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Blue Murder Motel
Blue Murder Motel
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Blue Murder Motel

4.8 / 10 · 4 votes
2026
1 season
8 episodes
CrimeDramaMystery

When an Aussie cop couple trade their badges for a quiet life managing a beachside motel in New Zealand, they plan to leave police work behind them - that is until crime comes to them.

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Cast

Michala Banas

Brett Tucker

Jayden Daniels

Stephanie Tauevihi

D

Dennis Zhang

J

Jesse Park

B

Briar Troy

Fiona Samuel

Christopher Stollery

Seasons

  • Party Boy

    1.Party Boy

    5.5
    18-01-202646 min

    Married ex-cops Vinny and Cole trade Sydney homicide for retirement bliss, running a retro seaside motel in coastal New Zealand - until a boys weekend ends with a corpse in Unit 3.

  • A Thousand Dreadful Things

    2.A Thousand Dreadful Things

    5.5
    25-01-202645 min

    It’s peak summer and the town swarms with partying teens. When a boy vanishes with his jet ski, Vinny and Cole face a trio of intimidating, entitled girls who are clearly hiding a...

  • Home is Where you Park it

    3.Home is Where you Park it

    7.0
    01-02-202645 min

    At Shady Vista Holiday Park, guest tensions erupt in a fiery murder. Constable Jamie Haira pulls retired ex-cops Vinny and Cole back into sleuthing, derailing their seaside retirem...

  • Born Alone, Die Together

    4.Born Alone, Die Together

    8.0
    08-02-202644 min

    Beloved locals are poisoned by their own dinner: Maude dead, Martin barely alive. As Vinny and Cole investigate, cleaner Saffron and guest Maxine suspect the new motel owners hide...

  • Run for your Life

    5.Run for your Life

    1.0
    15-02-202644 min

    A raucous 30th birthday weekend turns deadly when a motel guest is attacked during a fun run. Her sister, a TV ad actress turned trophy wife, bullies Vinny and Cole into investigat...

  • Cat Amongst the Pigeons

    6.Cat Amongst the Pigeons

    1.0
    22-02-202644 min

    Local councillor Gordon is found dead at home, the only witness his designer cat, now missing. As cat posters flood town, Vinny and Cole clash with a city detective who wants them...

  • Radio Silence

    7.Radio Silence

    1.0
    01-03-202645 min

    A summer storm traps holidaymakers in the Blue Motel conference room as a local radio DJ dies mid-broadcast. Vinny and Cole investigate, while dealing with a surprise visitor from...

  • A Cop and a Gentleman

    8.A Cop and a Gentleman

    1.0
    08-03-202644 min

    A summer market turns deadly when a local candy merchant dies in a freak accident. Vinny and Cole dig deeper and discover it was murder… and far more personal than they imagined.

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