The Murder Line, a new crime thriller starring Minnie Driver as the villain, is on ITV now.
ITV’s drama slate is already stacked. Viewers are still pushing for After the Flood series 3, and Secret Service starts next week.
Now, ITV has secured The Murder Line, a gritty thriller from overseas.
What is The Murder Line about?
Set in Canada’s Thousand Islands, The Murder Line follows local cop Henry Roland, who stumbles across evidence linking a drug case to his childhood best friend, Tommy Hawley.
However, they share a dangerous secret, and ITV teases that Henry “ventures beyond the line of duty to save a childhood friend, only to have everything unravel”.
“When his plan backfires, his carefully constructed life begins to collapse, thrusting him into a dangerous collision course with backstabbing criminals, suspicious colleagues, and vulnerable civilians who need him more than ever.”
Among those circling the chaos is May Ferguson, the matriarch of a ruthless British crime family – and she wants the missing drugs.
When is The Murder Line released?
The Murder Line premiered on ITV on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
The whole series is available to stream on ITVX now, but it’s airing on ITV1 every night until its finale on Wednesday, April 22 (well, Thursday, technically… but we’ll get to that).
How many episodes are there?
There are six episodes in The Murder Line.
As noted above, you can stream the entire series on ITVX now, so don’t feel the need to wait for them all to be shown on telly.
The Murder Line release schedule and times
While The Murder Line is airing every night, it’s not always on ITV1 at the same time. So, make sure you know when to tune in if you want to watch it as it airs on TV:
- Episode 1: Saturday, April 18 at 10pm
- Episode 2: Saturday, April 18 at 11:10pm
- Episode 3: Sunday, April 19 at 10:15pm
- Episode 4: Monday, April 20 at 11pm
- Episode 5: Tuesday, April 21 at 11:15pm
- Episode 6: Thursday, April 23 at 12am
Who’s in The Murder Line cast?
Stephen Amell leads as Henry. The former Green Arrow star recently fronted Suits LA and described the show as tonally similar to Ozark.
“As this story gets deeper and more twisted, Henry becomes more and more exposed and laid bare,” he said.
“And that was really fun for me… it reminds me of Ozark or the first season of ‘Fargo,’ where these crimes are so out there that you have to imbue a sense of humour into the proceedings. Otherwise, the entire thing is just too dark.”
Hamza Haq plays Tommy, while Minnie Driver steps into villain territory as May.
Thomas Craig, best known for playing Tommy Harris in Coronation Street and Simon Goddard in Where the Heart is, also features in the cast.
Full cast
- Tamara Podemski as Erica Ross
- Katia Edith Wood as Ruby
- Thomas Craig as Gaz
- Kate Corbett as Liv
- Anna Douglas as Julie Roland
- Jeremy Watson as Miles
- Christopher Heyerdahl as Charlie Penner
- Christian Lloyd as Chaz
- Natalie Liconti as Bo
- Ashton Cressman as Adam
- Jorja Cadence as Stacey
- Gage Arbuthnot as Young Henry
- Jason Weinberg as Walt
- Qasim Khan as Silas
- Dylan Taylor as Wade
The series was created by Graeme Stewart, whose previous credits include Burden of Truth and The Detail.
How to watch The Murder Line
The Murder Line will air on ITV1 and stream on ITVX in the UK.
It already aired in Canada under the title The Borderline, but it got a new name for its release in the UK.
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The Murder Line is available on ITVX now.
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