{"id":65320,"date":"2024-02-06T21:28:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T02:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=65320"},"modified":"2024-02-06T21:28:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T02:28:16","slug":"acorn-tv-commissions-gritty-new-detective-drama-ellis-starring-sharon-d-clarke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/06\/acorn-tv-commissions-gritty-new-detective-drama-ellis-starring-sharon-d-clarke\/","title":{"rendered":"Acorn TV Commissions Gritty New Detective Drama &#8220;Ellis,&#8221; Starring Sharon D. Clarke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65321\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Acorn-TV-shows.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"689\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Acorn-TV-shows.webp 689w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Acorn-TV-shows-300x187.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AMC Networks&#8217; streaming platform Acorn TV announced the commission of a new, feature-length detective drama series <em><strong>Ellis<\/strong><\/em>. Specializing in premium British and international television, Acorn TV also recently announced new seasons of popular series <em>My Life Is Murder, Recipes for Love and Murder, Harry Wild, Under the Vines<\/em>, and <em>Whitstable Pearl<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65322\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharon-D.-Clarke.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65322\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharon-D.-Clarke.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharon-D.-Clarke.webp 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sharon-D.-Clarke-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sharon D. Clarke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A three-part series, Ellis will follow DCI Ellis, played by three-time Olivier Award winner Sharon D. Clarke (<em>Showtrial, Lost Boys &amp; Faries, Rocketman<\/em>), a tenacious cop who is parachuted into failing investigations. Each two-hour episode sees Ellis &#8211; accompanied by her right-hand man DS Harper, played by Andrew Gower (<em>The Winter King, Carnival Row, Outlander<\/em>) &#8211; arrive at a different police station, where she will have to win over the local detectives and immerse herself in the cases she has come to solve. As a black female cop, Ellis is used to being dismissed and overlooked, but she is a first-class murder detective, with a determination for justice and a deep well of compassion for those who need it.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2130523008\" 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>Catherine Mackin, Managing Director, Acorn Media Enterprises (Acorn TV), shares: &#8220;Acorn TV is known for compelling, intriguing, and invigorating detective dramas, and Ellis delivers on every note. We are elated to have found our ideal DCI in the incomparable Sharon D. Clarke, and we are excited to work with both Channel 5 and Company Pictures again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Ellis<\/em> is set to begin filming this spring in Northern Ireland and will air on Acorn TV and Channel 5 later this year.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <em>Ellis<\/em>, as recently announced, new seasons of the following series will debut across Acorn TV&#8217;s 2024 slate, cementing its place among niche streamers as a premium destination for revered British and international mysteries, dramas, and comedies:<\/p>\n<p><em>Harry Wild<\/em> (Season 3): A breakout success on Acorn TV in its first two seasons, the successful mystery series starring and executive produced by Jane Seymour (<em>The Kominsky Method, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman<\/em>) returns for a third season featuring Harriet &#8220;Harry&#8221; Wild, a retiring university literature professor finding herself at one of life&#8217;s crossroads. Also returning are Rohan Nedd (<em>Whitstable Pearl<\/em>) as her prot\u00e9g\u00e9 turned partner, Fergus; Kevin Ryan (<em>Guilt, Copper<\/em>) as Harry&#8217;s son and senior police detective; Amy Huberman (<em>Finding Joy, Striking Out<\/em>) as Harry&#8217;s daughter-in-law; as well as Samantha Mumba (<em>The Time Machine, Evolution<\/em>), Paul Tylak (<em>Kin<\/em>), and Rose O&#8217;Neill. Season three picks up where season two left off with Fergus, guided by Harry, planning to contest Paula&#8217;s custody claim to Liberty. In the midst of personal drama, Harry and Fergus are as busy as ever with their most twisted, complex cases yet. Season Three is created and written by David Logan, along with writer Jo Spain, and executive produced by Jane Seymour, Daniel March, Klaus Zimmermann, James Gibb, Morgan O&#8217;Sullivan, James Flynn, Catherine Mackin, and Bea Tammer. Robert Quinn and Emer Conroy serve as directors.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1036907618\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><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><em><strong>My Life Is Murder<\/strong> <\/em>(Season 4): The popular crime drama led by Lucy Lawless as private investigator Alexa Crowe returns for a fourth season with eight new mysteries, eight new worlds, and eight diabolical killers that only Alexa can catch. Joining her for the ride this time are her friends and family: tech guru Madison (Ebony Vagulans); cafe owner Reuben (Joe Naufahu); her brother Will (Martin Henderson); and Detective Harry (Rawiri Jobe). Emboldened by the changes in her life, ready to revisit demons of the past, and excited to embrace her future, this year Alexa is even more of a force, determined to reveal the most carefully hidden secrets that crack the most bewildering cases. The series&#8217; executive producers are Rachel Antony, Claire Tonkin, Lucy Lawless, Harriet Crampton, Nicky Davies Williams, Pilar Perez for DCD Rights, and Don Klees for Acorn TV.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Recipes For Love and Murder<\/strong><\/em> (Season 2): Award-winning actress Maria Doyle Kennedy (Outlander, Orphan Black) makes her return as recipe columnist turned advice columnist Tannie Maria, who gets sucked into a murder investigation with a local rookie journalist, Jessie September (Kylie Fisher). The second season picks up where the first left off, with filming set to take place again in South Africa. The series is produced by Both Worlds Pictures&#8217; founder Thierry Cassuto, in collaboration with Paris-based Paradoxa.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Under The Vines<\/strong><\/em> (Season 3): The New Zealand-set comedy starring Rebecca Gibney and Charles Edwards as two city slickers, Daisy Monroe and Louis Oakley, who inherit a failing vineyard returns six tumultuous months since we last saw the Oakley family. Desperate to regain their former standing as the &#8216;sole&#8217; mutual heirs of Oakley, Daisy, and Louis will need to work together to try and oust William in any way they can. 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Executive Producers are Tony Wood and Richard Tulk-Hart for Buccaneer, Catherine Mackin and Bea Tammer for Acorn Media Enterprises (Acorn TV), \u00d8ystein Karlsen, Mike Walden, and Julie Wassmer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMC Networks&#8217; streaming platform Acorn TV announced the commission of a new, feature-length detective drama series Ellis. Specializing in premium British and international television, Acorn TV also recently announced new seasons of popular series My Life Is Murder, Recipes for Love and Murder, Harry Wild, Under the Vines, and Whitstable Pearl. 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