'Murdoch Mysteries' Celebrates New Main Cast Member for Season 18
Happy Murdoch Mysteries Day for all who celebrate. The show's current season (Season 18) debuted in October 2024 on the CBC in Canada and on the little-watched cable channel Ovation in the U.S. (which has a free streamer that viewers can find, where all episodes have been available on a weekly basis). However, for those who are complete cord-cutters and reliant on their subscription streaming services, it's only now that Murdoch Mysteries' new season's premiere is available.
For those tuning into that premiere, the absence of long-time cast member Hélène Joy as Dr. Julia Ogden won't come as a surprise, as she left on the long journey across the ocean to the U.K. at the end of Season 17. (Don't worry; Joy will be making guest appearances and is confirmed to be a part of the show's 300th episode this season.) However, the discovery that the show has grabbed the opportunity to cast its first full-time main cast member may come as a surprise.
The new character is not a doctor who has come to fill Ogden's sensible shoes; he's Inspector Albert Choi, the first Asian character to be a central part of the series. Check out the clip:
