[11/10/26 - 07:00 AM] Acorn TV's Hit Crime Drama "Art Detectives," Starring Stephen Moyer, Returns with a Two-Part Special This December "Art Detectives," which debuted in 2025 as Acorn TV's most-watched new series premiere ever, will premiere a six-episode second season in 2027.
[via press release from AMC Global Media]
ACORN TV'S HIT CRIME DRAMA "ART DETECTIVES," STARRING STEPHEN MOYER, RETURNS WITH A TWO-PART SPECIAL THIS DECEMBER
NEW EPISODES DEBUT MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 AND MONDAY, DECEMBER 14
Season 2 Set to Premiere on Acorn TV in 2027
New Trailer and Key Art Now Available
"It doesn't get cozier than this" - New York Magazine
"beyond delightful... a satisfying British mystery series" - TV Insider
"clever writing and keenly interesting characters" - Collider
NEW YORK - November 10, 2026 - AMC Global Media's Acorn TV, the leading streamer for compelling international crime dramas and murder mysteries, today announced the return of the gripping, hit crime drama Art Detectives, starring and executive produced by Stephen Moyer (The Night Agent, The Forsytes, True Blood). Set against a backdrop of Old Master paintings, priceless collectibles, rare antiquities, and era-defining fashion, the critically acclaimed series returns with a two-part special premiering Monday, December 7 and Monday, December 14, respectively, on Acorn TV in the U.S. and Canada. Art Detectives, which debuted in 2025 as Acorn TV's most-watched new series premiere ever, will premiere a six-episode second season in 2027. The trailer and key art for the brand-new two-part special were also released.
Art Detectives centers around the Heritage Crime Unit, a police department consisting of art-loving DI Mick Palmer (Moyer) and straight-talking DC Shazia Malik (Nina Singh, Dalziel and Pascoe, Silent Witness). Together, they navigate a rich and colorful world driven by greed, obsession, lust, and revenge to solve murders connected to the world of art and antiques.
In the all-new, two-part special, a wealthy antiquities collector is murdered, and DI Palmer (Moyer) and DC Malik (Singh) soon realize it's much more than a burglary gone wrong, as they embark on one of their most challenging cases yet. The investigation takes them to a Mayfair gallery, a forgery workshop, and even the House of the Lords, as they hunt down a missing Roman bronze. Meanwhile, Mick grapples with the prospect of Rosa (Sarah Alexander, Pennyworth, The Forsytes) moving to London while finding time to visit Ron, his art-forging father (Larry Lamb, Gavin & Stacey, EastEnders). Not easy, when he's in prison and Mick's the man who put him there.
Art Detectives is an Acorn TV Original Series, produced by Black Dog Television, Dynamic Television and Acorn Media Enterprises, with additional funding from Northern Ireland Screen. Dynamic Television also serves as worldwide distributor, while Acorn TV holds the rights in the U.S. and Canada.
The Art Detectives two-part special is written by Dan Gaster, Will Ing, Paul Powell, who also created the series, and directed by Jennie Paddon. The series is executive produced by Gaster, Ing and Powell for Black Dog Television, Daniel March and Klaus Zimmermann for Dynamic Television, Bea Tammer and Lesley Pemberton for Acorn Media Enterprises (Acorn TV), and Stephen Moyer. Candida Julian-Jones is the series producer, and Martin Mahon is the producer.
EPISODE DESCRIPTIONS
The Greater Good: Part 1 - Premieres Monday, December 7 on Acorn TV
When antiquities collector Brannock Murray is murdered, Heritage Crime realize it's more than a failed burglary. Just one item is stolen - a Roman bronze - but the case leads to a Mayfair gallery, a forgery workshop, and even the Houses of Parliament.
The Greater Good: Part 2 - Premieres Monday, December 14 on Acorn TV
With two people dead and evidence that a serial killer is at work, Mick and Shazia discover the murders are connected to a group smuggling antiquities out of Afghanistan and into the UK. Can they catch the killer before they strike again?
###
About Acorn TV
AMC Global Media's 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 gripping mysteries as Acorn TV adds exclusive programming every week to a deep library - all commercial-free. Acorn TV's robust slate is comprised of acclaimed original and commissioned series including popular murder mystery You're Killing Me (Brooke Shields), record-breaking thriller Irish Blood (Alicia Silverstone), hit crime drama Art Detectives (Stephen Moyer), popular parish mystery Murder Before Evensong (Matthew Lewis), fan-favorite Irish detective drama Harry Wild (Jane Seymour), critical darling Inspector Ellis (Sharon D Clarke), Italy-based Signora Volpe (Emilia Fox), The Chelsea Detective (Adrian Scarborough), New Zealand detective series My Life Is Murder (Lucy Lawless), lauded British detective drama Dalgliesh (Bertie Carvel), gritty Australian whodunit Mystery Road: Origin (Mark Coles Smith) 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 25 seasons of fan-favorite Midsomer Murders, among others.
"...glorious streaming service... an essential must-have" - The Hollywood Reporter
"Netflix for the Anglophile" - NPR
Acorn TV is available for $9.99/month or $99.99/year.
[11/10/26 - 10:01 AM] Video: Trailer & Key Art Debut - "The Circle" The series will debut three new episodes weekly at 6 p.m. PT/ 9 p.m. ET on November 17, airing Tuesdays through Thursdays for five weeks.
[11/10/26 - 07:31 AM] First Look at "The Age of Innocence" Coming to Netflix February 18, 2027 Starring Camila Morrone, Kristine Froseth and Ben Radcliffe, this contemporary reimagining of Edith Wharton's tale of forbidden love in 19th century New York is a heart-rending romance exploring freedom, duty, identity, and love in all its forms.
