Archived from the original on May 27 2014 Top Programs Total Canada English March 2 March 8 2015 PDF Numeris March 17 2015 Retrieved March 29 2015 Top Programs Total Canada English June 1 June 7 2015 PDF Numeris June 16 2015 Retrieved June 26 2015 Top Programs Total Canada English March 21 March 27 2016 PDF Numeris April 5 2016 Retrieved April 6 2016 Top Programs Total Canada English August 29 September 4 2016 PDF Numeris September 13 2016 Retrieved September 14 2016 External links edit nbsp Television portal nbsp Canada portalOfficial website Motive at USA Network Motive at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Motive TV series amp oldid 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