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Motive

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Motive

Series Details & Credits

ABC | CTV | Release Date: February 3, 2013

Summary: The Canadian mystery series lets the viewers see the killers and victims as Detective Angie Flynn (Kristin Lehman) and her partner Detective Oscar Vega (Louis Ferreira) try to discover who and why the killers did it.

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense

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Metascore

53

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4

Mixed:

9

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2

Critic Reviews

75

New York Post

Sara Stewart

May 21, 2014

Season 2 Review: If you’re a genre fan, Motive is a satisfyingly different way to get your murder-mystery fix. Read full review

75

People Weekly

Tom Gliatto

May 16, 2013

Season 1 Review: Motive isn't ingenious enough to motivate imitations or spinoffs, but it's smooth and diverting. [27 May 2013, p.40]

70

Philadelphia Inquirer

David Hiltbrand

May 20, 2013

Season 1 Review: Its nonlinear, whydunit approach makes the show stand out. The fractured loop-de-loop narrative creates not just surprise but suspense. Read full review

50

San Francisco Chronicle

David Wiegand

May 15, 2013

Season 1 Review: Instead of being a whodunit, Motive is a "whydunit," which, except for the appeal of the show's star, amounts to a "whocares." Read full review

50

The New York Times

Mike Hale

May 20, 2013

Season 1 Review: It’s reasonably smart, reasonably interesting and reasonably well acted without being particularly good. Read full review

50

Newsday

Diane Werts

May 17, 2013

Season 1 Review: Lehman is good, most everything's OK, but nothing is especially fresh or compelling. Read full review

30

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

May 20, 2013

Season 1 Review: You've heard of open-and-shut cases. Motive is more like open and yawn. Read full review

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JennetP

Jun 14, 2019

I think this series is underrated. When I first started watching, I thought I'd get tired of the show's structure, wherein we learn at the beginning who the murderer is but only discover the reasons for the murder as the detectives solve the case. But the premise stays surprisingly freshI think this series is underrated. When I first started watching, I thought I'd get tired of the show's structure, wherein we learn at the beginning who the murderer is but only discover the reasons for the murder as the detectives solve the case. But the premise stays surprisingly fresh throughout the four seasons, and most of the cases are interesting. I appreciate the understated cast, as I'm tired of detective series in which detecting takes a back seat to the protagonists' mental health issues and mysteries devolve into outlandish espionage-adjacent plots. In short, MOTIVE is a series for grownups who enjoy puzzles, and it deserves a higher score than 53.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 6

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  Air Date: February 3, 2013
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Season 5

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  Air Date: February 3, 2013
Season 4

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  Air Date: March 26, 2016
Season 3

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  Air Date: March 8, 2015
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  Air Date: March 6, 2014
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  Air Date: February 3, 2013