September came to an end and took with it a lot of successes in streaming platforms. But October will not be left behind and subscription services already prepare a month full of releases. Acorn TV, which specializes in british television and international of high quality, announced the series that will be available from the next days with much emotion, mystery and drama in between. Check here the list of premieres!
+ All the premieres of ACORN TV in October
8. Manhunt: The Night Stalker | Temporada 2
Release date: October 21
Distribution: Martin Clunes, Jude Akuwudike y Sara Gregory
Plot: This acclaimed crime drama returns for a second season. The talented and multifaceted Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) reappears as Colin Sutton, a detective who for 30 years successfully led some of the highest-profile investigations in his country. This second installment explores in detail the actual police investigation of a serial rapist who stalked elderly people in South East London. A case that captivated England and had an important sector of the population restless for more than 17 years.
7. Blood | Temporada 2
Release date: October 7
Distribution: Adrian Dunbar. Grainne Keenan y Sean Duggan
Plot: After a year away from home, disgraced, Dr. Jim Hogan (BAFTA nominee Adrian Dunbar) returns hoping to make peace with his family. The situation is complicated when his daughter Fiona (Grainne Keenan) suffers a car accident which will uncover a disturbing discovery in this intense psychological drama.
6. A place to call home | Temporada 5 y 6
Release date: October 28
Distribution: Marta Dusseldorp, Noni Hazlehurst y Brett Climo
Plot: Season 5 begins four years after we last saw our characters. Sarah and her son are healthy and happy, even though they cannot be around George for political reasons. Elizabeth finally finds love and happiness with her new husband. While Anna, recently divorced, creates noise in the conservative Australian society. The Bligh family’s peace of mind is jeopardized when the fearsome Regina requests discharge from the mental health asylum.
5. My Life is Murder | Temporada 2
Release date: October 7
Distribution: Lucy Lawless, Ebony Vagulans y Bernard Curry
Plot: Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess, Parks and Recreation) returns with the second season of this popular Acorn TV original series, My Life is Murder. Lawless plays Alexa Crowe, in this contemporary detective drama, a retired cop who can’t help herself and ends up helping local cops solve the most unheard of crimes. In these new chapters, Alexa investigates the murder of an actor in the middle of a live performance, a case in a major jewelry store and the mysterious death of a self-help guru. In addition, many star guests arrive who will accompany Lucy Lawless in this new installment.
4. Vera | Season 9
Release date: October 14th
Distribution: Brenda Blethyn, Jon Morrison y Riley Jones
Plot: Vera (two-time Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn) and her signature style are back. This season he will investigate the death of a forensic psychologist who was trying to solve a historic murder, the mystery of a teenager whose body was discovered far from home, a woman found in the River Tyne and a skeleton in a famous club that is possibly connected to a current case.
3. Gunpowder | Miniserie
Release date: October 14th
Distribution: Kit Harington, Liv Tyler y Edward Holcroft
Plot: Based on the historical event known as the Gunpowder Plot, a plot organized by a group of English Catholics to kill King James I. The miniseries is set in the England of 1600, a time divided by religious beliefs and a group of radicals. Starring Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) plays Robert Catesby (in real life the actor is a descendant of this plot leader) and Liv Tyler (The Lord of the rings).
2. Delicious | Temporada 1
Release date: October 21
Distribution: Iain Glen, Dawn French y Emilia Fox
Plot: El chef Leo Vincent (Iain Glen, Game of Thrones, Jack Taylor) has a successful hospitality business and a beautiful family. When his wife, Sam (Emilia Fox, Silent witness), suspects that he has a mistress, turns to Gina (Dawn French, French & Saunders) her husband’s ex-wife. She advises her and this triggers a series of events, secrets and great scandals.
1. Family Business | Temporada 2
Release date: October 28
Distribution: Catherine Marchal, Ophélia Kolb y Charlotte Des Georges
Plot: Successful mother-daughter duo Astrid (Catherine Marchal) and Audrey (Ophélia Kolb) respectively return with this French legal dramedy where they make the dangerous decision to work together in the family law firm. Together with his partner Sofia (Charlotte des Georges), they try to juggle their personal life while helping clients with complex legal matters, such as children who want to sue their parents, a teacher whose ex distributed photos of her naked and a fight over custody.
