SeasonfiveofMurdochMysteriesopensinunfamiliarterritory,asDetectiveWilliamMurdoch(YannickBisson)leavesTorontototryhisluckwhiletheKlondikeGoldRushintheYukonwindsdown.Suspendedforinterferinginaninvestigation,ontherunforsurreptitiouslyfreeingamurderertomakeamends,andnursingabrokenheartafterDr.Ogden'smarriagetoanotherman,hetriestoescapehispast,andhispassionfordetectivework.Backinthecity,newlypromotedChiefConstableGiles(NigelBennett)makesitcleartoInspectorThomasBrackenreid(ThomasCraig),thathe'llbekeepingaverycloseeyeonpolicematters.Meanwhile,Murdoch'sbelovedformerassociate,Dr.JuliaOgden(HélèneJoy),isnowworkingalongsideActingDetectiveGeorgeCrabtree(JonnyHarris)andDr.EmilyGrace(GeorginaReilly),afeistyyoungprotégé.Intheremotenorth,Murdochispleasedtodiscoverthathisfledglingprospectingcareermaygarnergreatsuccess,asmallcomfortafterJulia'smarriagetoanotherman.Butashetriestorebuildhislife,hefindshimselfdrawnintothecaseofMrs.ElizabethBryant(JillHalfpenny),aninnkeeperchargedwithmurder.TheplotthickenswhenwriterJackLondon(AaronAshmore)lendshisinsights,andMurdochsoonrealizesthatwhilehehadhopedtoleavehisshatteredheartandtatteredcareerbackinToronto,hisdaysasadetectivearenotbehindhim影片追求去戏剧化的艺术方向。现代技术让历史影像获得新生，全彩修复丰富视觉层次，画面技术提升观看体验。技术运用保持低调，整体色彩偏向沉静。整体处理注重思想深度。色彩管理十分审慎，声音创作追求质朴自然。