List RulesVote up the best shows that had their US premiere on Acorn TV.
The subscription streaming service Acorn TV has distinguished itself by not only producing original content but by being the first place the best new British dramas premiere in the US. It's not only favorite British series that are available on Acorn TV, but the channel also offers programs from Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Spain. What original and new series are on Acorn TV right now? Check out these Acorn TV shows and acquisitions that are sure to satisfy any fan of dramas, mysteries, and other favorites from across the pond (and down under).
Thanks to having a parent company that also has an interest in the Agatha Christie estate, Acorn TV has shown US premieres of shows such as The Witness for the Prosecution and the last episodes of Agatha Christie's Poirot. They also have worked with the BBC, ITV, RTÉ One, and the Australian Broadcasting Company to provide first US distribution of shows such as Manhunt, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, and Striking Out. Acorn TV original series include more British mystery shows such as Queens of Mystery and Agatha Raisin.
Dozens of Acorn TV exclusive shows are available for under $6 a month. Which current Acorn TV shows are your favorite? Make your voice heard and vote thumbs up or down on all the Acorn TV shows below.
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578Midsomer Murders
Suzi Quatro, John NettlesPremiered: 1997
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Action
This is a British television detective drama that has aired on ITV since 1997. The show is... more2
6011Foyle's War
Michael Kitchen, Honeysuckle WeeksPremiered: 2002
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Drama
This series is a British detective drama television series set during and shortly after WWII,... more3
436Keeping Faith
Eve Myles, Mark Lewis JonesPremiered: 2018
Keeping Faith (Acorn TV, 2018) is a British dramatic mystery thriller television series. Small-town Welsh lawyer Faith (Eve Myles) must cut short her extended maternity leave when her husband and business partner, Evan, goes missing and, as the truth of his actions surface, Faith must fight to protect her family and her sanity.
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4815Vera
Brenda Blethyn, Jon MorrisonPremiered: 2011
Genres (Tv): Crime, Drama
Vera is a British detective television series based on the works of crime author Ann Cleeves.... more5
4519Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Essie Davis, Nathan PagePremiered: 2012
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Drama, Mystery, Costume drama
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries is an Australian television drama series. It was first... more6
348800 Words
Erik Thomson, Melina VidlerPremiered: 2015
Genres (Tv): Drama, Comedy
800 Words (Seven Network, 2015), stylised as "800 words", is an Australian–New Zealand... more7
297The Brokenwood Mysteries
Neill Rea, Fern SutherlandPremiered: 2014
Genres (Tv): Suspense, Drama
The Brokenwood Mysteries (Prime, 2014) is a New Zealand detective and drama television series.... more8
245Agatha Christie's Poirot
David Suchet, Hugh FraserPremiered: 1989
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Crime, Drama, Adventure film
Agatha Christie's Poirot is a British television drama that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989... more9
257The Loch
Laura Fraser, Siobhan FinneranPremiered: 2017
Genres (Tv): Crime, Drama, Crime drama
The Loch (ITV, 2017) is a British television drama miniseries, created by screenwriter Stephen... more10
279Murdoch Mysteries
Lisa Ray, Paul RhysPremiered: 2008
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Drama, Mystery
Murdoch Mysteries (Citytv, 2008) is a Canadian television drama series based on characters... more11
225Inspector George Gently
Martin Shaw, Lee InglebyPremiered: 2007
Genres (Tv): Crime Fiction, Drama
Inspector George Gently is a British television series produced by Company Pictures for BBC... more12
226Queens of Mystery
Olivia Vinall, Julie GrahamPremiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Murder mystery, Comedy-drama, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Queens of Mystery (Acorn TV, 2019) is a British comedy-drama murder-mystery television series.... more13
192Acceptable Risk
Elaine Cassidy, Morten SuurballePremiered: 2017
Acceptable Risk (Acorn TV, 2017) is a British dramatic thriller television series. When Sarah Manning's (Elaine Cassidy) husband is slain she realizes she knows nothing about his past and begins to investigate who he really was and what work he did for a powerful global organization.
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204Jack Irish
Guy Pearce, Marta DusseldorpPremiered: 2012
Genres (Tv): Crime, Drama, Crime drama
Jack Irish (ABC1, 2012) is an Australian television drama series. Jack Irish (Guy Pearce) is... more15
238Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries
Geraldine Hakewill, Joel JacksonPremiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Mystery, Crime, Costume drama, Historical drama, Period drama
Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (Seven, 2019), also stylised as Ms Fisher's MODern Murder... more16
2815Mystery Road
Aaron Pedersen, Judy DavisPremiered: 2018
Mystery Road (Australian Broadcasting Company, 2018) is an Australian television drama series. Detective Jay Swan (Aaron Pedersen) is assigned to investigate a mysterious disappearance on an outback cattle station, but his investigation uncovers a past injustice that threatens the fabric of the whole community.
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228Detectorists
Mackenzie Crook, Toby JonesPremiered: 2014
Genres (Tv): Comedy
Detectorists (BBC Four, 2014) is a British single-camera television comedy series created by... more18
207No Offence
Elaine Cassidy, Saira ChoudhryPremiered: 2015
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Crime, Drama
No Offence (Channel 4, 2015) is a British television police procedural drama television... more19
185Striking Out
Amy Huberman, Rory KeenanPremiered: 2017
Striking Out (RTÉ, 2017) is an Irish television legal drama television series. When Dublin-based solicitor Tara Rafferty (Amy Huberman) discovers her fiancé and fellow solicitor Eric has been cheating with a colleague, she leaves him and their prestigious law firm to set up her own practice specializing in family and divorce law.
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130The Level
Karla Crome, Laura HaddockPremiered: 2016
Genres (Tv): Crime, Drama
The Level (ITV, 2016) is a six-part British crime drama that focuses on DS Nancy Devlin (Karla... more21
40The Nest
Martin Compston, Mirren MackPremiered: 2020
Genres (Tv): Thriller
The Nest (Acorn, 2020) is a British five-part television drama-thriller miniseries that first... more22
52Partners in Crime
Jessica Raine, David WalliamsPremiered: 2015
Partners in Crime (BBC, 2015) is a British drama television series based on the Agatha Christie Tommy and Tuppence detective novels. Crime-fighting duo, Tommy (David Walliams) and Tuppence (Jessica Raine) Beresford, solve mysteries and search for enemy spies in 1950s Britain.
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20Straight Forward
Cecilie Stenspil, Arlo GreenPremiered: 2019
Genres (Tv): Crime, Thriller
Straight Forward (Acorn, 2019) is a New Zealand-Danish crime thriller television series. After... more24
152Delicious
Iain Glen, Dawn FrenchPremiered: 2016
Delicious (Sky 1, 2016) is a British television drama television series. Set in Cornwall, England, celebrity chef Leo (Iain Glen) is married but having an affair with his first wife, a talented cook from whom he stole many of his recipes and cheated on for years.
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10The South Westerlies
Orla Brady, Eileen WalshPremiered: 2020
Genres (Tv): Drama
The South Westerlies (Acorn TV, 2020) is an Irish drama series created by Catherine Maher. The... more