What's New on Acorn TV

New arrivals in October 2026 — curated for British mystery fans.

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Acorn TV Original · Season 3 · Premieres October 5

Signora Volpe — Season 3

Emilia Fox returns as former MI6 officer Sylvia Fox for three new feature-length mysteries in the Umbrian countryside, with new episodes weekly through the end of October.

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Updated October 2026

New on Acorn TV: October 2026

New arrivals on Acorn TV this month — with honest notes on what's worth your time.

Acorn TV Original · Premiere

This Is Not a Murder Mystery

Season 1

Available October 12

A young Salvador Dalí and René Magritte are among the Surrealist artists reunited at a lavish English country estate in the 1930s, only to find themselves trapped there with a serial killer on the loose. A playful art-world spin on the country-house mystery, with new episodes on Mondays.

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The Red King

Season 1

Available October 19

Anjli Mohindra stars as DS Grace Narayan, posted to a remote Welsh island where a missing boy's case leads to a pagan cult the locals insist no longer exists. A police procedural with a folk-horror chill, streaming weekly.

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Wolf

Season 1

Available October 26

Ukweli Roach plays DI Jack Caffery in this adaptation of Mo Hayder's novels, as a wealthy family is terrorised in their isolated Monmouthshire home. All six episodes arrive at once.

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Acorn TV Original · Finale in October

Blue Murder Motel

Season 1

Final episodes Mondays through October 12

Retired detectives Vinny and Cole, now running a New Zealand coastal motel, keep getting pulled back into investigative work as fresh murder cases turn up in their new community.

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Acorn TV Originals Worth the Subscription Alone

A handful of Acorn TV Originals that make the service worth having on its own.

Acorn TV Original

The Chelsea Detective

4 series

Adrian Scarborough stars as a rumpled, sharp-eyed detective solving murders in one of London's wealthiest neighborhoods — a genuine Acorn TV Original with real bite beneath its polished setting.

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Signora Volpe

2 series · Season 3 arrives October 5

Emilia Fox stars as a disillusioned former MI6 operative who settles into a quiet new life in the Umbrian countryside, only to keep stumbling into local mysteries — an Acorn TV Original produced by Route 24.

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Art Detectives

Series 1

DI Mick Palmer (Stephen Moyer) and DC Shazia Malik solve murders connected to the world of art and antiques, from Old Master paintings to Banksy street art.

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Dalgliesh

3 series

Bertie Carvel stars as P.D. James's enigmatic poet-detective in this atmospheric Acorn TV Original, based on the bestselling Adam Dalgliesh mystery novels.

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Start Here on Acorn TV

Pick the kind of mystery you already love, and there's an easy first show waiting.

If you love a cozy village whodunit

Agatha Raisin

Ashley Jensen plays a high-flying London PR executive who swaps the city for a sleepy Cotswolds village and keeps tripping over murders. Light, funny and full of village gossip, it's an easy first binge.

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If you like moody, atmospheric crime

Hinterland

DCI Tom Mathias investigates dark cases across the windswept hills and coastline around Aberystwyth. Slow-burning and beautifully shot, it suits fans of brooding Nordic-style drama.

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If you prefer period detective drama

Foyle's War

Michael Kitchen stars as the quietly principled DCS Christopher Foyle, solving crimes on the home front in wartime Hastings. Thoughtful mysteries with real historical weight make it a long-time favourite.

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If you want sunshine with your sleuthing

The Madame Blanc Mysteries

Sally Lindsay stars as an antiques expert who starts a new life in a pretty French village and finds her eye for detail useful in solving local crimes. Warm, sunny and gently funny.

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Acorn TV vs. BritBox at a Glance

Both are worth having for British TV fans, but they lean in different directions.

Acorn TV

Best for mystery lovers who like variety

Acorn TV is especially strong on mysteries, with its own Originals plus crime dramas from Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and across Europe alongside British favourites. A good pick if your watchlist leans whodunit.

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BritBox

Best for the broadest British catalogue

BritBox draws on a deep library of British television, from long-running classics to new BritBox Originals. A good pick if you want the widest range of British shows in one place.

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