EXCLUSIVE: Acorn TV, the AMC Networks-owned streamer, is exploring the artwork world in its newest unique crime drama.
The streamer has greenlit Artwork Detectives starring and exec produced by Stephen Moyer.
The True Blood star, who just lately starred in PBS’ reboot of The Forsyte Saga and Paramount+’s remake of Attractive Beast, performs artwork loving DI Mick Palmer within the collection, which is centered across the Heritage Crime Unit police division. Alongside straight-talking DC Shazia Malik, performed by The Lazarus Challenge’s Nina Singh, the pair resolve murders linked to the world of artwork and antiques, from Previous Grasp work, to Banksy avenue artwork, medieval manuscripts and collectible vinyl.
Within the collection, the artfully astute detectives encounter a pretend Vermeer, Viking gold, a uncommon Chinese language vase and gadgets rescued from the Titanic. Palmer navigates these circumstances whereas managing a budding romance with museum curator Rosa, performed by Coupling star Sarah Alexander and the sudden reappearance of his charismatic father, Ron, performed by Gavin & Stacey’s Larry Lamb, who simply occurs to be certainly one of Britain’s most infamous forgers.
Filming in Belfast and throughout Northern Eire and debuting in 2025, the collection is produced by Black Canine Tv, the British firm behind Sue Perkins’ Insert Identify Right here and fantasy sitcom Zapped and co-produced and distributed by Dynamic Tv, which is behind Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia and Apple’s Drops of God.
It’s written by Dan Gaster, Will Ing, Paul Powell, Emma Goodwin and Kitty Percy and directed by Declan O’Dwyer and Jennie Paddon. It’s exec produced by Gaster, Ing and Powell for Black Canine Tv, Catherine Mackin and Bea Tammer for Acorn TV/Acorn Media Enterprises, Daniel March and Klaus Zimmermann for Dynamic Tv and Moyer. Candida Julian-Jones produces.
“I’m very excited to deliver the marginally quirky Mick Palmer to life on this splendidly inventive detective collection,” stated Moyer. “The writing staff on Artwork Detectives have achieved an awesome job of cleverly weaving collectively intriguing storylines, notable items of artwork and a little bit of historical past thrown in for good measure. I’m excited to steer the solid together with the stunning Nina Singh, brilliantly humorous Sarah Alexander and my expensive previous pal Larry Lamb.”
“Artwork Detectives is a uncommon and witty crime drama that audiences will get absorbed by. From the sharp dialogue to the mesmerizing paintings and the edge-of-your-seat twists, this collection will wow viewers from begin to end. We’re grateful to the incomparable Stephen, Nina, Sarah and Larry in addition to our companions at Black Canine, Dynamic and Northern Eire Display for coming collectively on this glorious collection,” added Catherine Mackin, Managing Director, Acorn Media Enterprises/Acorn TV.
Black Canine Tv’s Paul Powell stated, “We will’t look ahead to viewers to fulfill and fall in love with Mick and Shazia, as they cope with priceless artworks, devious forgeries and obsessive collectors. To not point out theft, revenge and homicide.”
