Plot Synopsis

When Harley Carter was a teenager, he experienced 15 minutes of fame when he solved the mystery of a serial killer plaguing his small town in Ontario. Now, years later, Harley has become a famous Hollywood actor playing a grown-up version of what he actually was as a kid. And it's wearing on him. After an embarrassing public meltdown in Hollywood, Harley returns to his hometown to take a break but finds that he can't leave solving mysteries behind -- his housekeeper has been accused of murder. Carter taps into his acting experience to become a real-life detective, partnering with -- and reconnecting to -- his childhood friends, no-nonsense police veteran Sam Shaw and witty, street-wise coffee truck owner, Dave Leigh. CARTER had its U.S. premiere on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 10pm ET on WGN America.

The second season of the CARTER has its U.S. premiere on Monday, January 20, 2020 at 10pm ET/PT on WGN America, with Jerry O'Connell, Sydney Poitier Heartsong, and Kristian Bruun returning for the show's sophomore season. In Season 2, Carter plants roots as a celebrity Private Investigator and doubles down on his fame in a world where life continues to imitate TV. But Carter will discover that the toughest cases to solve are personal ones when he finds himself embroiled in a love triangle with his best friend -- a real detective -- and her new police chief, played by Lyriq Bent where the stakes are winner takes all.
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On Monday, March 23, 2020 at Midnight ET/PT, WGN America premiered the Season 2 finale of CARTER. In the season ender, "Harley Takes a Bow," Bishop is turning 150 and Harley has to make sure everyone is around for 151.