{"id":8368,"date":"2017-12-07T10:06:36","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T15:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/new-acorn-tv-originals-slated-january\/"},"modified":"2017-12-07T13:34:41","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T18:34:41","slug":"new-acorn-tv-originals-slated-for-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/new-acorn-tv-originals-slated-for-january\/","title":{"rendered":"New Acorn TV Originals Slated for January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two new Acorn TV originals are debuting this January, one of which is <em>Girlfriends<\/em>, from <em>Love, Lies &amp; Records<\/em> creator Kay Mellor.<\/p>\n<p>Acorn Media Enterprises co-produced <em>Girlfriends<\/em> with all3media international and Rollem Productions. The series stars two-time Oscar nominee Miranda Richardson (<em>The Crying Game<\/em>, <em>Churchill<\/em>, <em>The Hours<\/em>), Phyllis Logan (<em>Downton<\/em> <em>Abbey<\/em>) and Zoe Wanamaker (<em>Agatha Christie\u2019s Poirot<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Acorn co-produced season three of <em>Detectorists<\/em> with DRG, Channel X North, Lola Entertainment and Treasure Trove Productions. The BAFTA-winning BBC comedy returns with six new episodes starring Mackenzie Crook (<em>Game of Thrones<\/em>, <em>The Office UK<\/em>) and Toby Jones (<em>Agatha Christie\u2019s The Witness for the Prosecution<\/em>, <em>Captain America<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Acorn TV has bolstered its roster with a new legal drama from New Zealand: <em>Dear Murderer<\/em>. The series is based on one of New Zealand\u2019s most infamous characters, barrister Michael Bungay.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Stevens, the chief content officer of Acorn Brands at RLJ Entertainment, said, \u201cFollowing another record year with five Acorn TV Originals plus more than 30 exclusive U.S. premieres of first-rate international dramas and comedies, we\u2019re thrilled to start off 2018 with two more Acorn TV originals. <em>Detectorists<\/em> has been embraced by our subscribers and the U.S. media for its subtle humor, casting and Mackenzie Crook\u2019s first-rate writing, so we are very excited to join as co-producers for the new season. Additionally, with her addictive storylines and ideal casting, Kay Mellor has charmed our audiences with November\u2019s <em>Love, Lies &amp; Records<\/em>, and we can\u2019t wait to show them her next series, <em>Girlfriends<\/em>, soon after ITV\u2019s premiere.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two new Acorn TV originals are debuting this January, one of which is Girlfriends, from Love, Lies &#038; Records creator Kay Mellor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":8369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[346,347,1555],"class_list":["post-8368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-acorn-tv","tag-detectorists","tag-girlfriends"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Acorn TV Originals Slated for January - 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