Wall Street Journal recently said this about the show: “In a television world now awash in female coppers, there aren’t many as interesting and human as Rebecka” We do have an implicit bias towards good Scandinavian crime dramas and Rebecka Martinsson is one of those excellent shows which instantly made it to the top of our list. When Tom disappears, buried secrets and family plots make paradise less than perfect. Set against the backdrop of the stunning Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand, Maggie and Tom arrive to escape his oppressive family and start a business. STRAIGHT FORWARD (Acorn TV Original Series)ĭanish/New Zealand co-production and family crime drama following a woman (Cecilie Stenspil) seeking revenge after a notorious gangster murders her father. The world-weary policeman investigates the grisly crimes that mar Edinburgh’s historic streets in these sharply written and intricately plotted mysteries.ĩ. Shepherd soon discovers that Brokenwood is full of secrets and suspicions.īased on the novels by Ian Rankin, this gritty crime drama stars BAFTA Award winner John Hannah (Four Weddings and a Funeral) and Laurence and Olivier Award winner Ken Stott (The Hobbit) as gruff Scottish detective John Rebus. His assistant, DC Kristin Sims, is a by-the-book investigator 15 years younger than her boss’s car. This quirky New Zealand mystery follows DI Mike Shepherd, who arrives to the seemingly peaceful town of Brokenwood with a classic car, a country music collection, and an indeterminate number of ex-wives. #1 rated ITV British miniseries based upon the memoirs of former London Metropolitan detective DCI Colin Sutton (Martin Clunes, Doc Martin, Men Behaving Badly) who determinedly and tenaciously pursued serial killer Levi Bellfield. LONDON KILLS, Series 1 (Acorn TV Original Series)īritish detective drama from the creator of Suspects. Hugo Speer (The Full Monty), Sharon Small (Inspector Lynley Mysteries), Bailey Patrick (Bodyguard), and newcomer Tori Allen-Martinstar as a team of top murder detectives in the world’s most recognizable city, London. As she searches for answers, she begins to fathom that justice isn’t always right, and not all crimes are wrong.ĥ. Jess restarts the investigation but notices troubling lapses in her memory. In this gripping psychological mystery from New Zealand, Detective Jess Savage (Kate Elliott, Wentworth) is recovering from a car crash that killed her husband when she learns about a new lead in a cold case. But there’s one case that continues to haunt him–the murder of his wife over a decade ago. As a forensic pathologist in Paris, he works with no-nonsense chief inspector Hélène Bach (Hélène de Fougerolles) to solve the city’s most disturbing crimes. Suave, smart, and somewhat strange, Raphaël Balthazar (Tomer Sisley) can make the dead speak like no one else. Set within the fascinating historical period of postmortem portraiture, this darkly comic series blends murder mystery with delightfully macabre humor. When a series of murders threatens to sully Blennerhasset’s reputation, a tenacious detective drags him into an investigation of Dublin’s criminal underbelly. Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife) and Matthew McNulty (Versailles) also star.īrock Blennerhasset makes a living out of photographing the dead in Victorian Ireland. Then a fire ravages their home one night, forcing those closest to them to question everything they knew about their friends. In this “complex and fascinating mystery” (Radio Times), physician Tom (David Tennant, Broadchurch) and his teacher wife (Anna Madeley, Patrick Melrose) lead a seemingly perfect life in a Scottish town. Acorn TV: Which One Is A Better Streaming Service?provides a comparison between Acorn TV and a similar service.įreshly updated and now in an expanded list, our new selected titles for 2020 are highly addictive and intriguing: 1. DEADWATER FELL Note: For our other coverage of Acorn TV and its shows, please read The 30 Best Crime Drama and Thriller Shows On Acorn TV: 2018 Edition and 40 Best Crime Drama and Thriller Shows On Acorn TV: 2019 Edition. In the same fashion as 2020, we have included high ranked original shows as well as other titles based on the feedback and comments of our readers. Most notably, we really enjoyed and add few new shows including: My Life Is Murder, Republic of Doyle, Fallen Angel and Amber. Our updated 2021 definitive guide for the best crime drama and thriller shows on Acorn TV includes all-time favorites as well as some of the most exciting new releases.īased on our latest review of the Acorn TV catalogue and notable shows that have been released since our previous edition, we have made some adjustments to our list.
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