Developed by Morwyn Brebner, the series is based on the Jenny Cooper crime novels by M. R. Hall.

The series stars Serinda Swan as Jenny Cooper,[1] a recently widowed coroner in Toronto who investigates suspicious deaths.

[12] In June 2022, Sally Catto, CBC General Manager, announced that Serinda Swan had decided to leave the series, and options were being discussed with its producers.

[29] In October 2018, NBCUniversal International Networks acquired Coroner from Cineflix Rights for their channels in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Poland, Africa, Latin America, Brazil and Australia.

[32] Cineflix announced that the broadcast of Coroner in the UK was Universal TV's strongest ever series launch.