The Listener (Seasons 1–5)

The Listener (2009) is a Canadian crime drama series you can watch online on iFILM, starring Craig Olejnik as Toby Logan — a paramedic who can read minds and has been keeping the fact secret his entire adult life. The show ran for five seasons, from 2009 to 2014.

Toby grew up in foster care with no one to confide in, which made him cautious and solitary. When he finally decides to use his ability to help solve crimes, he partners quietly with detective Alex Rands, played by Lauren Lee Smith, while his partner Oz (Ennis Esmer) provides much of the show's lighter momentum. Each week's case gives Toby access to thoughts that witnesses and suspects won't share voluntarily — fragments of fear, guilt, or knowledge that official interviews never surface.

It is a procedural at heart, grounded more in character dynamics than in spectacle. Five seasons is a reasonable run for this kind of show, and the formula holds together — low-key Canadian crime drama with a lead who earns sympathy rather than demanding it. Stream The Listener online on iFILM.