Hudson and Rex Season 9: The Vengeance Protocol (2026)
The highly anticipated ninth season of the popular procedural drama, Hudson and Rex, returns in 2026 with a gripping, high-stakes storyline titled The Vengeance Protocol. Starring John Reardon as Detective Charlie Hudson, Mayko Nguyen as Doctor Sarah Truong, Kevin Hanchard as Superintendent Joseph Donovan, and Justin Kelly as IT Specialist Jesse Mills, this season promises to be the most intense and personally challenging one yet for the Major Crimes Unit in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
A Deeply Personal Threat
Detective Charlie Hudson and his exceptional German Shepherd partner, Rex, are plunged into their most dangerous and emotionally taxing case. The core conflict of Season 9 revolves around a ghost from Charlie’s past: a brilliant but ruthless criminal mastermind who was presumed to be dead or incarcerated for good. This figure, fueled by an elaborate and deeply personal desire for vengeance, suddenly resurfaces in the quiet streets of St. John’s. The sinister plot targets not only Charlie directly but also the entire Major Crimes Unit, aiming to dismantle their careers, their lives, and the very stability of the department.
Going Rogue Under the Vengeance Protocol
Faced with a threat that is too close and too sophisticated for standard police procedure, Charlie is compelled to activate a highly classified, high-risk operational procedure known only as the Vengeance Protocol. This protocol forces Charlie and Rex to step entirely outside the confines of the law and go completely rogue. They must blur the ethical lines between law enforcement and criminal operation, utilizing unorthodox methods and making difficult alliances to anticipate their enemy’s next devastating move.
The Team Scrambles
While Charlie and Rex operate in the shadows, the rest of the unit risks their own careers to provide crucial support. Superintendent Donovan (Kevin Hanchard) must navigate the political fallout and bureaucratic hurdles, scrambling to protect Charlie from internal affairs while secretly feeding him essential intelligence. Doctor Sarah Truong (Mayko Nguyen) and IT Specialist Jesse Mills (Justin Kelly) leverage their forensic and technical expertise to aid their partners from within the system’s strict boundaries. The stakes escalate daily as Charlie and Rex find themselves locked in a brutal, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse where one wrong move means the end of everything.
This season intensely tests the unbreakable, almost telepathic bond between the detective and his K9 partner, pushing Rex’s superior instincts and Charlie’s sharp detective skills to their absolute breaking point. The path to justice is fraught with peril, and achieving it may ultimately require Charlie Hudson and Rex to shatter every single rule and regulation they have sworn to uphold.