"Deadwater Fell" - Exclusive Premiere in U.S. & Canada on Acorn TV on Monday, April 6 with Weekly Episodes

"Deadwater Fell" - Exclusive Premiere in U.S. & Canada on Acorn TV on Monday, April 6 with Weekly Episodes This four-part psychological mystery drama explores the cause and aftermath of a horrific crime in a small Scottish community.

[via press release from Acorn TV]

Award-Winning UK Actors David Tennant (Broadchurch, Doctor Who) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight, Vera) Star in Powerful Acorn TV Original Miniseries from Grantchester Creator Daisy Coulam DEADWATER FELL Exclusive Premiere in U.S. & Canada on Acorn TV on Monday, April 6 with Weekly Episodes "The new Broadchurch... but more irresistible... moving, compelling crime drama" -The Guardian "Complex and fascinating mystery... tightly written piece of television... anchored by terrific performances" -Radio Times "Noir crime drama at its chilly best" - The Daily Mail "Heart-stopper... Part relationship drama, part murder whodunit and with an air of Big Little Lies, brace yourselves" - Daily Mirror "David Tennant gets to fully flex his acting-chops in this slow burning thriller from Daisy Coulam"-The Observer Silver Spring, MD (February 24, 2020) - In the latest of intense, acclaimed mystery dramas from Acorn TV, BAFTA and NTA award-winning actor David Tennant (Broadchurch, Doctor Who, Good Omens) and award-winning actress Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight, The Good Wife, Vera) lead a stellar ensemble cast in the darkly gripping British series Deadwater Fell, to premiere exclusively in North America on Acorn TV on Monday, April 6, with a weekly rollout every Monday through April 27. Created and written by Daisy Coulam (Grantchester, Humans) and directed by Lynsey Miller (The Boy with the Topknot, Eve,) this four-part psychological mystery drama explores the cause and aftermath of a horrific crime in a small Scottish community. When a seemingly perfect and happy family is murdered by someone they know and trust, those closest to the family begin to question everything they thought they knew about their friends. After its premiere on UK's Channel 4 on January 10, 2020, Deadwater Fell became the #1 drama for the network's key demos and was Channel 4's second highest rating drama (total audience) in the past year. Called a "glorious streaming service... an essential must-have" (The Hollywood Reporter), AMC Networks' Acorn TV is North America's most popular streamer focused on British and international television. As much as it reveals the origins and outcome of the violent, unthinkable tragedy in the fictional Scottish village of Kirkdarroch, Deadwater Fell is equally a captivating forensic dissection of two relationships: trusted general physician Tom Kendrick (Tennant) and his beloved local primary school teacher wife Kate (Anna Madeley, Patrick Melrose, The Crown, Utopia), and school teacher Jess Milner (Jumbo) and police sergeant Steve Campbell (Matthew McNulty, Versailles, Cleaning Up, The Terror). Dr. Kendrick (Tennant) is a trusted, admired and much-liked member of the community and is a doting father to three little girls, a seemingly loving husband whose marriage to Kate (Madeley) appears nothing short of perfect. But in one night the illusions of happiness and contentment are shattered as the community is drawn to Kate and Tom's home in the forest by the flicker of flames and the smell of smoke. Amid the confusion, Kate and her children are found dead, and Tom, found unconscious in his bed, is rushed to the hospital. As more suspicious details of that night emerge, Jess - who was Kate's best friend and closest confidante - becomes desperate to understand what could have caused such a tragedy, and what secrets lie at the root of this terrible act. Filmed entirely on location in picturesque Scotland, Deadwater Fell examines in unflinching detail the nature of female friendship and the harmful, entrenched gender stereotypes and conformity that can lead to the most devastating consequences. Laying bare the fragility of trust and the corrosive nature of lies, the series demonstrates that even the closest of friends all have their secrets. U.S. Premiere: Monday, April 6 (Weekly) Episodes: 4 (46 mins. each) AMC Networks' Acorn TV is North America's largest streaming service specializing in British and international television with over 1 million paid subscribers in the U.S and Canada. Acorn TV adds exclusive new programs every week with a deep library of mysteries, dramas, and comedies with no commercials. In 2020, Acorn TV features several commissioned series including the return of Agatha Raisin starring Ashley Jensen, period mystery Dead Still, Irish comedy drama The South Westerlies, New Zealand thriller The Sounds, and Irish comedy Finding Joy; as well as the return of Irish thriller Blood and Essie Davis in Acorn TV's first feature film Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears; and a growing catalog of popular bingeable dramas A Place to Call Home, Detectorists, Jack Irish and Foyle's War; among much more. Facebook: OfficialAcornTV - Twitter @AcornTV

ACORN TV ANNOUNCES MARCH 2020 SLATE MARCH 2020 – BLOOD, MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS FEATURE FILM, THE SCHOUWENDAM 12, MURDOCH MYSTERIES

ACORN TV ANNOUNCES MARCH 2020 SLATE MARCH 2020 – BLOOD, MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS FEATURE FILM, THE SCHOUWENDAM 12, MURDOCH MYSTERIES

Exclusives Feature Return of Acclaimed UK Series BLOOD Starring Line of Duty’s Adrian Dunbar, MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS Movie Starring Essie Davis (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries), New Episodes of Canadian Hit Series MURDOCH MYSTERIES and New Dutch Series THE SCHOUWENDAM 12

Let AMC Networks’ Acorn TV be your streaming destination this March for a wide range of alluring premieres – from world-class thrillers to high-quality dramas to suspenseful mysteries. Many eagerly-anticipated exclusives abound this month, including Acorn TV’s first feature film with the latest installment of international phenomenon Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (and its first since 2015), series 2 of the acclaimed Irish drama BLOOD (starring Adrian Dunbar, co-star of UK hit Line of Duty), new episodes of long-running Canadian series MURDOCH MYSTERIES, and more. Binge on!

AMC Networks’ leading streaming service for Britain and Beyond has the following exclusive premieres for the offering:

• BLOOD, the gritty Irish psychological thriller TIME calls “one of the best overlooked shows of 2018” returns with a powerful second series and stars award-winning actor Adrian Dunbar, who plays Lt. Hastings in UK’s #1 2019 drama, Line of Duty. (Trailer)
• MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS, Acorn TV’s first feature film continues the intriguing story of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, one of the most popular Australian series worldwide starring Essie Davis (The Babadook, Game of Thrones). This is the series’ first installment since the third season wrapped in 2015 and it recently had its World Premiere at the prestigious Palm Springs International Film Festival. (New U.S. trailer)
• Award-winning Canadian series MURDOCH MYSTERIES unrolls new episodes on Mondays with more whodunnit intrigue and its trademark engaging stories (through April 13, 2020).  
• THE SCHOUWENDAM 12, the spellbinding sequel series to Acorn TV’s Dutch drama The Oldenheim 12, focuses on an investigation into mysterious disappearances of two teens in a village 25 years ago. (w/English subtitles)

Also, in March, Acorn TV adds the following:

• THE RETURN, a made-for-TV ITV film starring Julie Walters (Harry Potter, Mamma Mia!) and Neil Dudgeon (Midsomer Murders) in a drama of murder and betrayal,
• LOVEJOY, BBC’s hit series starring Ian McShane (American Gods, Deadwood) as the irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques. Co-starring Chris Jury, Dudley Sutton and Phyllis Logan. (Series 3 and 4 binge premieres),
• LIVERPOOL 1, a gritty ensemble British police drama starring Samantha Womack, Mark Womack and Paul Usher (Series 1 and 2 binge premiere), and
• MOUNT STEWART: THE BIG HOUSE REBORN, the documentary series following the National Trust’s restoration of a historic manor house in Northern Ireland.

MARCH 2020- Acorn TV Calendar
Monday, March 2, 2020
MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 13, Episode 12 (Streaming exclusive, new episodes premiere weekly on Mondays)
In this beloved, award-winning Canadian series, Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) uses  radical forensic techniques like fingerprinting and ultraviolet light to solve turn-of-the-century Toronto’s most intriguing mysteries, with the help of Constable Crabtree (Jonny Harris, Still Standing), Dr. Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy), and Inspector John Brackenreid (Thomas Craig).
In episode “Fox Hunt,” when a body is found during a fox hunt, Murdoch and Brackenreid suspect a group opposed to the sport is responsible. (1 EP, 2020)
LOVEJOY (Series 3)
Series trailer
Based on the successful novels of Jonathan Gash, this highly-rated BBC series stars Ian McShane (Deadwood, American Gods) as a rakish antique dealer gifted at sorting the real from the fakes. Which should help, given the shady, dangerous nature of his business, one where certain collectors would kill for the perfect set of antique pistols-quite literally. It’s a wild, unregulated world flooded with aristocrats, con men, and criminals, all of whom Lovejoy goes up against with the help of his young, mopey assistant Eric (Chris Jury, The Big Game), the genially intoxicated Tinker (Dudley Sutton, The Football Factory), and Lady Jane (Phyllis Logan, Downton Abbey), an upper-cruster who serves as his confidante. (13 EPS, 1992)

Monday, March 9, 2020
BLOOD Series 2, Episodes 1 and 2 (Exclusive U.S. Premiere, new episodes premiere weekly on Mondays)
Trailer  
Compared to Broadchurch and The Killing by critics and called “a dark, addictive and unmissable crime drama” by The Guardian, this highly-rated Irish psychological mystery stars BAFTA nominee Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty) as Jim Hogan, a respected ex-doctor in a small Irish town with a family full of secrets.
Episode 1 Synopsis: Jim Hogan (Dunbar) returns home a year later after the suspicious death of his wife. He finds that his eldest daughter Fiona (Gràinne Keenan, Black Mirror) is ailing, slowly succumbing to the same illness that afflicted her mother, and her cash-strapped husband Paul (Ian Lloyd Anderson, Love/Hate) is struggling. Jim’s determined efforts to make amends and reconnect with his family only seem to add to their grief, and things become even more difficult when he stumbles upon some suspicious activity at the farm where Paul works. When Fiona’s car veers off the road and crashes into a canal, her family gather round to support her. But they are shocked to their core when Detective Dez Breen (Sean Duggan, The Lobster) arrives with news of a disturbing discovery: a body is found in the trunk of her car. Is Fiona responsible?
Episode 2 Synopsis: As Fiona is brought in for questioning, we flash back to the events of the preceding weeks. (2 EPS, 2020)
MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 13, Episode 13 (Streaming exclusive, new episodes premiere weekly on Mondays)
In episode “Kill Thy Neighbour,” a trail of incriminating evidence in the grisly murder of his unpleasant neighbour leads directly to Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson). (1 EP, 2020)
MOUNT STEWART: THE BIG HOUSE REBORN (Series)
Trailer
This fascinating documentary series grants exclusive access to capture the trials and tribulations of the £8 million restoration of Mount Stewart in Northern Ireland. Filmed over 3 years, see this National Trust-owned 18th Century neo-classical manor house and its extensive gardens restored to their former glory. For more than 200 years, The Mount Stewart House was the luxurious summer home of one of the most influential political and land-owning dynasties in Ireland.  (6 EPS, 2015)

Monday, March 16, 2020
BLOOD Series 2, Episode 3 (Exclusive U.S. Premiere, new episodes premiere weekly on Mondays)
Trailer  
Detective Dez Breen (Sean Duggan, The Lobster) continues with his interrogation of Fiona (Gràinne Keenan, Black Mirror). (1 EP, 2020)
MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 13, Episode 14 (Streaming exclusive, new episodes premiere weekly on Mondays)
In episode “In the Company of Women,” Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy) and Effie Newsome (Clare McConnell, Star Trek: Discovery) try to untangle the death of a hair salon owner that occurred outside Murdoch’s jurisdiction. (1 EP, 2020)
THE RETURN
Trailer
In this suspenseful drama, Lizzie Hunt (Julie Walters, Billy Elliot, Harry Potter), a former alcoholic, is locked up for the murder of her husband and, after ten years in prison, returns home to the village where her son (Glen Barry, Dracula Untold) is now living. Having been drunk on the night of the murder, she has no recollection whatsoever of events, yet accepts her guilt. As time goes on, her recollection starts to return and things take a different turn. Neil Dudgeon (Midsomer Murders) plays a policeman and an old flame of Lizzie’s who becomes a very supportive ally. The Guardian raves, “Julie Walters was as mesmerising as ever, inhabiting the character so effectively that you forgot you were watching Julie Walters.”  (TV Movie, 2003)

Monday, March 23, 2020
MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS (Movie, Exclusive U.S. Premiere) – on Acorn TV, as well as in select theaters this spring
Trailer
*World Premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January, 2020
This highly anticipated, gorgeously shot feature film continues the story of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, which aired for three seasons (2012-2015) and is one of the most popular Australian series worldwide. Essie Davis (The Babadook, Game of Thrones) returns in her breakthrough five-time Logie-nominated title role as the seductive, slinky and risk-taking 1920s-era Melbourne detective Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher. In this film, Fisher embarks on an exhilarating new journey of mystery and mayhem through exotic 1920s British Palestine and the opulence of grand London manors.  Fisher frees a Bedouin girl, Shirin Abbas (Izabella Yena, High School Lover) from unjust imprisonment in late 1920s Jerusalem, and unravels a wartime mystery concerning priceless emeralds, ancient curses and the truth behind the suspicious disappearance of Shirin’s forgotten tribe. The film also features series regular Nathan Page as Detective Inspector Jack Robinson. (Feature-length, 2020)

BLOOD Series 2, Episode 4 (Exclusive U.S. Premiere, new episodes premiere weekly on Mondays)
Trailer  
The day of the twins’ communion has arrived, and the whole Hogan family is reunited for the first time since the events of last year, including the youngest Hogan daughter, Cat (Carolina Main, Unforgotten.) But as the rest of the family focus on the celebrations, Jim Hogan (Adrian Dunbar, Line of Duty) and Paul (Ian Lloyd Anderson, Love/Hate) are distracted with more serious issues. (1 EP, 2020)

LOVEJOY (Series 4)
Series trailer
Based on the successful novels of Jonathan Gash, this highly-rated BBC series stars Ian McShane (Deadwood, American Gods) as a rakish antique dealer gifted at sorting the real from the fakes. Which should help, given the shady, dangerous nature of his business, one where certain collectors would kill for the perfect set of antique pistols-quite literally. It’s a wild, unregulated world flooded with aristocrats, con men, and criminals, all of whom Lovejoy goes up against with the help of his young, mopey assistant Eric (Chris Jury, The Big Game), the genially intoxicated Tinker (Dudley Sutton, The Football Factory), and Lady Jane (Phyllis Logan, Downton Abbey), an upper-cruster who serves as his confidante. (14 EPS, 1993)

MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 13, Episode 15 (Streaming exclusive, new episodes premiere weekly on Mondays)
In episode “In the Trail of Terrance Meyers,” Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson), Dr. Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy), and Inspector John Brackenreid (Thomas Craig) are summoned to a secret tribunal trying to prosecute spy Terrence Meyers for treason. (1 EP, 2020)

Monday, March 30, 2020
BLOOD Series 2, Episode 5 (Exclusive U.S. Premiere, new episodes premiere weekly on Mondays – season finale premieres Monday, April 6)
Trailer  
Detective Dez Breen (Sean Duggan, The Lobster) believes he’s getting closer to the truth, as Jim Hogan (Adrian Dunbar, Line of Duty) tries to explain the events leading up to Fiona’s car accident and the discovery of the body in her car trunk. (1 EP, 2020

THE SCHOUWENDAM 12 (U.S. Premiere, Foreign Language, Dutch w/English subtitles)
Trailer (Dutch)
In the popular foreign-language drama series The Oldenheim 12, a village community was caught up in a number of inexplicable disappearances, but after an intensive search for the truth, the culprit was unmasked and all of the questions were answered. In this sequel series, we get to know the people who live and work in another Dutch village, Schouwendam, located on the water. Once again, there are secrets and unexpected connections among all of the people we meet – for years, the villagers of Schouwendam have been worried about two mysterious disappearances of two teenagers in the summer of 1995. Not only do we follow the tension in the present day, but we also see what happened 25 years ago that led up to the double disappearance. Like its precursor, The Schouwendam 12 is a series about the relationships within a village community put under pressure by life-changing events and about the hunt for a culprit that engages the viewer in its puzzles. (10 EPS, 2019)

LIVERPOOL 1 (Series 1 and 2)
Trailer
Tensions run high in this gritty police drama set in the heart of Liverpool’s underworld. Day to day, on the streets, the vice squad at Bridewell, Liverpool 1 is at the sharp end of the fight against the drug pushers, porn barons, pedophiles and pimps who run the crime networks in this renowned port. In this dark unequal world, DC Isobel de Pauli (Samantha Womack, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kingsman: The Golden Circle) is a stranger – not to crime, but to the ancient, unseen blood connections that pulse in the veins of Liverpool’s criminals… and cops. The series also stars Mark Womack (The Vanishing Man, Playing the Field) and Paul Usher (Robin Hood, Brookside). (12 EPS, 1998 and 1999)

MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 13, Episode 16 (Streaming exclusive, new episodes premiere weekly on Mondays)
In episode “Rigid Silence,” Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) and Julia Ogden (Hélène Joy) investigate an inmate’s suspicious suicide reported by the imprisoned former Chief Constable Giles. (1 EP, 2020)

UPCOMING IN 2020:
April 6: DEADWATER FELL, the highly-rated and heavily-praised UK thriller starring David Tennant (Broadchurch, Doctor Who) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight, The Good Wife) about a Scottish village ruptured after the murder of a seemingly perfect and happy family
April 20: BALTHAZAR, Series 2 –the hit French crime drama starring Tomer Sisley (Messiah, Philharmonia) as a brilliant forensic pathologist who can make the dead speak like no one else to help solve Paris’ most baffling crimes. With English subtitles.
Read announcement on other upcoming 2020 premieres: https://www.rljentertainment.com/acorn-tv-announces-2020-lineup-featuring-a-record-five-commissioned-series/
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About Acorn TV: Called a “glorious streaming service… an essential must-have” (The Hollywood Reporter)and “Netflix for the Anglophile” (NPR), AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is North America’s largest streaming service specializing in British and international television and is now serving more than one million paid subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. Acorn TV adds exclusive new programs every week with a deep library of mysteries, dramas, and comedies with no set end dates or commercials. Subscribers can stream many of their favorite international series and discover new and classic programs previously unavailable to U.S. audiences. Coming up in 2020, Acorn TV will feature a record five commissioned series as well as several returning favorites, including Irish period mystery series Dead Still, British mystery Agatha Raisin, Irish comedy drama The South Westerlies, as well as the return of award-winning Australian drama Mystery Road, Irish thriller Blood, the #1 UK drama of 2019 Line of Duty, and Acorn TV’s first feature film with Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears. Acorn TV offers a free trial and thereafter is just $5.99/month or $59.99/year. Facebook: OfficialAcornTV – Twitter @AcornTV

AMC NETWORKS’ ACORN TV AND SUNDANCE NOW SERIES RECEIVE FOUR OF THE FIVE EDGAR® AWARD TELEVISION NOMINATIONS

The sole TV award from the most prestigious and oldest mystery organization in the U.S. nominates Line of Duty (twice), Manhunt and Wisting

Silver Spring, MD; February 6, 2020 – Acclaimed series from AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Sundance Now have received four of the five Edgar® Awards nominations for ‘Best Television Episode Teleplay’, the sole television award from the Mystery Writers of America, the most prestigious and oldest mystery and crime writing organization in the United States. The Edgars have nominated two episodes from Acorn TV’s Line of Duty, as well as episodes from Acorn TV’s Manhunt and Sundance Now’s Wisting.

Miguel Penella, President of AMC Networks SVOD, noted, “Acorn TV and Sundance Now are truly honored to receive four of the five prestigious Edgar Award television nominations. Our services continue to lead the way for specialized streamers and these nominations validate our focus to exclusively premiere the very best in international crime drama for our subscribers. Line of Duty and Manhunt were the #1 BBC and ITV dramas of 2019, so Acorn TV is proud to provide our subscribers the exclusive U.S. premieres of the most popular and critically acclaimed British dramas available. With eleven Edgar nominations, Acorn TV is honored to be the Edgar Awards’ most nominated television distributor in the last five years. Additionally, Sundance Now is thrilled to have its first Edgar nominated series with its thrilling Nordic drama Wisting.”

From writer and creator Jed Mercurio (global sensation Bodyguard), the BBC One crime thriller Line of Duty, Season 5 was the highest-rated series in the UK in 2019 and one of Acorn TV’s most popular shows. Called “Best British police show since Prime Suspect… Addictive… jaw-dropping reveals” by The New York Times and one of the top five highest rated UK shows of the last decade, the electrifying series follows a police anti-corruption unit starring Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar. Line of Duty features constant surprises and cliffhangers with incredible season-long guest stars every year, including The Walking Dead’s Lennie James (Season 1), Bodyguard’s Keeley Hawes (S2), Westworld’s Emmy winner Thandie Newton (S4), and Boardwalk Empire’s Stephen Graham (S5). (S5 Trailer)

From writer Ed Whitmore, British crime drama Manhunt was ITV’s highest rated drama launch in six years and one of the highest rated UK programs in 2019, and remains a top series on Acorn TV in the U.S. Called “Tremendously satisfying” and one of the best international series of 2019 by The New York Times, this true crime drama features Doc Martin star Martin Clunes as real-life detective DCI Colin Sutton who determinedly and tenaciously pursued serial killer Levi Bellfield. (Trailer)

Written by Kathrine Valen Zeiner & Trygve Allister Diesen, Nordic crime drama Wisting is now streaming on Sundance Now and was highly rated in its origin country. Called “Seamlessly woven thriller… superbly layered drama” by The Wall Street Journal, Wisting is set in the unique and stunning landscape of Norway and follows a recently widowed homicide detective William Wisting (Sven Nordin, Academy Award-nominated film Elling, Lilyhammer) as he wrestles with the most challenging and shocking case of his career: tracking down a wanted American serial killer living in Norway. A tough New York-based FBI agent, Maggie Griffiths, (Carrie-Anne Moss, The Matrix trilogy, Memento, Jessica Jones) arrives to help hunt down the notorious killer – one that got away from her 20 years ago. (Trailer)

Named after renowned writer Edgar Allan Poe, The Edgar® Awards honors the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2019. The Edgar® Awards will be presented to the winners at our 74th Gala Banquet, April 30, 2020 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.

Acorn TV is North America’s largest streaming service specializing in British and international television with over 1 million paid subscribers in the U.S and Canada. Acorn TV adds exclusive new programs every week to a deep library of mysteries, dramas, and comedies with no commercials. Coming up in 2020, Acorn TV will feature five commissioned series, including Irish period mystery series Dead Still, Irish comedy drama The South Westerlies, and New Zealand thriller The Sounds,as well as several returning favorites that include award-winning Australian drama Mystery Road and Canadian hit drama Murdoch Mysteries.

Sundance Now is for culture craving TV watchers looking for their next series to obsess over and offers a rich selection of original and exclusive series from engrossing true crime to heart-stopping dramas and fiercely intelligent thrillers from around the world, all streaming commercial-free. In the past year, Sundance Now has exclusively premiered several distinctive critically acclaimed Sundance Now Original Series, including supernatural thriller A Discovery of Witches starring Matthew Goode and Theresa Palmer; glamourous thriller Riviera starring Julia Stiles; British thriller The Cry starring Jenna Coleman; and French crime drama The Bureau,as well as exclusively streamed Emmy-winning comedy State of the Union starring Rosamund Pike and Chris O’Dowd.

Up next: Acorn TV features the exclusive U.S. premieres of Agatha Raisin, Series 3 (Feb. 10) starring Ashley Jensen; Irish psychological drama Blood, Series 2 (Mar. 9) starring Adrian Dunbar; Acorn TV’s first feature film Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears continuing the popular Aussie series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (Mar 23) and critically acclaimed British drama Deadwater Fell (Apr. 6) starring David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight, Vera). While Sundance Now features Danish dramedy Couple Trouble (Feb. 6); Aussie drama Playing for Keeps (Feb. 20), and the season finales of true crime docuseries The Preppy Murder (Feb. 4), Wisting (Feb. 19), and exciting French crime drama The Red Shadow(Feb. 27).

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Acorn TV Announces 2020 Lineup Featuring a Record Five Commissioned Series Plus New Seasons of Acclaimed Series

Acorn TV Announces 2020 Lineup Featuring a Record Five Commissioned Series Plus New Seasons of Acclaimed Series As the largest streamer devoted to a specialized audience, Acorn TV is the ultimate destination of high-quality, world class dramas, mysteries and comedies from all sides of the pond.

[via press release from Acorn TV]

ACORN TV ANNOUNCES 2020 LINEUP FEATURING A RECORD FIVE COMMISSIONED SERIES PLUS NEW SEASONS OF ACCLAIMED SERIES BLOOD, MYSTERY ROAD, AND LINE OF DUTY AND FIRST FEATURE-LENGTH FILM MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS AMC Networks' Acorn TV - North America's largest streamer devoted to British and international television - has announced a stellar 2020 lineup, consisting of five commissioned Acorn TV Originals. As the largest streamer devoted to a specialized audience, Acorn TV is the ultimate destination of high-quality, world class dramas, mysteries and comedies from all sides of the pond. Coming up in 2020, Acorn TV will feature both brand-new and returning riveting Acorn TV Original series: upcoming debuts include Irish comedy drama The South Westerlies, New Zealand thriller The Sounds, and Irish period mystery series Dead Still. Returning shows include British mystery (and Acorn TV's first sole commission) Agatha Raisin, Irish comedy Finding Joy (series 2), ABC Australia drama Mystery Road (series 2), and Irish thriller Blood (series 2). Also, this spring will feature the premiere of Acorn TV's eagerly anticipated feature-length film Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears starring award-nominated actress Essie Davis (The Babadook, Game of Thrones.) Among the returning favorite series are the #1 UK drama of 2019 Line of Duty (series 6), British school dramedy Ackley Bridge, New Zealand detective drama The Brokenwood Mysteries, French crime drama Balthazar, new episodes of Canadian hit drama Murdoch Mysteries, and acclaimed Swedish noir Rebecka Martinsson. Exclusive U.S. Premieres on Acorn TV JANUARY 2020 THE BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES, Series 6 - Monday, January 6 through January 27 (Exclusive U.S. Premiere, new episodes to premiere weekly every Monday) This acclaimed New Zealand detective series filmed amid the beautiful landscape of the country's North returns with four feature-length, standalone mysteries featuring compelling characters, dry humor, and piquant wit. After transferring from a big city to the quiet, little, murder-ridden town of Brokenwood, Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea, Go Girls) and Detective Kristin Simms (Fern Sutherland, The Almighty Johnsons) uncover more macabre goings on and investigate murderous rivalries and lethal grudges. (4 EPS) MURDOCH MYSTERIES, Season 13 (Episodes 4-18) - Monday, January 6 through April 13 (new episodes to premiere weekly every Monday) Garnering more than two dozen Gemini(R) nominations and the sole 2016 "Fan's Choice Award" at the Canadian Screen Awards for lead actor Yannick Bisson, Murdoch Mysteries has found a huge audience in North America for its period charm, entertaining mysteries, and likeable characters. Set in Toronto in the late 1890s and early 1900s during the age of invention, the mystery series centers on Detective William Murdoch (Bisson), a methodical and dashing detective, who enlists radical new forensic techniques like fingerprinting, ultraviolet light, and trace evidence to solve some of the city's most gruesome murders. ACKLEY BRIDGE, Series 3 - Monday, January 13 (Exclusive U.S. Premiere) From the creators of Shameless (UK) comes the return of this hit British dramedy set in a multicultural academy school in a small West Yorkshire mill town. Ackley Bridge offers a character-driven, gritty, funny, truthful, and mischievous angle into the daily drama of the teachers, teenagers and families. The series 3 cast includes Jo Joyner (EastEnders), Sunetra Sarker (Broadchurch), Poppy Lee Friar (Mr. Selfridge, In The Club), Amy-Leigh Hickman (EastEnders), Megan Parkinson (Game of Thrones) and new cast addition Robert James-Collier (Downton Abbey). (8 EPS) FEBRUARY 2020 AGATHA RAISIN, Series 3 (Acorn TV Original Series, Commissioned) - Monday, February 10, 17 and 24 Emmy(R)-nominated actress Ashley Jensen (Catastrophe, Extras, Ugly Betty) returns in the acclaimed adaptations of MC Beaton's best-selling comedic mystery novels. The series follows a London PR whizz turned amateur sleuth, who becomes entangled in mischief, mayhem, and murder when she opts for early retirement in the country. In series 3 of this contemporary mystery, Agatha is now an official private investigator and has just opened her first detective agency, where pressures are high to keep new business flowing. In addition, she's now living with on-and-off-again beau and British history author, James Lacey (Jamie Glover, Waterloo Road). Stay tuned for more of her wild, hilarious adventures in these new movies: The Deadly Dance, Love From Hell and As The Pig Turns. MARCH 2020 BLOOD, Series 2 (Acorn TV Original Series, Co-production) - Monday, March 9 with first two episodes Compared to Broadchurch and The Killing by critics and called "a dark, addictive and unmissable crime drama" by The Guardian, this highly-rated Irish psychological mystery stars BAFTA nominee Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty) as Jim Hogan, a respected doctor in a small Irish town with a family full of secrets. In series 2, Jim Hogan returns home a year later after the suspicious death of his wife, determined to make amends and reconnect with his family. But when eldest daughter Fiona (Gràinne Keenan (Victoria, Black Mirror) is in an accident, a disturbing discovery threatens to tear them apart again. (6 EPS) MARCH 2020 MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS (Movie) - mid-to-late March in select theatres and on Acorn TV This highly anticipated and gorgeously-shot feature film continues the story of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, which aired for three seasons (2012-2015) and is one of the most popular Australian series worldwide. Essie Davis (The Babadook, Game of Thrones) returns in the five-time Logie-nominated role that made her a worldwide star. Set in the late 1920s, The Crypt of Tears follows the slinky, seductive and risk-taking detective Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher on a Middle Eastern adventure in search of an ancient treasure. The film also features series regular Nathan Page as Detective Inspector Jack Robinson. (Feature- length) SPRING 2020 DEAD STILL (Acorn TV Original Series, Commissioned) Set in 1880s Ireland in the Victorian era of "postmortem photography," this period drama follows renowned memorial photographer Brock Blennerhasset (Michael Smiley, Luther, Kill List), as he investigates the murders of his recently deceased subjects. Dublin Detective Frederick Regan (Aidan O'Hare, Jackie, Pilis) suspects that Ireland may have its first serial murderer at large, and with Blennerhasset as a possible suspect and his family is put in harm's way, the police must track down the serial killer before he strikes again. Inspired by a true-life Irish tradition in the 1800s, this series also stars Kerr Logan (Game of Thrones, Alias Grace) and Eileen O'Higgins (Brooklyn, Mary Queen of Scots). (6 EPS) THE SOUNDS (Acorn TV Original Series, Commissioned) This eight-part New Zealand psychological thriller centers on a happily married couple (Rachelle Lefevre, Proven Innocent, Under the Dome and Matt Whelan, The Luminaries, Narcos) who move into a sleepy town to start a new business venture and set them on a new life path. But when husband Tom disappears, unsettling facts about him soon come to light, and the search brings long-buried wounds to the surface. As wife Maggie struggles to navigate the escalating events, it becomes clear that in this small, seemingly close-knit community, nothing and no one are quite what they seem. THE SOUNDS was created by bestselling author, Sarah-Kate Lynch, also the series' lead writer. (8 EPS) BALTHAZAR, Series 2 (Foreign language) This acclaimed French crime thriller, one of the top ten highest-rated French dramas of 2018, introduces a forensic pathologist with an unusual talent - the brilliant yet unconventional Raphaël Balthazar (Tomer Sisley, Philharmonia, The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch), who can make the dead speak like no one else to help solve Paris' most baffling crimes. New, tough-as-nails police commander Hélène Bach (Hélène de Fougerolles, Le Secret d'Elise, The Beach, VA Savoir) must learn to collaborate with Raphaël on these investigations. This series also stars Yanig Samot (The French Kissers). (10 EPS) SUMMER 2020 FINDING JOY, Series 2 (Acorn TV Original Series, Commissioned) Created, written and starring Irish Film & TV Academy winner Amy Huberman (Striking Out, The Clinic), this six-part comedy follows a single woman, Joy, after a painful breakup who looks for happiness in all the wrong places. Finding Joy is a warm, irreverent show with a lot of heart and laughs as Joy struggles with life, her friends and her world. (6 EPS) REBECKA MARTINSSON, Series 2 (Foreign language) "Characters so vividly created... the script, and performances, shine throughout, as does the arctic background, both beautiful and menacing" (The Wall Street Journal) and based on Åsa Larsson's celebrated and popular crime novels, this series set in the bleak Northern Environment revolves around Rebecka Martinsson, a lawyer from Kiruna who has succeeded professionally, but still hasn't found herself. In Series 1, when a dear friend from childhood suddenly passes away, Rebecka reluctantly returns to her hometown, but soon discovers that her death becomes more and more suspicious, and Rebecka cannot tear herself away until she finds answers. Drawn into the gripping pursuit of a killer on the hunt for the next victim, Rebecka is forced to confront the terrible trauma that caused her to abandon her hometown. (8 EPS) MYSTERY ROAD, Series 2 (Acorn TV Original series) Voted Most Popular Drama at the 2019 Logie Awards, series one of this beautifully filmed, acclaimed ABC Australia series, featured multiple Emmy, BAFTA, and Golden Globe winner Judy Davis and AFCA winner Aaron Pedersen (Jack Irish, A Place to Call Home) as two detectives investigating the mysterious disappearance of two young men in a remote outback town. Series 2 will feature the return of Jay Swan (Pedersen) as he investigates a gripping new mystery in a small coastal community alongside a detective played by Sofia Helin (Scandi crime drama The Bridge). (6 EPS) FALL 2020 THE SOUTH WESTERLIES (Acorn TV Original series, Commissioned) With an impressive ensemble of acclaimed actors including Orla Brady (American Horror Story, Mistresses,) Eileen Walsh (Catastrophe, Women on the Verge, Can't Cope Won't Cope), and Ger Ryan (Little Dog, Rialto, Raw), this sharp Irish comedy-drama focuses on a small coastal town in the southwest of Ireland earmarked for a Norwegian-owned wind farm. Kate (Brady) is a single working mom and environmental consultant who has to go undercover among protesters to quash objections to the wind farm project. Her eco-battle is compounded by the return of a surfer with an unmistakable resemblance to her teenage son, as well as the emergence of old secrets she's keeping under wraps. (6 EPS) LATE 2020 LINE OF DUTY, Series 6 (Acorn TV Exclusive) Written and created by Jed Mercurio (creator of international sensation Bodyguard), the highly-anticipated season six marks a new case for the police anti-corruption unit AC-12, featuring new guest star Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire), alongside series regulars Adrian Dunbar (Blood, The Crying Game), Vicky McClure (The Secret Agent), and Martin Compston (The Great Train Robbery). Series 5 was the highest rated UK drama of 2019. (6 EPS)

AMC Networks' Acorn TV Acquires Exclusive North American Rights to Kudos Drama "Deadwater Fell" Starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo from Endemol Shine International

AMC Networks' Acorn TV Acquires Exclusive North American Rights to Kudos Drama "Deadwater Fell" Starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo from Endemol Shine International The Channel 4 series will make its U.S. Premiere as an Acorn TV Original in April 2020.

[via press release from Acorn TV]

AMC Networks' Acorn TV Acquires Exclusive North American Rights to Kudos Drama DEADWATER FELL Starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo from Endemol Shine International The Acorn TV Original Series will make its US Premiere in April 2020 "The new Broadchurch... but more irresistible... moving, compelling crime drama" -The Guardian "Complex and fascinating mystery... The first episode... is a tightly written piece of television that sets up a number of fascinating characters and plot threads, anchored by terrific performances across the board" -Radio Times Pasadena, CA; January 16, 2020 - AMC Networks' Acorn TV has acquired exclusive North American rights to new four-part British drama Deadwater Fell from Endemol Shine International. Acorn TV General Manager Matthew Graham announced the news today at the winter Television Critics Association tour. Produced by Kudos and filmed in picturesque Scotland, the darkly gripping drama's stellar ensemble cast features David Tennant (Broadchurch, Doctor Who, Good Omens), Cush Jumbo (The Good Fight, The Good Wife, Vera), Matthew McNulty (Versailles, Cleaning Up, The Terror) and Anna Madeley (Patrick Melrose, The Crown, Utopia). The miniseries is created and written by Daisy Coulam (Grantchester, Humans) and directed by Lynsey Miller (The Boy with the Topknot, Eve). The Channel 4 series will make its US Premiere as an Acorn TV Original in April 2020. When a seemingly perfect and happy family is murdered by someone they know and trust, the small Scottish community they call home becomes torn apart with mistrust and suspicion as those closest to the family begin to question everything they thought they knew about their friends. Deadwater Fell examines in unflinching detail the nature of female friendship and the harmful, entrenched gender stereotypes and conformity that can lead to the most devastating consequences. Laying bare the fragility of trust and the corrosive nature of lies, the series demonstrates that even the closest of friends all have their secrets. Don Klees, SVP, Programming for Acorn TV, AMC Networks noted, "Acorn TV is thrilled to partner again with our friends at Endemol Shine International on another high-quality British production. Featuring an incredible ensemble cast led by David Tennant and Cush Jumbo, Deadwater Fell is an excellent addition to our Acorn TV Original lineup with its beautiful Scottish setting and a gripping script that will keep viewers on the edge of their seats as new revelations arise." Matt Creasey, EVP Sales and Acquisitions - Endemol Shine International commented, "ESI looks forward to continuing their relationship with AMC's Acorn TV with another stellar UK production. With its superbly written scripts and intriguing characters, Deadwater Fell is a suspenseful crime drama that will captivate American audiences." Executive Producers of Deadwater Fell are Emma Kingsman-Lloyd (Grantchester, Humans), Karen Wilson (Utopia, The Tunnel), Daisy Coulam and David Tennant with Caroline Levy (Beecham House, Hooten & The Lady, The Mill) producing. Deadwater Fell is produced by Kudos (Humans, Utopia, Tin Star), part of the Endemol Shine Group, for Channel 4 and was commissioned by Channel 4's Head of Drama, Caroline Hollick and Commissioning Editor, Manpreet Dosanjh. The series is distributed globally by Endemol Shine International. Acorn TV is North America's largest streaming service specializing in British and international television with over 1 million paid subscribers in the U.S and Canada. Acorn TV adds exclusive new programs every week to a deep library of mysteries, dramas, and comedies with no commercials. Coming up in 2020, Acorn TV will feature five commissioned series as well as several returning favorites. Commissions include Irish period mystery series Dead Still, British mystery Agatha Raisin, Irish comedy drama The South Westerlies, New Zealand thriller The Sounds, and Irish comedy Finding Joy (series 2). Returning favorites include award-winning Australian drama Mystery Road (series 2), Irish thriller Blood (series 2), Acorn TV's first feature film with Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears starring Essie Davis, the #1 UK drama of 2019 Line of Duty (season 6), British school dramedy Ackley Bridge, New Zealand detective drama The Brokenwood Mysteries, French crime drama Balthazar, new episodes of Canadian hit drama Murdoch Mysteries, and acclaimed Swedish noir Rebecka Martinsson. ABOUT AMC NETWORKS Known for its groundbreaking and celebrated original content, AMC Networks is the company behind the award-winning brands AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv, and IFC Films. Its diverse line-up of popular and critically-acclaimed series and independent films include Killing Eve, Better Call Saul and The Walking Dead, which has been the #1 show on basic cable television for nine consecutive years, as well as Portlandia, Brockmire, Love After Lockup, and the films Boyhood, Death of Stalin, and many more. Its original series Mad Men and Breaking Bad are widely recognized as being among the most influential and acclaimed shows in the history of TV. The Company also operates AMC Studios, its production business; AMC Networks International, its international programming business; the subscription streaming services Shudder, Sundance Now; Acorn TV; and UMC (Urban Movie Channel); and Levity Entertainment Group, the Company's production services and comedy venues business. For more information, visit http://www.amcnetworks.com. ABOUT ENDEMOL SHINE INTERNATIONAL Global distributor Endemol Shine International has a portfolio of over 61,000 hours of owned and third-party programming across scripted and non-scripted genres. The company's international and diverse drama portfolio includes Broadchurch, Peaky Blinders, Deep Water, The Fall, Humans, Grantchester, Gunpowder, Delicious, The Good Karma Hospital, Harem, La Cathedral del Mar, Tin Star, The Tunnel, Home and Away, A Place to Call Home, Archer, Younger and Bounty Hunters. Global hits include non-scripted superbrands MasterChef, The Block, 24 Hours in A & E, Family Food Fight, Deal or No Deal, LEGO Masters, Ambulance, One Born Every Minute, My Kitchen Rules, Beat Shazam, Britain's Best Home Cook and Mr Bean. Endemol Shine International has regionally focused distribution hubs in London, Los Angeles, Sydney, Miami, Moscow, Singapore and Mumbai, which serve broadcasters and other platforms in every market. Endemol Shine International is part of Endemol Shine Group. With world-class creative, production, distribution and commercial capabilities, Endemol Shine Group works on a unique local and global axis, comprised of over 120 companies across all the world's major markets, dedicated to creating content that entertains and enthrals billions of people around the world. ABOUT KUDOS Kudos is one of the world's leading television production companies. We are a team of individuals - passionate programme makers who specialise in scripted content. We work with the best global talent to create, develop and produce popular, innovative, award- winning drama and comedy series. Recent work includes Responsible Child (BBC2), Deep Water (ITV), Humans (Channel 4 / AMC), Tin Star (Sky Atlantic / Amazon), Grantchester (ITV), The Tunnel (Sky Atlantic), The Boy with the Topknot (BBC Two), Gunpowder (BBC One), Man in an Orange Shirt (BBC Two), Troy: Fall of a City (a co-production with Wild Mercury for BBC One / Netflix), Broadchurch (ITV) and Apple Tree Yard (BBC One). We are also in production on a fifth series of Grantchester, Code 404 (Sky), Two Weeks To Live (Sky), SAS: Rogue Heroes (BBC One) and a US version of hit series Utopia for Amazon. Kudos is part of Endemol Shine Group. The information transmitted in this email and any of its attachments is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information concerning AMC Networks and/or its affiliates and subsidiaries that is proprietary, privileged, confidential and/or subject to copyright. 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AMC NETWORKS’ TARGETED SVOD SERVICES PASS 2 MILLION TOTAL SUBSCRIBERS

Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, and UMC continue to stand out in the special interest SVOD market and hit new milestone for the company

New York, NY (December 10, 2019) – AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX) today announced that its four targeted subscription video on demand services – Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, and UMC (Urban Movie Channel) – now exceed two million subscribers, marking a major new milestone and achieving a year-end target for the company.

AMC Networks’ targeted SVOD services offer curated content destinations that provide unique viewership experiences for distinct audiences. They include: Acorn TV, specializing in world-class mysteries and drama from Britain and beyond; Shudder, super serving fans of horror and suspense; Sundance Now, featuring mysteries, dramas and true crime; and UMC, the first streaming destination dedicated to black audiences.

“AMC Networks continues to lead in the targeted SVOD category. We are building loyal and engaged fan communities around our growing services and our momentum affirms our strategy of super serving distinct premium audiences,” said Josh Sapan, AMC Networks President and CEO. “From a financial perspective, our offerings are efficient and attractive, with a large addressable market. We spend much less on programming and marketing than the general entertainment streaming services, and we are able to achieve scale at much lower subscriber levels. As a result, our subscribers have very attractive long-term values.”

Sapan added: “As the market for this category evolves, consumers are increasingly complementing their general entertainment subscriptions with our services, which are becoming ‘must-have’ destinations for each of our target audiences.”

AMC Networks’ premium SVOD services are consistently recognized as being among the best streaming offerings for consumers by leading critics and publications. Recent accolades include The New York Times naming Acorn TV’s Manhunt, and Sundance Now’s Emmy-winning State of the Union and Unspeakable, as among the Best International Shows of 2019; and New York magazine naming Shudder’s One Cut of the Dead as a Best Movie of 2019. Shudder’s original series Creepshow, which premiered in September, set records for viewership, subscriber acquisition and total minutes streamed and has been renewed for a second season. UMC continues to stand out with a broad mix of original series, classic sitcoms, and feature films, including Daytime Emmy-nominated series Bronx SIU and the LisaRaye McCoy- and Duane Martin-led classic UPN sitcom All of Us.

About AMC Networks

Known for its groundbreaking and celebrated original content, AMC Networks is the company behind the award-winning brands AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv, and IFC Films and is a leader in targeted subscription video on demand services, with offerings including Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC (Urban Movie Channel) super serving distinct premium audiences. The Company’s diverse line-up of popular, critically-acclaimed and award-winning series and independent films include Killing Eve, Better Call Saul, and The Walking Dead, which has been the #1 show on cable television for 10 consecutive years, as well Portlandia, Brockmire, Love After Lockup, landmark natural history series from the BBC, and the films Boyhood, Death of Stalin, and many more. Its original series Mad Men and Breaking Bad are widely recognized as being among the most influential and acclaimed shows in the history of TV. The Company also operates AMC Studios, its production business; AMC Networks International, its international programming business; and Levity Entertainment Group, the Company’s production services and comedy venues business. For more information, visit http://www.amcnetworks.com.

One of Acorn TV’s Most Popular Series Returns with All-New Episodes MIDSOMER MURDERS, Series 21

“Much loved, much watched” – The Daily Telegraph

“A must for British TV fans” – Los Angeles Times

“TV gold” –Entertainment Today

“Simply the most entertaining mystery series in TV history…Absolutely addictive” — ICv2

“Phenomenally enjoyable…this show has only gotten better and better through the years” PaperMag

One of Acorn TV’s Most Popular Series Returns with All-New Episodes

MIDSOMER MURDERS, Series 21

U.S. Premiere on Sunday, December 1, 2019

Starring Neil Dudgeon (Life of Riley) and Nick Hendrix (The Crown, Marcella)

One of the most popular British series worldwide returns as DCI John Barnaby has his hands full in Midsomer County with four new murders to solve. The beloved long-running British mystery series MIDSOMER MURDERS is returning with its full 21^st season on Sunday, December 1, 2019 on Acorn TV.  In England’s most murderous county, Detective Chief Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and Detective Sergeant Winter (Nick Hendrix) investigate the villages’ most sinister secrets, regardless if they are on the dance floor or in a doll house. Called a “glorious streaming service…an essential must-have” (The Hollywood Reporter), AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is North America’s most popular streamer focused on British and international television.

Episode 1: The Point of Balance: Midsomer is buzzing with excitement at the arrival of the annual ‘Paramount Dance Extravaganza.’ But behind the sequins and smiles are deep running feuds and passions, and when the stakes are high, the desire to win can outweigh just about anything.

Episode 2: The Miniature Murders: The worlds of miniature doll houses and real houses collide when prolific real estate agent Alexander Beauvoisin is murdered in front of a crowd at the unveiling of a new doll house collection at the Midsomer Museum of the Family.

Episode 3: The Sting of Death: The Deddingtons’ thriving bee empire has put the village of Granville Norton on the map, but what lengths will they go to ensure they’re never dethroned.

Episode 4: With Baited Breath: Fishermen and women flock to the village of Solomon Gorge, desperate to catch a giant fish that is said to lurk in the lake Their plans are threatened however when hundreds of lycra-clad sporting enthusiasts descend on the area for the Psycho Mud Run.

U.S. Premiere: Sunday, December 1, 2019                         Episodes: 4 feature-length episodes (90 mins.)

Exclusive U.S. Premieres on Acorn TV: 

Monday, December 9: The Heart Guy, Series 4, acclaimed Aussie hit series back with new episodes – US Exclusive

Monday, December 16: Slings & Arrows, Season 3, the critically adored Canadian comedy’s final season – Acorn Exclusive

Wednesday, December 25: Murdoch Mysteries, Season 13, return of beloved, award-winning Canadian series -US Exclusive

AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is North America’s largest streaming service specializing in British and international television with over 1 million paid subscribers in the U.S and Canada. Acorn TV adds exclusive new programs every week with a deep library of mysteries, dramas, and comedies with no set end dates or commercials. Facebook: OfficialAcornTV - Twitter @AcornTV