Mary Kills People

Did You Know?

• Dr. Mary Harris works at the emergency department of Eden General Hospital and has a side business as an end of life counselor with her partner Des.
• Their lives get complicated when the police start investigating them.
• As of January 23, 2017, there were talks to produce a second season according to Metro News and Caroline Dhavernas.

Production

Global ordered a six-episode first season of the show on January 28, 2016. Filming started that summer, and the debut aired on January 25, 2017. In the U.S., Lifetime acquired the series on October 13, 2016, and premiered it on April 23, 2017. By January 23, 2017, discussions for a second season were underway. That six-episode follow-up was officially confirmed on June 5, 2017, with production taking place that summer in Toronto and Hamilton. Lifetime picked up the second season on July 28, 2017, and it aired from March 12, 2018. On December 3, 2018, Lifetime decided not to broadcast the final season. The show wrapped after completing its third season.

Reception

The first season received a score of 66 on Metacritic, indicating generally favourable reviews, based on eight reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes it earned a 100% rating based on eleven reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10; the site's critical consensus stated the show is more than its unique premise, with a layered lead performance and consistently entertaining narrative keeping the dark comedy grounded in relatable reality. The second season also received 100% based on five reviews, for an average rating of 9.4/10.

John Doyle of The Globe and Mail called the first episode remarkably assured, droll and adult, very smart and utterly intriguing, praising Mary Harris as one of the most compelling, original female characters in years and Caroline Dhavernas as exceptional. Variety's Maureen Ryan said the show pulls off a melding of tones—comedic, dramatic, and philosophical—that seems next to impossible, but criticized the first season's romance subplots.