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'''''Farm Crime''''' is a Canadian true crime documentary series which premiered on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC's]] online streaming service, [[CBC Gem]] (formerly the CBC Player), in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/api/content/e6a24110-a18a-11e8-b43a-120e7ad5cf50/|title=What to watch in theatres and online this weekend: August 17–19|last=staff|first=N. O. W.|date=2018-08-16|website=NOW Magazine|language=en-us|access-date=2018-12-19}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Created by Geoff Morrison and produced by [[Toronto]]-based production company Big Cedar Films, the series investigates unconventional crimes in the world of farming and [[agriculture]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv-eh.com/2018/08/27/season-1-farm-crime/|title=True crime in agriculture and farming is the focus of CBC's excellent, unique Farm Crime {{!}} TV, eh?|website=www.tv-eh.com|access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref>
The series was one of the first to be commissioned exclusively for the CBC Gem streaming platform, and was reported by [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]] to have been the most-streamed original unscripted series over a seven-day period and a twelve-week period when its first season premiered. In December 2020, it was announced that [[Warner Bros.]] Unscripted Television optioned the format rights to the show, and that an American version of the show is in development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2020/12/15/warner-bros-unscripted-television-options-cbc-gem-original-farm-crime/|title=Warner Bros. Unscripted Television options CBC Gem original Farm Crime|last=Pinto|first=Jordan|date=2020-12-15|website=Playback|language=en-us|access-date=2021-05-11}}</ref>
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== Reception ==
The show has been praised for looking at the crimes with intelligence and respect. At the end of 2018, ''Farm Crime'' was named as one of the “25 most binge-worthy TV shows of 2018” by NOW Magazine.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/the-25-most-binge-worthy-tv-shows-of-2018/|last=staff|first=N.O.W.|date= December 5, 2018 |website=Now Magazine|accessdate=December 19, 2018|title=The 25 most binge-worthy TV shows of 2018}}</ref> It also received positive reviews from Canadian entertainment websites, and was cited for its unique spin on the true crime genre.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{
=== Awards and nominations ===
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