Acorn TV Slates The Family Next Door Mystery Series

The Family Next Door, a mystery series based on the novel of the same name by Sally Hepworth, is slated to premiere on February 23 exclusively on Acorn TV in the U.S. and Canada.

Led by Teresa Palmer (A Discovery of Witches), the six-part series centers on a small seaside town, where a neighborhood mystery casts suspicion on four local families. It is co-produced by Beyond Entertainment and Muse Entertainment.

Palmer is joined in the cast by Bella Heathcote, Philippa Northeast, Bob Morley, Jane Harber, Ming-Zhu Hii, Daniel Henshall, Maria Angelico, Tāne Williams Accra, Catherine McClements, Dominic Ona Ariki, Vince Colosimo, Maude Davey and Mark Leonard Winter.

The Family Next Door is directed by Emma Freeman and written by Sarah Scheller, Pip Karmel, Julia Moriarty and Andrew Anastasios. Executive producers include David Ogilvy, Jenny O’Shea, Joel Rice, Meghan Mathes Jacobs, Rachel Okine and Rebecca Anderson.