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Murder in a Small Town Season 2 Premieres on Fox With Political Pressure and an Expanded Beat

Political pressure over funding collides with scarce resources to test Karl and Cassandra’s partnership this season.

Overview

  • The 10-episode second season debuted Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox and airs weekly.
  • Cassandra is now on the town council, as new mayor Christie Holman applies leverage on Karl over staffing and budget priorities.
  • Karl’s jurisdiction widens along the Sunshine Coast with critical understaffing, and the ensemble grows with Bethany Brown as Corporal Laila Jackson.
  • A season-long thread opens as Cassandra revisits the decades-old hit-and-run death of her friend Lauren Park, which later draws formal investigation.
  • Episode 3, scheduled for Oct. 7, features Malcolm-Jamal Warner in a posthumous guest role as Richard Buscombe.