Motifs
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Motifs |
| Original title | Motifs |
 | |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2013-2016 |
| Production company |
Bell Media, Foundation Features, Lark Productions |
| length | 40-43 minutes |
| Episodes | 52 in 4 seasons ( list ) |
| genre | Detective film |
| idea | Daniel Cerone |
| production | Daniel Cerone, Rob Merilees, Rob LaBelle |
| First broadcast | February 3, 2013 (Canada) on CTV |
| German-language first broadcast |
August 19, 2013 on TNT Series |
| occupation | |
Motive is a Canadian crime series broadcast by CTV . The series first aired after Super Bowl XLVII and reached 1.23 million viewers. This made the series the most successful Canadian television series of the 2012/13 season. In the United States , the first two seasons of the series were broadcast on ABC's summer program. Due to weak ratings, it was decided not to broadcast the third season. This and other seasons were instead shown on the USA Network . A broadcast of the third season was planned from April 1, 2016. A fourth season was broadcast on CTV from March to August 2016.
action
The focus of the series is the homicide investigation team around Detective Angie Flynn. She is a single mother who has to balance family and work.
The series is based on the principle of the inverted detective story . Motive shows the viewer the victim and his killer at the beginning of the episode. In the course of each episode, it is clarified what motive the perpetrator had and what relationship he had with the victim.
Cast and dubbing
The German dubbing is done by the dubbing company FFS Film- & Fernseh-Synchron GmbH in Munich based on a dialogue book by Christine , Patrick Roche and Simon Mora and directed by Hartmut Neugebauer and Simon Mora (from season 4).
| Role name | actor | Main role | Supporting role | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelika "Angie" Flynn | Kristin Lehman | 1.01-4.13 | Claudia Lössl | |
| Oscar Vega | Louis Ferreira | 1.01-4.13 | Ole Pfennig | |
| Brian Lucas | Brendan Penny | 1.01-4.13 | Patrick Schröder | |
| Dr. Betty Rogers | Lauren Holly | 1.01-4.13 | Madeleine proud | |
| Mark Cross | Warren Christie | 2.01-3.13 | 4.01-4.13 | Markus Pfeiffer |
| Wendy Sung | Valerie Tian | 2.01-2.13 | Anna Ewelina | |
| Boyd Bloom | Roger Cross | 1.01-1.13 | 2.01-3.13 | Matti Klemm |
| Manny Flynn | Cameron Bright | 1.04-2.13, 4.01-4.13 |
production
After the engagement of Kristin Lehmans for the central lead role, the filming of the first season of the series began on September 17, 2012. Shortly before the end of the first season of the series, CTV ordered a thirteen-part second season of the series. In September 2013, Warren Christie and Valerie Tian were hired for other leading roles in the series. The shooting of the second season lasted from September 2013 to January 2014. Due to increased and very high audience ratings, CTV ordered a third season of the series in May 2014 in the form of a further 13 episodes. On June 1, 2015, the series was extended for a fourth season.
In mid-February 2016, after the end of the fourth season, CTV ceased production of the series.
Charisma
- Canada
In Canada, the first season of the series started on February 3, 2013 after the Super Bowl . The first episode of the series was seen by 1.23 million viewers. Overall, the first season of the series watched an average of 1.1 million viewers, which made the series the most watched television series of the 2012/2013 season in Canada. The broadcast of this season ended on May 16, 2013. The second season of the series aired from March 6 to May 29, 2014 and was seen by an average of 1.3 million viewers. The third season has been broadcast from March 8, 2015 until June 7, 2015.
- United States
In late January 2013, before the first episode of the series was broadcast in Canada, ABC secured the broadcast rights for the series in the United States to replace the series Weird Desk . The first season of the series aired from May 20 to August 29, 2013 and was watched by an average of 4.70 million viewers. The second season began broadcasting on May 21, 2014.
- Germany
The series is in Germany on the Pay TV transmitter TNT series aired. The first season aired between August 19 and November 11, 2013. The second season aired from September 30th to December 23rd, 2014. The third season ran from November 13 to December 1, 2015. The final fourth season will be broadcast from November 12, 2016.
The series runs on free TV on VOX, the first season started on January 5, 2015, but took the series out of the program after six episodes. From February 3 to June 1, 2016, VOX continued broadcasting the remaining episodes of the first season and the second season.
- Austria
In Austria, the first season of the series since 16 April 2014, which it is free TV transmitter Puls 4 broadcast.
reception
The television series was rated on Metacritic with a Metascore of 50/100 based on 14 reviews.
Chris Popp from booknerds.de wrote “What is noticeable in Motive during the first episode is that the focus is on the essentials, namely on the case itself. [...] That may not be revolutionary or innovative, but it is refreshing in a certain way and should especially please those crime series fans for whom the basics are more important than the trappings that tend to get out of hand in some series. ”Furthermore he thinks that “in the end […] a predominantly exciting procedural series was created, which, with the abandonment of all frills, is probably one of the most puristic of this still young decade, because here crime is again crime - even though one already knows the villain, who is often the actual victim, after just two minutes. This first season definitely makes you want another. "
Loryn Pörschke from Serienjunkies.de also has many words of praise for the series. In her review of the pilot episode, she wrote that “the first two scenes of the pilot episode of the Motive series [...] each cast a disjointed look into the lives of the murderer and his victim. With the third scene, the viewer gets to know Detective Angie Flynn ( Kristin Lehman , The Killing ). At least the third acquaintance could be the beginning of a longer friendship. Because with the series Motive , the broadcaster CTV brings a different kind of crime thriller to the start and ensnares crime fans who can make friends with well-made procedurals but want a change from the usual suspects. ”Overall, she is of the opinion that“ the dark one Storytelling with a sense of humor is sure to attract many a crime fanatic in front of the TV screen. And the concept, which already looks interesting on paper, does not disappoint in practical implementation either. "
Web links
- Topics in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website at CTV
Individual evidence
- ↑ ABC Pulls Plug on 'Motive,' Canada's CTV Renews Crime Drama .
- ↑ Motive - Watch Season 4 Full Episodes - USA Network . February 10, 2016.
- ↑ 'Motive' returns with fourth and final season March 22 on CTV .
- ↑ a b motifs. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous file , accessed on July 8, 2014 .
- ↑ Rainer Idesheim: Motives: Kristin Lehman with a leading role in a Canadian crime series . In: Serienjunkies.de . September 29, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Adam Arndt: Motifs: 2nd season ordered . In: Serienjunkies.de . May 9, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Alphas: Warren Christie from the 2nd season leading actor in Motive . In: Serienjunkies.de . September 5, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ 'Motive' to return for an electrifying third season . In: ctv.ca . May 21, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ Mario Giglio: Motive: Canadian procedural receives 3rd season . In: Serienjunkies.de . May 21, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Mario Giglio: Motive: CTV ordered 4th season of the Canadian crime thriller . In: Serienjunkies.de . May 1, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2015.
- ↑ Trevor Kimball: Motifs: CTV TV Show Canceled; No season five . In: tvseriesfinale.com . February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ Top Programs - Total Canada (English) . In: bbm.ca . Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Canadians Get MOTIVE-ated: CTV Orders Second Season of Hit Drama . In: newswire.ca . May 8, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ 'Motive' to return for an electrifying third season . In: ctv.ca . May 21, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Mario Giglio: CTV announces 2015 start dates of its series . In: Serienjunkies.de . December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: ABC secures Canadian motifs as a summer series . In: Serienjunkies.de . January 31, 2013. Accessed July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Motive - Episode Guide for Season 1 . In: zap2it.com . Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Billy Nilles: ABC renews 'Motive' for Season 2 . In: zap2it.com . October 2, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Motive - Episode Guide for Season 2 . In: zap2it.com . Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Season 1, episode 1.01–1.13 . In: fernsehserien.de . Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Mario Giglio: Play By Day: Canadian crime fiction with motifs on pulse 4 . In: Serienjunkies.de . April 16, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ↑ Motifs: Season 1 . In: metacritic.com . Retrieved July 21, 2014.
