My Life is Murder on Acorn TV renewed for season four
6 December 2023
My Life is Murder on Acorn TV – Acorn TV announced the commission of a fourth season of the Lucy Lawless led, popular crime drama.
November on Acorn TV
29 October 2022
Acorn TV highlights for the month of November include Whitstable Pearl, Transport, Paquelin & De Beaumont and My Life is Murder. Whitstable Pearl (Series 2) – Acorn TV Original New Season Premieres Monday 28 November with two episodes; two episodes continue weekly. “Cosy whodunit…Kerry Godliman and Howard Charles’s copper make an appealing odd couple” – The Daily Telegraph Based on the popular book series by Julie Wassmer, the second season of Whitstable Pearl finds Pearl (Kerry Goldiman, After Life) prioritising her detective work and transitioning from being a chef who solves crimes, to a full-time investigator who just happens to own a restaurant – the eponymous Whitstable Pearl. Pearl’s cases overlap with DCI Mike McGuire’s (Howard Charles, Shadow and Bone, Top Boy) police investigations. Their relationship is charged by a determination to outdo each other, and a fiery mutual attraction. When they compete, sparks fly and tempers flare. When they work together, they make a hell of a team. Transport (Series 1) – Acorn TV Exclusive Premieres Monday 28 November with full series available to binge. Following a tale of ordinary people under immense pressure, Transport takes us into the world of money laundering and food fraud along the roads and wires of Europe. A young journalist is determined to trace the origin of a microchip found in some baby food in Helsinki. A dutiful bank manager makes a mistake and when she fails in her attempts to cover it up, she falls prey to a much larger scheme. A family is falling apart after their father has gone missing. An insurance investigator insists on getting to the truth about what happened to this border control veterinarian. They all have skin in the game – but what’s the connection? The Finnish series stars Emmi Parviainen, Maria Heiskanen, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Arttu Kapulainen, Antti Virmavirta, Ulla Raitio and Kaija Pakarinen. Poquelin & De Beaumont – Acorn TV Exclusive Premieres Monday 14 November with four films available. Detective Louise Poquelin (Clémentine Célarié) is a single mother, who works tirelessly to balance her all-important career and busy family life. When she is entrusted with a murder investigation in Lille, Poquelin must team up with a new partner, Detective Etienne De Beaumont (Joffrey Platel), a well-to-do cop with aristocratic origins. They may have completely different personalities and clash both culturally and socially, but their differences prove to be a major asset. In subsequent investigations, Louise and Etienne delve into a suspicious suicide at a boarding school, the murder of a crime fiction novelist with no end of suspects and the stabbing of an eco-protester on a local farm. My Life is Murder (Series 3) – Acorn TV Original Final two episodes arrive Monday 7 November with full season available to binge. “All the things that made the series so thoroughly charming — pithy scripts, the chemistry between co-stars and the engaging “crime of the week” premise — remain.” – The West Australian Retired detective Alexa Crowe (Lucy Lawless, Spartacus, Xena: Warrior Princess) moved back to her hometown of Auckland, New Zealand, to bake amazing sourdough and reconnect with her ex-con brother (Martin Henderson, Virgin River). But this irrepressible investigator can’t help poking her nose into bizarre murder cases, with assistance from data analyst Madison (Ebony Vagulans), DI Harry Henare (Rawiri Jobe), and café owner Reuben (Joseph Naufahu). About ACORN TV Hailed as “Netflix for the Anglophile” by NPR, AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is the streaming service offering a carefully curated, quality slate of compelling UK and international TV series, all streaming ad-free on demand. Subscribers can enjoy a wide range of popular Acorn TV Originals, including My Life is Murder starring Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) as a private investigator tackling bizarre, hard-to-solve crimes; The Chelsea Detective starring Adrian Scarborough (Killing Eve) which delves into a range of thrilling cases in the dark underside of London’s beautiful, affluent borough; Harry Wild starring Emmy winning actress Jane Seymour (The Kominsky Method) as a retiring literature academic turned sleuth; the detective drama London Kills, described as a “superb British crime series” by the Los Angeles Times; effervescent comedy drama Under the Vines starring Rebecca Gibney(Wanted) and Charles Edwards (The Crown) as the unlikely inheritors of a failing vineyard; the intriguing murder investigations of Dalgliesh, based on P.D. James’ bestselling novels and starring Bertie Carvel (Doctor Foster); The Madame Blanc Mysteries which follows antiques expert Jean White (Sally Lindsay, Mount Pleasant) to the South of France as she tries to solve the mysterious death of her husband; Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and its 1960s set spinoff Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries; and much, much more. Fan favourites also include Agatha Christie’s Marple and Poirot, Agatha Raisin, Brokenwood Mysteries, Taggart, Murdoch Mysteries, Suspects, Rosemary and Thyme, The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Line of Duty, George Gently, Foyle’s War and Midsomer Murders. Acorn TV offers a free trial and thereafter is just $6.99 per month or $69.99 for an annual subscription. Sign up at https://au.acorn.tv
My Life is Murder returns to 10 and 10 Play
29 September 2022
More Murder? You Bet Your Life On It. 10’s hit murder mystery, My Life Is Murder, starring Lucy Lawless, returns for a second season from 9.00pm Wednesday, 5 October on 10 and 10 Play, and this time we’re going trans-Tasman. My Life Is Murder sees Alexa Crowe (Lawless) in Tāmaki Makaurau, aka Auckland, doing what she does best; discovering the secrets behind the most baffling of crimes and protecting her sourdough, mostly in that order. Joining in on the fun this time and zooming in from the U.S. is acting legend William Shatner (Star Trek, Boston Legal), with New Zealand’s finest, Martin Henderson (Grey’s Anatomy, The Gloaming), joining as Alexa’s brother and Ebony Vagulans returns as Alexa’s unlikely sidekick, Madison Feliciano. Jay Ryan (Beauty And The Beast, Neighbours) Ben Barrington (Offspring, Shortland Street) and Ru Paul’s Drag Race Down Under winner, Kita Mean, will also make guest appearances across the season. My Life Is Murder is a Greenstone TV production for TVNZ, Acorn TV and DCD Rights in association with 10. My Life Is Murder. Season Two. Premieres Wednesday, 5 October At 9.00pm On 10 And 10 Play.
October on Acorn TV
21 September 2022
Acorn TV highlights for the month of October include My Life is Murder, Recipes for Love and Murder and Maria Kallio. My Life is Murder (Series 3) Acorn TV Original “All the things that made the series so thoroughly charming — pithy scripts, the chemistry between co-stars and the engaging “crime of the week” premise — remain.” – The West Australian When Alexa Crowe (Lucy Lawless, Xena: Warrior Princess) packed up her life in Australia and moved to New Zealand, she expected to bake some amazing sourdough, reconnect with her brother and enjoy some relaxing solitude in her hometown. But it didn’t take long until this irrepressible investigator found herself poking her nose into a bizarre unsolved murder case that no one else could solve. And then another and another and then suddenly hiding from the world and baking endless loaves of sourdough wasn’t quite enough anymore. Some things will never change. Now she’s been in Auckland for a while, things are starting to shift for Alexa. She’s built a small community of friends and fellow investigators in Madison, Harry and Reuben and while her time in Melbourne saw her dealing with the loss of her husband and her arrival in Auckland saw her coming to terms with her childhood, Alexa is finally starting to look to the future and what she wants to do next. Ebony Vagulans (The Furies), Rawiri Jobe (Shortland Street), Martin Henderson (Virgin River), Joe Naufahu (Game of Thrones) and Tatum Warren-Ngata (The Power of the Dog) star alongside Lawless in the third series of this cozy mystery series. Guest stars this season include Temuera Morrison (The Book of Boba Fett), Roy Billing (Jack Irish) and Jennifer Ward-Lealand (Full Frontal). New Season Premieres Monday 10 October with two episodes; two new episodes continue weekly Recipes for Love and Murder Acorn TV Original Based on Sally Andrew’s acclaimed, bestselling “A Tannie Maria Mystery” novels, this dangerously delicious drama follows an advice columnist (Maria Doyle Kennedy, Outlander, Orphan Black, Kin, The Tudors), who dishes out guidance and tasty recipes for a small-town newspaper in the vibrant region of the Karoo in South Africa. Things take an unexpected turn when a correspondent who writes to Tannie Maria (“Auntie Maria” in Afrikaans) about her abusive husband is found dead. Maria’s worlds collide as she begins working through her own mysterious past to try to solve the case. Maria joins forces with a risk-taking, rookie journalist and sometimes rival, Jessie September (newcomer Kylie Fisher), to investigate the murder and catch the killer – before the local police find more victims. But will they make too many enemies in the process and risk the perpetrator catching them first? Also stars Tony Kgoroge (Black Sails, Invictus, Long Walk to Freedom). Continues with final two episodes Monday 3 October, with full season available to stream Maria Kallio (Series 1) Acorn TV Exclusive A gripping new Nordic noir, based on Leena Lehtolaine’s best-selling novels. Investigating murders wasn’t Maria’s first career choice – she always dreamt of being a lawyer – but now she’s chief of a homicide unit in the Helsinki suburbs. Just one final exam away from her law degree, Maria’s had enough of her studies, so accepts a temporary position as the lead of the Western Uusimaapolice murder squad. Maria makes a sharp murder investigator, with her quick and decisive ways, but her personal life is quite the opposite. Although career driven, she also dreams of having a relationship and family, but things aren’t quite going to plan as she faces the dilemmas of a 30-something modern woman. The series sees her tackle a slew of cases, from the murder of a spiritual community to the death of a young girl from an immigrant family that finds Maria amid a nationalist extremist group. There’s a prostitute poisoned on live TV, a female paedophile killed after her release from prison and a sports boss who suffocates at a sports gala. And her life gets even more complicated when she falls for a colleague, something she vowed never to do. Premieres Monday 17 October with complete series available to stream About ACORN TV Hailed as “Netflix for the Anglophile” by NPR, AMC Networks’ Acorn TV is the streaming service offering a carefully curated, quality slate of compelling UK and international TV series, all streaming ad-free on demand. Subscribers can enjoy a wide range of popular Acorn TV Originals, including My Life is Murder starring Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) as a private investigator tackling bizarre, hard-to-solve crimes; The Chelsea Detective starring Adrian Scarborough (Killing Eve) which delves into a range of thrilling cases in the dark underside of London’s beautiful, affluent borough; Harry Wild starring Emmy winning actress Jane Seymour (The Kominsky Method) as a retiring literature academic turned sleuth; the detective drama London Kills, described as a “superb British crime series” by the Los Angeles Times; effervescent comedy drama Under the Vines starring Rebecca Gibney(Wanted) and Charles Edwards (The Crown) as the unlikely inheritors of a failing vineyard; the intriguing murder investigations of Dalgliesh, based on P.D. James’ bestselling novels and starring Bertie Carvel (Doctor Foster); The Madame Blanc Mysteries which follows antiques expert Jean White (Sally Lindsay, Mount Pleasant) to the South of France as she tries to solve the mysterious death of her husband; Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and its 1960s set spinoff Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries; and much, much more. Fan favourites also include Agatha Christie’s Marple and Poirot, Agatha Raisin, Brokenwood Mysteries, Taggart, Murdoch Mysteries, Suspects, Rosemary and Thyme, The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, Line of Duty, George Gently, Foyle’s War and Midsomer Murders. Acorn TV offers a free trial and thereafter is just $6.99 per month or $69.99 for an annual subscription. Sign up at https://au.acorn.tv