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[07/20/26 - 09:38 AM]
AMC Global Media's August Highlights Include "The Walking Dead: Dead City," "The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only Live" Special, "Blue Murder Motel," "The Chelsea Detective" and More
Newly announced premieres include ALLBLK's "D.O.P.E. Unit"; Acorn TV's "Blue Murder Motel"; and Sundance Now's "Hollywood Crime Story: The Mob Takes Over the Movies."
[06/26/26 - 11:44 PM]
Development Update: Week of June 22-26
Updates include: Michael Rooker, Chase Stokes board AMC's "Thunder Road"; "Hollywood Demons" lands third season at Investigation Discovery; and Peacock's "Ponies" among the latest cancellations.






BLUE MURDER MOTEL (ACORN TV)
Premieres Monday, August 24
BROADCAST HISTORY:
8/24/26 - ???
STATUS:
new this summer (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
mondays from 3:01 AM-3:30 AM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (8 episodes)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
two-season order
DESCRIPTION:
(from Acorn TV's press release, July 2026) Married couple Vanessa (Michala Banas, Neighbours, McLeod's Daughters) and Peter Coleman (Brett Tucker, The Residence, Station 19) leave their cop careers behind to run a motel in a sunny beachside New Zealand town, believing their hardest days are behind them. But plans soon collapse when a dead body is discovered in Unit 3, just one week after opening. The retired detectives' instincts resurface as they are drawn back into investigation mode. And the town's friendly charm begins to crack, revealing hidden secrets and unresolved grudges.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Brett Tucker
· Jaime McDermott
· Jayden Daniels
· Michala Banas
· Stephanie Tauevihi
CREW INFORMATION:
· Kate McDermott as CRTR
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Great Southern Television