ACORN TV'S CULINARY MYSTERY SERIES "RECIPES FOR LOVE AND MURDER" BUBBLES UP FOR SEASON TWO

Premiere Date and New Trailer Released for the Acclaimed South African Drama Starring Maria Doyle Kennedy Which Returns Monday, March 3

NEW YORK - February 12, 2025 - Today, AMC Networks' Acorn TV revealed the premiere date and all-new trailer and images for Season 2 of Recipes for Love and Murder, the South African culinary mystery series starring Maria Doyle Kennedy (Outlander, The Tudors). Hailed by critics as a "mix of human drama, gorgeous landscape, local color and mouthwatering cooking" (New York Times) with a "one-of-a-kind heroine" (Variety), Season 2 of the eight-episode Acorn TV original series debuts with a two-episode premiere on Monday, March 3 on Acorn TV, with new episodes releasing weekly. All episodes are available now on Screeners.com. Please note: Reviews are embargoed until Friday, February 28. Recap and post-mortem coverage are embargoed until the day the episodes become available on Acorn TV.  

When a massive fire engulfs the small town of Eden, a fateful chain of events is triggered and Tannie Maria (Doyle Kennedy), Jessie (Kylie Fisher, Fraksie) and Khaya (Tony Kgoroge, Invictus) get dragged into a multiple murder investigation that unearths the town's darkest secrets.

Joining Doyle Kennedy, Kgoroge and Fisher in Season 2 are Wynand Ferreira (Moffie, Mooiweer en Warm, Wyfie), who portrays Jaco, Regardt's intense younger brother; Gerard Rudolph (Donkerland, Devils Peak) as Ricus, a trained psychologist turned mechanic; and Hlubi Mboya (Blood Psalms, I Am All Girls) as Jackie Baloyi, the new undertaker following the passing of Hattie's husband.

Recipes for Love & Murder is directed by Jozua Malherbe and Karen Jeynes and produced by Thierry Cassuto in a partnership between AMC Networks' Acorn TV, Multichoice and Both Worlds Pictures, in co-operation with Global Screen. Acorn TV hold distribution rights to the series for the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Multichoice hold the rights for Africa, with Global Screen selling to the rest of the world.

The March 3rd Season 2 premiere and subsequent episodes of Recipes for Love and Murder will be available via Acorn TV in the U.S., Canada, UK (including Northern Ireland), Australia and New Zealand.

About Acorn TV 

AMC Networks' Acorn TV is North America's largest streaming service specializing in premium British and international television. Acorn TV adds exclusive programming every week to a deep library of revered mysteries, dramas, and comedies - all commercial-free. Acorn TV's recent slate is comprised of critically acclaimed commissioned and original series including popular New Zealand detective series My Life Is Murder (Lucy Lawless), acclaimed Irish crime thriller Bloodlands (James Nesbitt, co-executive produced by Jed Mercurio), British crime drama Whitstable Pearl (Kerry Godliman), Kiwi romantic comedy Under the Vines and British detective drama Dalgliesh (Bertie Carvel), to name a few. Current and upcoming Acorn TV Original Series include UK detective drama Harry Wild (Jane Seymour), Signora Volpe (Emilia Fox), The Chelsea Detective (Adrian Scarborough) and many more. The above add to a growing catalog of popular bingeable dramas including Jack Irish (Guy Pearce), Doc Martin (Martin Clunes), Deadwater Fell (David Tennant, Cush Jumbo), all 24 seasons of fan-favorite Midsomer Murders and highly-rated drama The Nest, among others.    

"glorious streaming service... an essential must-have" - The Hollywood Reporter

"Netflix for the Anglophile" - NPR  

Acorn TV is available for $7.99/month or $79.99/year. Facebook: OfficialAcornTV - Twitter: @AcornTV - Instagram: @Acorn_tv