Blue Murder Motel – 2026

Murder and mayhem have a new place to stay - 8 x 45’

Scripted

Married Australian police detectives Vinny and Cole are taking early retirement – they’re finally leaving their cop careers behind and have just invested in their dream – a cute little 13 room motel in Mōwai Bay, a sunny beachside New Zealand town…

But, only one week into their new life, that dream has taken an unexpected, annoying turn… because… There’s a dead body in Unit 3. Now Vinny and Cole find themselves helping local constable Jamie, too fresh and by-the-book to get anything really solved himself, on this case, and on a new murder each week.

Why we like it:

A sunny, feel-good cozy crime series combining golden beaches, surf and blue skies with entertaining, well-crafted puzzles, driven by a very endearing married couple of not-so-former detectives.

Produced by:

  • Genre:

    Blue-sky light crime

  • Director:

    Josh Frizzell (The Brokenwood Mysteries, My Life is Murder, Friends Like Her), Jacqui Nairn (Shortland Street, The Brokenwood Mysteries, My Life is Murder), Mark Beesley (Outrageous Fortune, My Life is Murder), Lucy Lawless

  • Broadcaster:

  • Shooting language:

    English

  • Cast:

    Michala Banas (McLeod’s Daughters, Halifax Retribution), Brett Tucker (The Residence, Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19, The Americans), Jayden Daniels, Stephanie Tauevihi, Jamie McDermott

  • Created by:

    Kate McDermott (Outrageous Fortune, Head High, My Life is Murder), Steven Zanoški

  • Written by:

    Kate McDermott, James Griffin, Paul Jenner, Marina Alofagia McCartney