Saint-Pierre is a Canadian police procedural television series, which premiered on January 6, 2025, on CBC Television. It is set and filmed in the French collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and St. John's, Newfoundland. In May 2025, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on January 5, 2026. In May 2026, the series was renewed for a third season, which began filming in July 2026 and is scheduled to premiere in winter 2027.
Premise After one of Donny "Fitz" Fitzpatrick's investigations gets uncomfortably close to the corruption of a powerful local politician, he is exiled to the French collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, where he partners with local police officer Geneviève "Arch" Archambault to solve local crimes.
Cast and characters Main Allan Hawco as Sgt. Inspector Donny "Fitz" Fitzpatrick, initially an Inspector with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Joséphine Jobert as Deputy Chief Geneviève "Arch" Archambault Benz Antoine as Marcus Villeneuve, SPMP Chief Inspector and Arch's mentor Erika Prevost as Patty Montclair-Ito, junior inspector for the SPMP Jean-Michel Le Gal as Renuf Aucoin, senior inspector for the SPMP Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves as Veda Gonsalves (seasons 1–2), Arch's best friend and reformed hacker who owns a bar in Saint-Pierre James Purefoy as Sean Gallagher (season 1, recurring season 2), an international crime boss Tamara Podemski as Dr. Natasha Bourge (season 2, recurring season 1), medical examiner for the SPMP Assaad Bouab as Pascal Lalonde (season 3), a highly decorated officer from mainland France with experience in dismantling criminal organizations Caroline Dhavernas as Victoria Peters (season 3), a businesswoman planning to turn Saint-Pierre into a tourist destination who becomes enamoured with Fitz
Supporting Lara Arabian as Emmanuelle Vanessa Matsui as Meredith Fitzpatrick Kim Nelson as Lisette Archambault Tim Rozon as Dr. Theo Fouchard Maxim Roy as Prefect Charlotte Diard Louise Pitre as Marguerite
Episodes
Season 1 (2025)
Season 2 (2026)
Production
The series was created by Allan Hawco, Robina Lord-Stafford, and Perry Chafe for Hawco Productions, with Fifth Season handling global distribution. The first season was filmed in 2024 on Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. In May 2025, the series was renewed for a second season, which began filming in June 2025.
In May 2026, CBC renewed the series for a twelve-episode third season. Filming began in July 2026 in St. John's and on Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, with Assaad Bouab and Caroline Dhavernas joining the cast. Hawco and Lord-Stafford continued as showrunners, and the season's directors include Winnifred Jong, Sharon Lewis, Vanessa Matsui, TJ Scott, and John Vatcher.
Broadcast The series premiered on CBC and CBC Gem on January 6, 2025. The second season, expanded from ten episodes to twelve, premiered on January 5, 2026. The third season is scheduled to premiere in winter 2027.
In January 2026, Fifth Season announced sales of the first season to UKTV in the United Kingdom, France Télévisions, the ABC in Australia, Disney in Belgium and Eastern Europe, Quebecor for French Canada, FreeTV in Israel, Sky in New Zealand, and BBC Studios for BBC NL in the Netherlands and BBC First in Poland. In the United Kingdom, the series airs on U&Alibi. Its first French broadcast was on Saint-Pierre et Miquelon La 1ère, which began airing the first season on April 29, 2026.
Reception Ratings CBC reported that the first season was its most-watched new series of the year, and according to Numeris it was among the top Canadian drama series nationwide. CBC later reported, on Numeris data, that Saint-Pierre was its most-watched drama series of the 2025–26 television season.
Critical response Phil Harrison, writing for The Guardian, gave the show three stars out of five, comparing it to Death in Paradise.
Accolades Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result 2026 Canadian Screen Awards Best Drama Series Allan Hawco, Erin Sullivan, Janine Squires, Robina Lord-Stafford, John Vatcher, Perry Chafe Best Lead Performer, Drama Series Allan Hawco Best Writing, Drama Series Allan Hawco and Robina Lord-Stafford Best Guest Performance, Drama Series Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves Michelle Monteith Best Costume Design
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