Acorn TV has announced the titles that will be available on the AMC-owned streaming service in May 2024. The lineup adds to the service’s wide variety of acclaimed English and foreign-language dramas, engaging comedies, documentaries, and more.
The highlights include the third season of Acorn TV original Harry Wild, new episodes of The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10, and the Acorn TV exclusive The Truth.
MAY HIGHLIGHTS
Harry Wild Season 3 (Acorn TV Original Series) – New Season Premieres on Acorn TV and BBC America Monday, May 13
Harry (Jane Seymour, The Kominsky Method; Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) and Fergus (Rohan Nedd, Whitstable Pearl) are hired to prove the lead singer of Ireland’s hottest boy band didn’t kill himself, find out who decapitated a woman in a busy restaurant, discover who murdered a despotic director on the set of Ireland’s leading daytime soap opera, work out how a mystery writer managed to shoot himself in a locked panic room without a gun, and more.
Meanwhile, with the agency still as busy as ever, Harry and Fergus have to find a way to balance work and life as Fergus plans to contest Paula’s (Samantha Mumba, The Time Machine, Evolution) custody claim to his sister. The series also stars Kevin Ryan (Guilt, Copper) as Harry’s son and senior police detective; Amy Huberman (Finding Joy, Striking Out) as Harry’s daughter-in-law; and Paul Tylak (Kin) and Rose O’Neill.
The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10 (Acorn TV Exclusive Series) – New Episodes Continue Every Monday Until the Season Finale on June 3
The 10th anniversary season of The Brokenwood Mysteries sees Detectives Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea), Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland), and Daniel Chalmers (Jarod Rawiri) continue to wrestle with Brokenwood’s alarming murder rate. With the help of their curious pathologist, Dr Gina Kadinsky (Cristina Ionda), they use all manner of unconventional methods to solve the town’s more macabre and unusual crimes.
From a brutal murder with a Jurassic twist to a spooky crime scene amidst the Day of the Dead, a lovestruck dental patient, and a vicious visit to a House of Horrors, this season’s homicides capture the quirky spirit of New Zealand’s deadliest town.
The Truth (Acorn TV Exclusive Series) – New Series Premieres Monday, May 27
Israeli courtroom drama opens on the day a controversial murder case is to be given a final verdict, and an identical murder takes place. Young detective Racheli Zabatani must revisit the past to figure out the mysteries of the present.
The Acorn TV exclusive series stars Vanessa Dimitrova, Tyler Williams, and Angelita Bushey.
ACORN TV MAY 2024 SCHEDULE
AVAILABLE MAY 6
Murdoch Mysteries Season 7 – Acorn TV Exclusive, New Episodes on Mondays
Episode 12, “Unfinished Business”
After a dying man confesses a murder in what appears to be an open and shut case, Murdoch finds a body but suspects the real killer might still be alive.
The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10 – Acorn TV Exclusive, New Episodes on Mondays
Episode 2, “Case 44 | Day of the Dead”
When the Brokenwood Small Business Association stages a Mexican ‘Day of the Dead’ night market, they didn’t bargain on an actual dead body becoming part of the festivities.
The Ipcress File – Binge | Six Episodes
1962. Ex-soldier and thief-turned-spy Harry Palmer (Joe Cole, Gangs of London, Peaky Blinders) is assigned a head-spinning, globe-trotting mission to foil a vicious political conspiracy.
The Night Caller – Binge | Four Episodes
It tells the story of Tony, a Liverpool taxi driver who begins to form an unhealthy obsession with and twisted worldview of a late-night radio talk show host.
AVAILABLE MAY 10
The Taste of Things – Feature Film
Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel, Pacifiction, The Piano Teacher) as a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie (Juliette Binoche, The English Patient, The New Look). They share a long history of gastronomy and love, but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her. *French-language drama
AVAILABLE MAY 13
Harry Wild Season 3 – Acorn TV Original PREMIERE, New Episodes on Mondays
Episode 1, “Killing Me Softly With His Bad Pop Song”
When Jamie D, the lead singer of Lola’s favorite boy band, plummets to his death right before the band’s farewell performance, Lola convinces Harry and Fergus to investigate.
Episode 2, “Too Many Harrys Spoil The Murder”
Harry and Fergus have to contend with a rival private detective, a gangster’s henchman, and an utterly baffling mystery when the girlfriend of a head chef’s decapitated head is served up on a platter. Elsewhere, Paula makes a huge, life-changing announcement, and Glenn asks his long-time girlfriend, Petra, the question.
Murdoch Mysteries Season 7 – Acorn TV Exclusive, New Episodes on Mondays
Episode 13, “The Murdoch Sting”
When a suspect from Murdoch’s past pulls a deadly con, he orchestrates an elaborate sting so she won’t get away with murder again.
The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10 – Acorn TV Exclusive, New Episodes on Mondays
Episode 3, “Case 45 | Publish or Be Damned”
A writer’s retreat on a picturesque estate generates ample inspiration when the mentor, Dame Audrey McKinnon, is found floating under a nearby waterfall.
The Accident – Binge | Four Episodes
Polly Bevan (Sarah Lancashire, Happy Valley, Julia) is a devoted mother and loyal wife to a local politician and leader of Glyngolau Council, Iwan. A disaster strikes their town when a construction site collapses, killing a group of children. Only Polly’s daughter, Leona, survives.
AVAILABLE MAY 20
Harry Wild Season 3 – Acorn TV Original, New Episodes on Mondays
Episode 3, “Lights, Camera, Murder”
When the director of a daytime Irish soap opera has his throat cut in the middle of a scene, Harry and Fergus are tasked with finding the culprit as soon as possible so filming can resume. Fortunately, Harry discovers a secret weapon in the shape of a super fan, Orla.
Murdoch Mysteries Season 7 – Acorn TV Exclusive, New Episodes on Mondays
Episode 14, “Friday the 13th, 1901”
Julia and Emily attend a bachelorette party on a secluded, perhaps haunted island. Meanwhile, Detective Murdoch and the boys from Station Four find themselves in a high-stakes curling match.
Backstrom Season 3 – Acorn TV Exclusive PREMIERE | Binge | Six Episodes
Behind his boss’ back, Bäckström travels to the holiday paradise of Palma with Niemi to follow up on a lead on the murder of his childhood friend Sally – his only unsolved murder case. When a Swedish man is found murdered in the hotel, Bäckström starts his own investigation, which is not appreciated by the local police.
Meanwhile, an explosive device suspected of being linked to the Tälje cartel goes off in central Stockholm. Bäckström uses his unconventional methods to find clues. The two murder cases and the explosive device in Stockholm seem somehow connected. But will Bäckström finally get the answers he needs in the case of his childhood friend Sally to feel at peace? *Swedish-language
The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10 – Acorn TV Exclusive, New Episodes on Mondays
Episode 4, “Case 46 | Love You to Death”
Brokenwood’s favorite dentist, Sonny Lyman, has been besieged by the amorous attention of Jools Fahey. When Sonny’s wife is found gassed in an oven, Jools becomes the prime suspect.
Osborne House – TV Special
Nestled on the north coast of the Isle of Wight, the unique Osborne House was Queen Victoria’s favorite, where she and Prince Albert came to escape royal life. Filmed with unprecedented access.
AVAILABLE MAY 27
Harry Wild Season 3 – Acorn TV Original, New Episodes on Mondays
Episode 4, “The Man Who Murdered Himself”
A fellow P.I., Harry Benedict, inveigles his way into Harry’s life by sending her a particularly perplexing case. As Harry and Fergus attempt to work out how it’s possible for a mystery writer to shoot himself in a locked panic room without a gun, they find the key to cracking the case might come from a very surprising source.
Murdoch Mysteries Season 7 – Acorn TV Exclusive, New Episodes on Mondays
Episode 15, “The Spy Who Came Up To The Cold”
The assassination of U.S. President McKinley in Buffalo prompts a roundup of Canada’s anarchists, landing Murdoch in the middle of a web of international espionage and intrigue.
The Truth Season 1 – Acorn TV Exclusive PREMIERE | New Episodes on Mondays
Episode 1
For a decade now, Ruby Deloya, a convicted murderer, has been claiming his innocence. Just before the announcement of the final decision regarding his appeal, Racheli, a youth investigator at the Rosh Ha’Ain police, finds the body of a girl. Just like a decade ago, the girl is in the same location with the same jumping rope wrapped around her neck. *Hebrew-language
Episode 2
Brigadier General Forges is put in charge of the murder investigation, much to the dismay of retired officer Eliyahu Zabatani, Racheli’s father and the one who led to the conviction of Deloya. Forges sets up a special investigation team and doesn’t include Racheli in it, but she fights for her place. At the young girl’s funeral, her brother points an accusing finger in an unexpected direction. *Hebrew-language
The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 10 – Acorn TV Exclusive, New Episodes on Mondays
Episode 5, “Case 47 | House of Screams”
The local scare attraction of the House of Screams becomes the venue for an actual murder when a teenager is found with a sickle through his neck.
Total Control Season 2 – Binge | Six Episodes
Alex Irving (Deborah Mailman, Mystery Road, The Sapphires is back), but this time, she’s doing things her way. Can the ultimate outsider find a new way in and take control of a political establishment determined to shake everything she values? Also stars Rachel Griffiths (Muriel’s Wedding, Six Feet Under).
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills in 2018 to cover the latest news on streaming, movies, TV, and video games.