Acorn TV Announces Exclusive U.S. Premieres in November

Star-Studded Post WWII Miniseries CLOSE TO THE ENEMY, an Acorn TV Original Series

Aussie crime thriller DEEP WATER

and the return of Caitlin Moran’s raunchy British comedy RAISED BY WOLVES

and addictive Aussie Downton-esque period drama A PLACE TO CALL HOME

Continuing to feature award-winning exclusive U.S. Premieres every month, Acorn TV’s November slate features gripping miniseries Close to the Enemy (An Acorn TV Original Series with the BBC), starring Jim Sturgess, Freddie Highmore, Angela Bassett and Alfred Molina; Aussie crime thriller Deep Water starring Noah Taylor (Game of Thrones) and Yael Stone (Orange is the New Black); and the return of two Acorn TV favorites: addictive period drama A Place to Call Home, Season 4; and Caitlin Moran’s raunchy British comedy, Raised by Wolves, Series 2.  From RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) and available at Acorn.TV and on most devices, Emmy®-nominated Acorn TV is the premier North American streaming service for world-class television from Britain and beyond with lavish, high-quality international premieres every week.

Acorn TV’s international partners include DCD Rights for Deep Water, All3Media for Close to the Enemy, ITV for Raised by Wolves, and Endemol for A Place to Call Home.

 

November 2016

Monday, Nov. 7: Aussie crime thriller DEEP WATER (Trailer)

Monday, Nov. 21: Caitlin Moran’s raunchy comedy RAISED BY WOLVES, Series 2 (Trailer)

Thursday, Nov. 24 (Thanksgiving Day): Addictive Aussie period drama A PLACE TO CALL HOME, Season 4 (Trailer)

November/December TBD (Coinciding with BBC broadcast): Star-studded, British post WWII drama CLOSE TO THE ENEMY (Acorn TV Original Series)

 

Close to the Enemy (Exclusive U.S. Premiere, Nov./Dec. TBD, coinciding with BBC broadcast)

An Acorn TV Original Series

From acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Poliakoff (Perfect Strangers, Dancing on the Edge, Lost Prince), this thrilling Acorn TV and BBC One drama’s impressive ensemble cast features Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe, 21), Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2), Angela Bassett (American Horror Story), August Diehl (Inglourious Basterds), Lindsay Duncan (The Honourable Woman, About Time), Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel), Robert Glenister (Hustle, Prime Suspect), and Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders).

Set in a bomb-damaged London hotel in the aftermath of the Second World War, Close to the Enemy follows intelligence officer Captain Callum Ferguson (Sturgess), whose last task for the Army is to ensure that a captured German scientist, Dieter (Diehl), starts working for the British RAF on urgently developing the jet engine. With the emerging Cold War, it is clear to all that it’s crucial for British national security that cutting-edge technology is made available to the armed forces as quickly as possible. Callum uses unorthodox methods in his attempt to convince Dieter to work with the British, and eventually a friendship develops between the two men. but soon tensions arise, as all is not as it seems.

Over the course of the series, Callum encounters a number of other characters whose stories all intertwine. These characters include Victor (Highmore), Callum’s younger brother, struggling to deal with psychological trauma caused by his combat experience; Harold (Molina), a Foreign Office official who reveals some startling truths about the outbreak of the war; Rachel (Riley), an enchanting Anglophile American engaged to his best friend; and Kathy (Phoebe Fox, The Woman in Black 2), a tough young woman working for the War Crimes Unit, fighting to bring war criminals who escaped prosecution to justice. Each character is trying to rebuild and move forward in the aftermath of a war that scarred them all so deeply. (7 episodes)

 

Deep Water (Exclusive U.S. Premiere beginning Mon., Nov. 7)

Based on a true story, this new, four-part Australian crime drama stars Noah Taylor (Game of Thrones, And Then There Were None), Yael Stone (Orange is the New Black), Danielle Cormack (Wentworth), and Dan Spielman (The Code). Detectives Tori Lustigman (Stone) and Nick Manning (Taylor) are assigned a brutal murder case in Bondi, where they begin to uncover mounting evidence to suggest the killing is connected to a spate of unexplained deaths, “suicides,” and disappearances of nearly 80 gay men in New South Wales throughout the 80s and 90s. Haunted by the disappearance of her teenage brother, Tori’s fascination with the case soon becomes a fixation. When more ritualistic murders occur with the same bizarre signature, Tori and Nick will need to put their relationships, careers, and lives on the line to finally reveal the truth. (4 episodes, Trailer)

 

Raised by Wolves, Series 2 (Exclusive U.S. Premiere, Mon., Nov. 21)

Named Best Sitcom at the 2016 Rose d’Or Awards

“The jokes here are raw, frequent and very, very funny…Mix ‘Modern Family’ with ‘The Inbetweeners,’ give the blend a tall shot of female power…It’s far from the usual family comedy, and that’s all the more reason to see it.” –The Wall Street Journal

Inspired by the childhood of best-selling author Caitlin Moran (“How To Be a Woman”), the funniest modern TV family with an extra side of crazy returns for six new episodes. Starring Rebekah Staton (Jane Eyre, Doctor Who, Moving On), Alexa Davies (Detectorists), Helen Monks (Upstart Crow), and Philip Jackson (Agatha Christie’s Poirot), Raised by Wolves follows six socially isolated, home-schooled siblings and their acerbic single mother. (6 episodes, Trailer)

 

A Place to Call Home, Season 4 (Exclusive U.S. Premiere, beginning Thurs., Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day)

“Best of 2015 TV” Selection – The Wall Street Journal

“Australia’s sexiest period soap…must-watch” – EW.com (Entertainment Weekly)

Called ”Down Under Downton” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram), this addictive period drama takes place against the backdrop of post-World War II Australia. Marta Dusseldorp (Jack Irish, Janet King) stars as Sarah Adams, a nurse who becomes involved in the affairs of the wealthy Bligh family. Dealing with themes such as anti-Semitism, sexuality, and social class, this rich and meaningful, high-quality production is Acorn’s most popular new series. The series co-stars David Berry, recently cast as Lord Grey in Outlander. (12 episodes, Trailer)

 

Currently, Acorn TV features the exclusive premieres of breakout epic British period drama Jericho starring Jessica Raine (Call the Midwife), Acorn TV Original Series Agatha Raisin, starring Ashley Jensen (Catastrophe); critically-acclaimed French drama series The Disappearance; star-studded British drama The Syndicate: All or Nothing, the return of “Acorn’s superior legal drama” (TV Guide) Janet King, starring Marta Dusseldorp (A Place to Call Home); Australia’s #1 drama 800 Words, and BBC period drama The Secret Agent. In October, Acorn TV premieres new, uplifting female-driven British dramedy Brief Encounters, the return of Aussie political thriller The Code, Season 2, co-starring Golden® Globe winner Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace); and Season 3 of award-winning, must-see Canadian cop drama 19-2.

 

Additionally, Acorn Media Enterprises, RLJ Entertainment’s development arm for the Acorn brand, is in production on several recently announced Acorn TV Original Series, including Ashley Jensen’s Agatha Raisin, Agatha Christie’s A Witness for the Prosecution, Irish legal drama Striking Out and British thriller The Level.