King

Released: 2011-04-17

Runtime: 43 minutes

Episode Overview

When seven-year-old Lori Gilbert goes missing, Police Chief Graci pulls Detective Jess King out of the Police Call Centre—the Siberia of the Force—and puts her on the case. The Challenge: find the missing girl. The Reward: Jess gets to head up the elite Major Crimes Task Force. Jess takes command of her resistant new squad as they track down leads that are already cooling. And when their number one suspect, a sex offender on the prowl, comes up with an airtight alibi, it seems that Jess’ last chance at redemption is already slipping away…

Series Overview

King is a Canadian police drama which premiered April 17, 2011 on Showcase. The series stars Amy Price-Francis as Jessica King, a veteran police officer who gets promoted to head of the Major Crimes Task Force in Toronto after her predecessor has a breakdown on television. Season 2 began production in September 2011 and premiered 29 February 2012. On June 2, 2012, it was reported that King had been cancelled after 2 seasons.