Frankie Drake Mysteries
Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 9/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10Female perspectiveWomen's experience as the defining lens.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Lauren Lee SmithChantel RileyRebecca LiddiardSharron MatthewsWendy CrewsonGrace Lynn Kung
Written by
Carol HayMichelle RicciCal Coons
Starring
Lauren Lee SmithChantel RileyRebecca LiddiardSharron MatthewsWendy CrewsonGrace Lynn Kung
Written by
Carol HayMichelle RicciCal Coons
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Frankie Drake Mysteries Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.0 | |
| S2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | ||
| S3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | ||
| S4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
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About
"Jazz-age detective work with a feminist wink"
Set in 1920s Toronto, this show follows Frankie Drake, one of the city's only female private detectives, as she and her partner take on cases the police won't touch. It's breezy period crime with a feminist bent, leaning on stylish flapper-era fashion, banter between its tight-knit cast, and case-of-the-week mysteries rather than heavy serialized drama. The tone stays light and optimistic even when tackling darker social issues of the era, making it comfort viewing more than edge-of-your-seat suspense.
Watch it for
the charming period detail and a rare focus on women running their own detective agency.
Maybe skip if
you want gritty, slow-burn crime drama instead of light case-of-the-week mysteries.
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All Seasons
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Season 12017
7.32K117h 53m
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Season 22018
7.41K107h 10m
Season two delivers a slate of new adventures as the ladies of Drake Private Detectives take on more challenging cases and face off against some impressive foes. The team is great at what they do, but things are made more complicated for them this season with the arrival of Detective Tom Greyson. Transferred to Mary's Station House from Hamilton, the quietly handsome Greyson is more than a little wary of the red-headed female PI he keeps running into at crime scenes. He and Frankie play a slow burn game of cat and mouse, growing closer as the season progresses but do either of them want the complications that being more than friends would invite?
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Season 32019
7.51K107h 20m
The third season sees Frankie face a family secret while episodes bring her and the Drake Private Detectives team into the world of British aristocrats, illegal boxing, the supernatural, and political fundraisers.
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Season 42021
7.31K107h 20m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Lauren Lee Smith Frankie Drake
Chantel Riley Trudy Clarke
Rebecca Liddiard Mary Shaw
Sharron Matthews Flo Chakowitz, Flo, Flo Chackowitz
Wendy Crewson Nora Drake, Nora Amory, Nora Amoury
Grace Lynn Kung Wendy Quon
Anthony Lemke Detective Greyson
Johnathan Sousa Alessandro Contento
Romaine Waite Bill Peters
Karen Robinson Mildred Clarke
Crew
Carol Hay
Michelle Ricci
Cal Coons
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