The leash is off, and the hunt has never been this personal. Hudson & Rex: Season 8 returns to the windswept, rocky shores of St. John’s with higher stakes and darker mysteries than ever before. Detective Charlie Hudson (John Reardon) and his canine partner Rex are no longer just solving crimes; they are fighting to protect their history, their reputation, and their lives.
The season opens with a chilling psychological premise: a “Copycat Mastermind” emerges from the shadows, systematically replicating the Major Crimes Unit’s most famous solved cases. But this time, the endings are twisted, tragic, and designed to taunt the team. It quickly becomes clear that the enemy isn’t just watching them—it is someone who knows their protocols, their weaknesses, and their secrets inside out.
Dr. Sarah Truong (Mayko Nguyen), now the commanding Chief of Forensics, finds her scientific methods pushed to the breaking point by evidence that seems impossible to fake, forcing her to question reality itself. Superintendent Donovan (Kevin Hanchard) faces immense political pressure to restructure the department, with threats to disband the K9 unit looming over his head if they fail to stop the spree. Meanwhile, tech genius Jesse Mills (Justin Kelly) is locked in a high-stakes digital warfare against a hacker who threatens to dox the entire team, exposing their families to the criminal underworld.
Through the chaos, the bond between Charlie and Rex remains the team’s beating heart. Season 8 is a thrilling test of loyalty and resilience, proving that in the face of modern chaos and calculated evil, the only thing you can truly trust is a dog’s intuition.