[10/09/25 - 09:08 AM] ID Debuts New Series "Who Hired the Hitman?" The six-episode series explores dark and dangerous cases of contract killings where money, betrayal, and cold-blooded ambition collide.
[via press release from Investigation Discovery]
ID DEBUTS NEW SERIES "WHO HIRED THE HITMAN?"
(New York, NY) - Today, Investigation Discovery, the leading true crime network, debuted a first look at the new six-episode series WHO HIRED THE HITMAN?, which explores dark and dangerous cases of contract killings where money, betrayal, and cold-blooded ambition collide. WHO HIRED THE HITMAN? premieres on Tuesday, November 4 at 10/9c on ID, with new episodes airing weekly. Episodes will be available to stream the next day on HBO Max.
Featuring six different cases, WHO HIRED THE HITMAN? delves into the twisted trails of phone calls, endless suspects, deceiving alibis, and the hidden motives of murder-for-hire plots. Over the course of the season, episodes unravel the twisted web of each unique case from a murder of a snow plowman that puts his community on edge to a real estate entrepreneur who finds himself at the center of multiple murder attempts. At the heart of it all lies one haunting question: who is the mastermind pulling the strings? In the season premiere, Home on the Rage, airing on Tuesday, November 4 at 10/9c, after a farmer is found dead on his kitchen floor, everyone on the property becomes a suspect in a complicated investigation that leads to a shocking discovery.
Additional episodes this season include:
The Murder of Big Joe
Premieres Tuesday, November 11 at 10/9c
The midnight murder of a snow plowman puts his friends on edge as their tiny town struggles to root out the culprit. Then, police find a clue on the victim's forehead that may be the killer's calling card.
The Witch Doctor
Premieres Tuesday, November 18 at 10/9c
Killers murder an adrenaline-junkie young father, and detectives sift through tales of illegal chicken
fighting, drag racing, cheating, and a mysterious figure nicknamed "The Witch Doctor."
A Hard Man to Kill
Premieres Tuesday, November 25 at 10/9c
For a year, NYPD follows a bloody trail of murder attempts against a real estate entrepreneur, only to discover that no one is who they seem. The victim has ties to a mob family, and the mastermind is closer than they realized.
The Genuis and the Mastermind
Premieres Tuesday, December 2 at 10/9c
The assassination of a computer genius sends detectives on a two-decade hunt for missing gold, uncovers a shocking link to a Saudi sheik, and exposes a deadly international scheme that claims another life.
Dead Body Shop
Premieres Tuesday, December 9 at 10/9c
A gunman executes three mechanics in a sleepy Connecticut town. Detectives scrape for evidence and uncover a world of chatrooms, embezzlement, an illicit love affair, and three families of potential suspects.
WHO HIRED THE HITMAN? is produced for Investigation Discovery by Magilla Entertainment.
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About INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY (ID)
Investigation Discovery (ID) is the leading true crime network on television, delivering the highest-quality programming to nearly 60 million U.S. households. For exclusive digital content and bonus material, fans can follow ID on X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube. Investigation Discovery is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, Max, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Film Group, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.
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