本剧制片人是大名鼎鼎的迈克尔·贝。故事根据同名畅销小说改编，主人公是美军驱逐舰内森·詹姆斯号。当一场全球性的大灾难（注：在原著中这场灾难指的是美国和前苏联之间的全面核战争）抹去地球上绝大多数人口后，这艘战舰因为所处的位置特殊而逃过一劫。现在船上的人不得不面对一个新的现实——他们可能是这个世界上为数不多的幸存者之一，他们在这个世界上的位置和以前已经完全不一样。

新角色红夫人穿越时空，从未来回到现在与巡逻小队相遇。

“末日巡逻队”里每个英雄都有着悲惨的身世和能力上的缺陷，他们在钢骨的号召﹑首席的领导下调查奇怪现象并保护地球。

DC品牌的线上频道「DC Universe DC宇宙」过去预定了13集的新剧《末日巡逻队 Doom Patrol》，该剧由Greg Berlanti负责﹑Jeremy Carver执笔剧本，剧中讲述一群被世人遗弃的超级英雄 - 机甲人﹑底片人﹑橡皮少女﹑疯狂简，以及领导他们的怪才「首席」Niles Caulder博士。本剧定于美国时间2月15日上线，以下是正式短预告。　　《末日巡逻队》过去已在《泰坦 Titans》第四集率先出场，这支团队的超级英雄虽然有不同的能力，但同时亦因能力而身心受创，他们在钢骨Cyborg的号召﹑首席The Chief的领导下调查奇怪现象并保护地球。　　Timothy Dalton饰演Niles Caulder博士，被称为「首席The Chief」的他是位下肢瘫痪的天才，聪明﹑受争议的Niles环游世界找寻需要奇迹才能治好的病患，他会毫不犹豫帮助他们，期间他还组建了英雄团队「末日巡逻队The Doom Patrol」。（顺带一提，在《泰坦》出场的首席是Bruno Bichir饰演的。）　　Joivan Wade饰演Victor Stone，亦即是DC著名英雄钢骨Cyborg，他是个具魅力﹑爱吐糟的半人半机械身英雄，纵使他能控制世界上每一台电脑，但他还是希望能维持与「人类」的联系。　　Brendan Fraser及Riley Shanahan饰演机甲人Robotman，身体是生物机械，该角色设定他还是人类Cliff Steele时，因为赛车事故几近死亡，因此他的大脑被转移到机械身上。Brendan Fraser负责机甲人的配音及饰演闪回中的Cliff Steele，而Riley Shanahan则是负责机甲人的表演部份。　　Matt Bomer及Matthew Zuk饰演底片人 Negative Man，拥有放射性。Matt Bomer负责配音及饰演底片人闪回中，还是人类时的Larry Trainor，Matthew Zuk则是穿上全身装束负责表演。　　April Bowlby饰演Rita Farr，亦即橡皮少女 Elasti Girl，可伸缩肢体﹑Diane Guerrero饰演疯狂简Crazy Jane，这个英雄可谓不太靠谱，因为她患有世界上最多人格的人格分裂症，不过伴随着这64个人格的是64种超能力，所以疯狂简是末日巡逻队中最强大的战力……但亦是最不稳定的。

Felix McClure, an Oxford University professor, is stabbed to death in his college study. Not only was he an expert in his field but he was one of the University's key fund-raisers. The investigation focuses on Brooks, a one-time cleaner for McClure who quit his college job abruptly after a student, Mathew Rodway, jumped out of a college window high on drugs. When Morse learns that Brooks' daughter was the object of affection for both Rodway and another student, he has another possible suspect. Brooks' wife also worked for one of McClure's friends and Morse uncovers a conspiracy that he may not be able to prove.

Morse and Lewis investigate the death of Laura Poindexter, an American tourist who is part of an exclusive tour group visiting Oxford. Missing from her personal effects is her jewelry, including the Wolvercote Tongue which she was going to donate to the Ashmolean Museum. The pathologist determines that she died of natural causes, but Morse feels there's something not quite right. The mystery deepens when Theodore Kemp, the Ashmolean's expert on the Wolvercote Tongue, is found dead and Mrs. Poindexter's husband goes missing.

Steven Parnell, who was accused of murdering a number young girls the previous summer, is killed while in prison awaiting trial. Morse had not been involved in the case as he was on leave during most of that investigation. What piques Morse's interest is that one of the victims, Karen Anderson, was never found and it is assumed that her body was dumped in a nearby lake but Parnell confessed to his priest on his deathbed that he wasn't responsible for that particular murder. When one of the witnesses in the case, George Daly, is murdered, Morse and Lewis try to find some connection to Anderson's disappearance. They also wonder why Anderson's camera - she was an avid photographer - wasn't found. What they come across is a group of middle-aged men whose hobby is taking so-called glamour photos.

《摩斯探长前传》第四季于2017年1月回归ITV，本季共四集，标题分别为《游戏》、《圣歌》、《检疫》、《丰收》。剧情以1967年为背景，承接第三季结尾，由Shaun Evans和Roger Allam主演，Russell Lewis担任编剧，摩斯探长系列小说作者Colin Dexter担任顾问。

《摩斯探长前传》第六季共4集，剧情以1969年为背景，于2019年2月在英国独立电视台播出。

《摩斯探长前传》第七季共3集，剧情以1970年为背景，于2020年2月在英国独立电视台播出。

《摩斯探长前传》第九季获得预订，共三集，预计2023年播出，同时也确认本季是该剧的最终季。

《摩斯探长前传》第二季于2014年3-4月在英国ITV播出，新一季由《宝藏》、《夜曲》、《摇摆》、《永无乡》四个故事组成，单集片长为90分钟，Russell Lewis担任编剧，Shaun Evans继续出演主角警探摩斯，摩斯探长系列小说原作者Colin Dexter依旧为本剧担任顾问。四集导演分别由Kristoffer Nyholm、Giuseppe Capotondi、Andy Wilson、Geoffrey Sax担任。