{"id":75043,"date":"2024-08-23T00:32:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T04:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=75043"},"modified":"2024-08-23T00:32:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T04:32:26","slug":"acorn-tv-unveils-first-look-at-new-detective-drama-ellis-starring-olivier-award-winner-sharon-d-clarke-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/23\/acorn-tv-unveils-first-look-at-new-detective-drama-ellis-starring-olivier-award-winner-sharon-d-clarke-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Acorn TV Unveils First-Look at New Detective Drama &#8220;Ellis,&#8221; Starring Olivier Award-Winner Sharon D Clarke [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Today, Acorn TV unveiled a first-look of three-time Olivier Award-winner and Tony Award\u00ae-nominee Sharon D Clarke (<em>Showtrial, Lost Boys &amp; Fairies, Rocketman<\/em>) starring in the chilling and highly anticipated feature-length detective drama, Ellis. Set to premiere this November on Acorn TV, the riveting three-part series follows DCI Ellis (Clarke), a tenacious cop who is parachuted into failing investigations.<\/div>\n<div>\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\/JFPRplLdBJ0?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<\/div>\n<div>Each two-hour episode will see Ellis, accompanied by her right-hand man DS Harper, played by Andrew Gower (<em>The Winter King, Carnival Row, Outlander<\/em>), arrive at a different local police station, where she will have to win over the local detectives and immerse herself in the cases she&#8217;s come to solve. As a Black female cop, Ellis is used to being dismissed and overlooked, but remains focused on her work as a first-class murder detective, fueled by a determination for justice and a deep well of compassion for those who need it.<\/div>\n<div>\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\/\/oKw4upUkkkCTlpI5GaOteY7bHFD.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Ellis<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> 5<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Mystery<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 2<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 7<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>DCI Ellis, a tenacious cop, is parachuted into failing investigations alongside her partner DS Harper. 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