Cardinal: Blackfly Season
It’s early summer in Algonquin Bay and the blackflies aren’t the only ones out for blood. Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme find themselves with a strange case on their hands involving a young woman with a gunshot wound to the head. The investigation quickly takes a turn as Cardinal and Delorme uncover a series of disturbing, ritualistic killings that may be connected to their young victim.
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Cardinal Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
It’s early summer in Algonquin Bay and the blackflies aren’t the only ones out for blood. Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme find themselves with a strange case on their hands involving a young woman with a gunshot wound to the head. The investigation quickly takes a turn as Cardinal and Delorme uncover a series of disturbing, ritualistic killings that may be connected to their young victim.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Red
Jan 4, 2018 · 43 min
Detective Jerry Commanda finds a confused, red-haired woman alone at a roadside bar with a bullet in her head. Red has no memory of who she is, how she got there, or who shot her.
Wombat
Jan 11, 2018 · 43 min
Detectives John Cardinal and Lise Delorme identify the latest body as a local gun thief, their only suspect. Tracking the victim’s final days leads them to the local Northern Raide
Kevin
Jan 18, 2018 · 43 min
Detective Cardinal and Delorme retrieve security footage of Red that helps identify her as Terri Tait, a student from Vancouver, BC.
Toof
Jan 25, 2018 · 43 min
Having tracked down Terri, Cardinal gains her trust. Terri’s recovered memories give the team new information to work with and they make progress tracking Terri’s shooter.
Northwind
Feb 1, 2018 · 43 min
John and Lisa connect evidence from a new crime to a ritualistic murder and Terri's memories help make a connection to a possible suspect.
El Brujo
Feb 8, 2018 · 43 min
John and Lisa race to find Ray before he kills Terri and her brother. A betrayal threatens Cardinal and Delorme's case and their lives.