Forever Knight

Nick Knight is about an immortal who tries to live a moral life in a modern city. Nick, an 800-year-old vampire, works the night shift as a Toronto homicide detective to atone for centuries of killing while he searches for a way to become human again. The show follows his attempts to balance police work, where he values justice, with the darker needs and instincts that come with being a vampire. He’s haunted by past actions and by his complicated relationship with Lucien LaCroix, an older vampire whose influence keeps pulling Nick back toward old habits, while Dr. Natalie Lambert and colleagues at the precinct complicate his attempts at normalcy.

Created by James D. Parriott and Barney Cohen, the series premiered on May 5, 1992 and ran for three seasons, concluding on May 17, 1996. It blended Canadian production values with a format that aimed at both genre fans and crime drama viewers.

The show wasn’t a major awards winner in the United States, though it did attract attention within Canadian television circles during its run. It earned a modest level of industry recognition, reflecting its status as a cult favorite rather than a mainstream awards powerhouse.

Forever Knight left a clear mark on vampire fiction by mixing noir police procedural elements with supernatural mythology, helping normalize the idea of the vampire as a morally complex, urban character. Fans often cite its moody atmosphere and the night-shift setting as influential for later series that blended crime drama and fantasy. The central love triangle and mentor-protégé tension have been echoed in subsequent genre shows.

Critics tended to praise Geraint Wyn Davies for his portrayal of Nick and the show’s atmosphere, while responses to pacing and episodic quality varied. The series has a modest audience rating, 6.828/10 from 29 votes, and viewers generally respond to its recurring themes of guilt, identity, redemption, and the difficulty of holding onto humanity when everything about you works against it.