
Luther(2010)
A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.


Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise Delorme, a tough investigator in her own right.

Billy Campbell
John Cardinal

Karine Vanasse
Lise Delorme
Cardinal is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of detective, based on novel or book, depression, canada, child murder, psychopath. Created by Sarah Dodd, it stars Billy Campbell, Karine Vanasse. Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise Delorme, a tough investigator in her own right.
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