Art Detectives season 2 ordered by Acorn TV with two-part special
Acorn TV has renewed Stephen Moyer’s Art Detectives for season 2, with a December special and six more episodes set for next year.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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Art Detectives season 2 is officially on the case at Acorn TV, with the Stephen Moyer-led crime drama renewed for another run and a two-part special, Deadline reported.
The AMC Global Media streamer is bringing the series back after its debut became Acorn TV’s most-watched new series premiere ever, according to Deadline. The return plan is split in two: a two-part special is set for December, followed by a six-episode second season next year.
Production is starting this month in Belfast and across Northern Ireland, Deadline reported.
What is Art Detectives about?
Art Detectives follows Detective Inspector Mick Palmer, played by Moyer, an art enthusiast working inside the Heritage Crime Unit. The show’s cases mix murder investigations with the world of paintings, antiques and valuable collections.
Nina Singh co-stars as DC Shazia Malik, Palmer’s partner in the unit. Larry Lamb is also returning as Ron Palmer, Mick’s father and an art forger.
Ron’s story picks up after the events of season one. Deadline reported that the character is now in an open prison after handling the stolen Sickert painting recovered at the end of the first season.
Who is making the new season?
The series was created and written by Dan Gaster, Will Ing and Paul Powell. Jennie Paddon, Declan Recks and Sam O’Mahony are directing.
Art Detectives is produced by Black Dog Television, Dynamic Television and Acorn Media Enterprises, with support from Northern Ireland Screen.
The executive producers include Gaster, Ing and Powell for Black Dog Television; Daniel March and Klaus Zimmermann for Dynamic Television; Bea Tammer and Catherine Mackin for Acorn TV and Acorn Media Enterprises; and Moyer. Candida Julian-Jones is the series producer, and Martin Mahon is the producer.
Moyer said he was looking forward to returning to the role, calling out “great art, rare antiques, expensive collections and a battered satchel” as part of the appeal of Mick Palmer. He also said he was eager to film the eight new episodes and reunite with Singh in Belfast.
“This new season is packed with drama, excitement, tension and surprises,” Moyer said, according to Deadline.
Don Klees, Acorn TV’s senior vice president of programming, said viewers responded to the first season’s characters and its art-world spin on mystery storytelling. He said the renewal follows recent seasons of You’re Killing Me and Harry Wild, and that Acorn TV is bringing fans “another round of investigations” designed to keep them guessing.
This story draws on original reporting from Deadline.