HIT ACORN TV ORIGINAL CRIME DRAMA "MY LIFE IS MURDER," STARRING LUCY LAWLESS, RETURNS MONDAY, JANUARY 5

All-New Fifth Season Sees Lawless Reunite with Her Spartacus and Xena: Warrior Princess Co-Star, Craig Parker

Dean O'Gorman, Fern Sutherland, Rhys Darby, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Cohen Holloway, Johnny Barker, Marta Dusseldorp, Kirk Torrance and Nicole Whippy Also Join the Ensemble Cast

NEW YORK - December 8, 2025 - AMC Networks' Acorn TV, the leading streamer for compelling international crime dramas and murder mysteries, today announced that the popular crime drama My Life Is Murder is returning for its fifth season on Monday, January 5 in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., including Northern Ireland. Additional episodes will premiere weekly on the platform. Starring Lucy Lawless (Spartacus, Xena: Warrior Princess) as the fearless and unapologetic investigator Alexa Crowe, the 8-episode season features a slew of puzzling cases ranging from shady aquariums and elite cheer squads to creepy dolls and deadly island getaways.

Season 5 sees eight thrilling new cases featuring dangerous villains that only Alexa Crowe (Lawless) can catch, but as always, she's bringing her friends and family along for the ride. Tech whiz Madison (Ebony Vagulans, The Furies) continues to contribute her considerable technical skills to the investigations, while café owner Reuben (Joe Naufahu, Game of Thrones) is always there to lend a helping hand. Detective Harry (Rawiri Jobe, Shortland Street) remains a steady ally, while Alexa's bad boy brother Will (Martin Henderson, Virgin River) has proven to be handy to have around when it comes down to work. Meanwhile, Alexa's cantankerous cat Chowder continues to stir up trouble in his own mischievous way.

This season, while soaking up the sun in Fiji, Alexa's holiday takes a dark turn when a familiar foe resurfaces. But catching a killer isn't her only unfinished business - she's also reunited with Jesse (Craig Parker, Spartacus, Xena: Warrior Princess, Reign, Shortland Street), her former police partner. Is he the one that got away? With her whānau backing her every step of the way, Alexa is diving headfirst into a new wave of high-stakes cases - where buried secrets resurface and justice is never as simple as it seems, but one thing's clear: Alexa's not backing down.

Also joining the cast this season as guest stars are Dean O'Gorman (Under the Vines, After the Party), Fern Sutherland (The Brokenwood Mysteries, A Mistake), Rhys Darby (Jumanji: The Next Level, Flight of the Conchords, Our Flag Means Death), Academy Award(R)-nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider, Game of Thrones, FBI: Most Wanted), Cohen Holloway (Under the Vines, Our Flag Means Death, Top of the Lake), Johnny Barker (The Brokenwood Mysteries, Shortland Street), Marta Dusseldorp (Jack Irish, A Place to Call Home), Kirk Torrance (Under the Vines, Darby and Joan) and Nicole Whippy (Shortland Street, Xena: Warrior Princess).

My Life Is Murder is a Greenstone TV production for TVNZ and Acorn TV and DCD Rights Ltd. made with the assistance of the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate. The series' executive producers are Rachel Antony, Claire Tonkin, Lucy Lawless and Harriet Crampton; Nicky Davies Williams and Pilar Perez for DCD Rights; and Don Klees for Acorn TV.

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About Acorn TV

AMC Networks' Acorn TV is the leading streaming service for brilliant mysteries and suspense-driven dramas. Experience the world's best stories, from the criminally cozy to the daringly dark and get wrapped up in brilliant mysteries as Acorn TV adds exclusive programming every week to a deep library - all commercial-free. Acorn TV's recent slate is comprised of acclaimed commissioned and original series including popular UK detective drama Harry Wild (Jane Seymour), Signora Volpe (Emilia Fox), The Chelsea Detective (Adrian Scarborough), 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 (Rebecca Gibney, Charles Edwards) and British detective drama Dalgliesh (Bertie Carvel), to name a few. Current and upcoming Acorn TV Original Series include crime drama Art Detectives (Stephen Moyer), Irish Blood (Alicia Silverstone), Murder Before Evensong (Matthew Lewis), You're Killing Me (Brooke Shields) 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) and all 24 seasons of fan-favorite Midsomer Murders, among others.   

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