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Name: King
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2011-04-17
Cast: Amy Price-Francis

2011
2 Seasons
6.9 (1,562)

"King" is a captivating Canadian drama series that was aired on Showcase from 2011 to 2012. The series features the talented Amy Price-Francis playing the leading role of Detective Jessica King. With a beautifully developed storyline, engaging character arcs, and compelling plot twists, the series stands as both a tribute to and an evolution of the detective genre, offering a unique approach on typically procedural narratives.

On the surface, "King" can be labeled as a crime drama, yet underneath its surface, it paints a comprehensive exploration of its characters' personal lives and how it intertwines with their professional fronts. The show expertly interweaves its crime focus with the myriad complexities of personal relationships, all while consistently maintaining suspense and intrigue.

Amy Price-Francis in the role of Jessica King is the heart and soul of the series. She portrays an experienced, confident, and witty detective, taking over the Major Crimes Task Force after her predecessor leaves under a cloud of personal and professional scandal. Jessica King is a richly dimensional character with her own fair share of complexities

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20. Wendy Stetler

March 11, 2014

King has become convinced that his Uncle Tim committed some of the Lake Road killings, but there is another suspect and no evidence against Tim.

19. Aurora O'Donnell

March 11, 2014

At the direction of Aurora O'Donnell's 911 call, police are led north of the city to a corpse-dumping ground, and King and her team must hunt down the serial killer.

18. Justice Calvin Faulkner

March 10, 2014

In this episode, Jessica is trying her hardest to keep a scandal under wraps. She is also investigating the family court judge for the cause of death. A poor personal life is likely the cause.

17. Scout Winter

August 23, 2013

When Trevor Winter, an anti-racist activist, provokes a white supremacist group, he is beaten in his own house, which prompts Child Protection Services to take away his kids.

16. Cameron Bell

August 16, 2013

When a video of Danny's partner, Jim Perry, goes public of him beating his Confidential Informant, Danny and Perry are suspended. Graci has Jess take over their ongoing investigation: the shooting of Scott Flanigan, an innocent bystander caught in gang crossfire at a skating rink.

15. Ahmad Khan

August 9, 2013

Ahmad, the star of the University's Bio Chem department, was also an observant Muslim. When he suffers a violent death, all evidence points to a hate crime, until Jess discovers Ahmad was secretly gay.

14. Farah Elliot

August 2, 2013

Jess King is stunned when she discovers her nemesis, Seymour Keegan, a vicious serial predator, has returned and is targeting a new victim.

13. Wendy Stetler

May 25, 2012

King suspects a man's uncle of his murder, but there is no evidence.

12. Aurora O'Donnell

May 18, 2012

A serial killer's dumping ground is discovered, and Jess and her team must find the identity of the killer.

11. Justice Calvin Faulkner

May 11, 2012

Jessica must solve the murder of a Family Court Judge who was found strangled with a negligee.

10. Alicia Pratta

May 4, 2012

Jess needs to find out who's guilty when a college student is attacked after getting roofied at a sorority party.

9. Chris Harris

April 27, 2012

Ingrid Evans' brother is serving 15 years for murder, but Jess discovers a key witness may have lied at the trial.

8. Isabelle Toomey

April 20, 2012

Chief Graci calls Jess to help solve a cold case that still gnaws at him.

7. Jared and Stacey Cooper

April 13, 2012

When an up-and-coming fighter and his wife are brutally murdered, King and her team must delve into the hard-hitting, 'roid-raging universe of MMA fighting. Graci's under pressure from the new Mayor to come up with a quick decision, Spears is acting especially cagey and the victim's father is an old high school pal of King's dad. As she battles her way through cheating and shifting loyalties, Jess is compelled to see all the men in her life differently.

6. Freddy Boise

April 4, 2012

Jess is visiting her father, Louis King, after he's hospitalized with chest pains when a donated heart destined for high-profile philanthropist Freddy Boise disappears. With just five hours to find the missing heart and sort through daddy issues, Jess has to choose between the likely suspects - a jealous doctor, Boise's ambitious but solicitous daughter, a ward nurse who's equally solicitous of Louis King and a brilliant, imperious surgeon who seems to be very turned on by Spears.

5. Sunil Sharma

March 28, 2012

A multiple homicide leaves Jess on a razor's edge. An Indo-Canadian family is found brutally murdered. A dead Indian bride and a white groom. With a trail of blood leading right to the bride's brother. Should be a slam-dunk but King isn't so sure. With Graci under pressure from community leaders, a motive for murder becomes more and more elusive. Jess struggles to make sense of this horrendous crime and begins to suspect that the truth she uncovers may relate to a truth in her personal life she hasn't been willing to hear.

4. Charlene Francis

March 21, 2012

Detective Sergeant Pete Rivers (Jess' ex-husband) is on the verge of wrapping up a major investigation into drug dealing and gun smuggling when heís carjacked - losing not just his vehicle but also his police issue laptop. The computer contains sensitive intelligence, including the real identity of an Undercover Officer who has managed to infiltrate the ruthless drug dealerís crew. King's assignment? Find the laptop before it falls into the wrong hands, make sure the illegal guns never end up on the streets, and figure out whether her ex-husband's character flaws (the same ones that ended their marriage) have put the project - and the Undercover Officer - in danger.

3. Jamila Karan

March 14, 2012

When a ransom payoff goes terribly wrong, Jess and her team must do everything in their power to free a kidnapped young girl. The MCTF ends up in the middle of a feud between two successful jewelers, discovering there is more to their rivalry than the competition to buy old gold. Just as the kidnappers increase their demand to a million dollars, complications arise with Jessí pregnancy, forcing her to run the investigation from bed. Time is running out, on and off the job, and Jess realizes that a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with the bad guys is her last best chance to save the victimís life.

2. Josh Simpson

March 7, 2012

In a routine raid on a backroom poker game, a Detective is shot. The old Sergeant in charge of the raid was King's Training Officer and the wife of the critically wounded cop was Danny's girlfriend. Things get remarkably more challenging for King when all the witnesses at the game dummy up. In this coke-fueled, high rolling, no-limit underworld, the MCTF team must figure out who is covering for whom and why. King has another gambling problem closer to home - a loan shark's debt book shows Danny is still laying bets.

1. Alina Mikute

February 29, 2012

A domestic at an upscale residential house. A husband, wife and the husband's mistress brawl by the pool. The next day, the mistress is found dead and Graci throws a hot case in King's lap...the husband, Henry Fielding Jr., is the son of the former Police Chief. The same Chief Jess King called "a corrupt ass-grabber" in a video that went viral online. King was banished to the phone room and Fielding Sr. was forced into retirement. But he still has many allies amongst the rank and file - maybe even Derek Spears. King and her team learn that the young woman was a stripper, pregnant, and struggling to get free of her biker employers - dreaming of a new life.

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