Citytv Renews Hudson & Rex For Season 9

Canadian Telecom Company Rogers is hosting its 2026 Upfronts event next week. But over the course of the last couple of weeks, they have renewed a whole bunch of Citytv originals. But they made a huge renewal announcement yesterday, and a surprise casting announcement to go with the renewal as well. 

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So Citytv’s popular police procedural, Hudson & Rex, was renewed yesterday. Now, the post yesterday on Instagram was a little cryptic, but it did leave everyone guessing with what was coming: 

Then the big announcement happened this morning, and the return of a fan favorite character came: 

So, this definitely came as a shock to pretty much everyone. I think the internet didn’t think John coming back to the series was a possibility, but I for sure welcome it. So, we also got a quote from John talking about his excitement about coming back to the show: 

“I’m excited to step back into the role of Charlie as Hudson and Rex moves into its next chapter. The series has earned a passionate audience around the world, and I’m grateful for the continued support. I’m looking forward to beginning production on the new season with the cast, crew, creative team, production, and network partners – and to sharing more adventures with Rex and the fans.” 

Now, what we do know is that the show is back filming next week, and we also got a little bit of a description of what to expect with the new season: 

“When viewers last saw Charlie Hudson, he was heading to South America in search of his missing brother, Jack. Next season will see Charlie shocking everyone with his return to St. John’s with one final task to accomplish before putting the Belize nightmare behind him. Charlie’s return creates a complicated dilemma for loyal Rex and sets off a chain reaction inside the St. John’s Police Department.” 

The show returns for a 12-episode Season 9 this fall, and I cannot wait to see what happens.