Acorn TV Reveals January 2016 Lineup

SILVER SPRING: This month, Acorn TV is due to debut the Irish Western miniseries Dominion Creek, along with the British supernatural thriller Midwinter of the Spirit, the Canadian cop show 19-2, and the season finale of the Aussie period drama A Place to Call Home.

January 11 will see the premiere of Dominion Creek (known as An Klondike in Ireland), a four-part drama that follows three Irish brothers during the American Gold Rush, and Midwinter of the Spirit, about an exorcist-in-training who helps the police solve a homicide. That same day, Acorn TV will launch the third season finale of A Place to Call Home, which is set against the backdrop of post-WWII Australia. 19-2, about two police partners who must learn how to put aside their personal and professional differences in order to work together, is set to debut on January 18.

Also throughout this month, Acorn TV is launching You Can't Get the Staff (January 11), focused on the real-life "Downton Abbeys" of Britain; Hooked (January 18), a Finnish crime drama; White Teeth (January 25), a comedy starring Archie Panjabi; and the "Friday Feature" with a new film each week, including The Queen's Sister, Jane Eyre, Losing It, A Handful of Dust and The Scarlet Pimpernel. The service recently premiered the Emmy-winning miniseries Traffik and more Time Team. Other recently added U.S. premieres include the second season of The Brokenwood Mysteries, The Trials of Jimmy Rose, Prisoners' Wives and the first four seasons of Gadget Man.