Rent The Brokenwood Mysteries: Series 12 (2026)

Brokenwood population: still dropping. Detectives Mike Shepherd, Kristin Sims and Daniel Chalmers are grappling with the small town's murder rate. With the help of their unique pathologist, Dr Gina Kadinsky and the town's trusty locals, the team must employ unorthodox techniques to crack their most bizarre and chilling murder investigations to date. From attempted alien abductions, to a surfing priest, a masquerade ball, a historical railway, a killer ukelele and a stolen family heirloom, this season's murders once again capture the darkness, humour and eccentricity of New Zealand's most lethal town.