{"id":108977,"date":"2025-12-09T14:51:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=108977"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:51:59","slug":"hit-acorn-tv-original-crime-drama-my-life-is-murder-starring-lucy-lawless-returns-monday-january-5-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/09\/hit-acorn-tv-original-crime-drama-my-life-is-murder-starring-lucy-lawless-returns-monday-january-5-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit Acorn TV Original Crime Drama &#8220;My Life Is Murder,&#8221; Starring Lucy Lawless, Returns Monday, January 5 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AMC Networks&#8217; Acorn TV, the leading streamer for compelling international crime dramas and murder mysteries, today announced that the popular crime drama <em><strong>My Life Is Murder<\/strong><\/em> is returning for its fifth season on Monday, January 5 in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., including Northern Ireland. Additional episodes will premiere weekly on the platform. Starring Lucy Lawless (<em>Spartacus, Xena: Warrior Princess<\/em>) as the fearless and unapologetic investigator Alexa Crowe, the 8-episode season features a slew of puzzling cases ranging from shady aquariums and elite cheer squads to creepy dolls and deadly island getaways.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sSUEVlThWMo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Season 5 sees eight thrilling new cases featuring dangerous villains that only Alexa Crowe (Lawless) can catch, but as always, she&#8217;s bringing her friends and family along for the ride. Tech whiz Madison (<em>Ebony Vagulans, The Furies<\/em>) continues to contribute her considerable technical skills to the investigations, while caf\u00e9 owner Reuben (Joe Naufahu<em>, Game of Thrones<\/em>) is always there to lend a helping hand. Detective Harry (Rawiri Jobe, <em>Shortland Street<\/em>) remains a steady ally, while Alexa&#8217;s bad boy brother Will (Martin Henderson, <em>Virgin River<\/em>) has proven to be handy to have around when it comes down to work. Meanwhile, Alexa&#8217;s cantankerous cat Chowder continues to stir up trouble in his own mischievous way.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1661922982\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>This season, while soaking up the sun in Fiji, Alexa&#8217;s holiday takes a dark turn when a familiar foe resurfaces. But catching a killer isn&#8217;t her only unfinished business &#8211; she&#8217;s also reunited with Jesse (Craig Parker, <em>Spartacus, Xena: Warrior Princess, Reign, Shortland Street<\/em>), her former police partner. Is he the one that got away? With her whanau backing her every step of the way, Alexa is diving headfirst into a new wave of high-stakes cases &#8211; where buried secrets resurface, and justice is never as simple as it seems, but one thing&#8217;s clear: Alexa&#8217;s not backing down.<\/p>\n<p>Also joining the cast this season as guest stars are Dean O&#8217;Gorman (<em>Under the Vines, After the Party<\/em>), Fern Sutherland (<em>The Brokenwood Mysteries, A Mistake<\/em>), Rhys Darby (<em>Jumanji: The Next Level, Flight of the Conchords, Our Flag Means Death<\/em>), Academy Award\u00ae-nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes (<em>Whale Rider, Game of Thrones, FBI: Most Wanted<\/em>), Cohen Holloway (<em>Under the Vines, Our Flag Means Death, Top of the Lake<\/em>), Johnny Barker (<em>The Brokenwood Mysteries, Shortland Street<\/em>), Marta Dusseldorp (<em>Jack Irish, A Place to Call Home<\/em>), Kirk Torrance (<em>Under the Vines, Darby and Joan<\/em>) and Nicole Whippy (<em>Shortland Street, Xena: Warrior Princess<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><em>My Life Is Murder<\/em> is a Greenstone TV production for TVNZ and Acorn TV, and DCD Rights Ltd. made with the assistance of the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate. The series&#8217; executive producers are Rachel Antony, Claire Tonkin, Lucy Lawless, and Harriet Crampton; Nicky Davies Williams and Pilar Perez for DCD Rights; and Don Klees for Acorn TV.<br \/>\n\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/qRdSW7Jg4e2RLABpliOKlu181.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>My Life Is Murder<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> TVNZ 1<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Drama<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 5<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 46<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>Investigator Alexa Crowe, cannot help fighting the good fight \u2013 whether it is solving murders or combatting the small frustrations of everyday life. Fearless and unapologetic, Alexa&#039;s unique skills and insights into the darker quirks of human nature, allows her to provoke, comfort and push the right buttons as she unravels the truth behind the most baffling of crimes.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    <div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMC Networks&#8217; Acorn TV, the leading streamer for compelling international crime dramas and murder mysteries, today announced that the popular crime drama My Life Is Murder is returning for its fifth season on Monday, January 5 in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., including Northern Ireland. 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