Acorn TV Boards Close to the Enemy

SILVER SPRING: Acorn Media Enterprises (AME) has partnered with all3media International and the BBC as the North American co-producer on the new period drama Close to the Enemy.

From filmmaker Stephen Poliakoff (Perfect Strangers, Dancing on the Edge), the seven-part Acorn TV original series is set in a bomb-damaged London hotel in the aftermath of WWII. The drama will make its U.S. premiere on the Acorn TV streaming service in November or December.

Mark Stevens, the president of Acorn Brands at RLJ Entertainment, noted, “After the hugely successful August premiere of Agatha Raisin, our first Acorn TV original series, we’re thrilled to offer our subscribers the next Acorn TV original with the thrilling drama series Close to the Enemy. Award-winning filmmaker Stephen Poliakoff penned the gripping script and directed an incredible cast with a cinematic production set in war-torn Britain.”