Acorn TV acquires ‘Mayflies’, ‘Detective #24’ & ‘Steeltown Murders’ in All3Media drama deal

Mayflies

AMC Networks’ US streaming service Acorn TV has acquired a trio of scripted titles – Detective #24, Mayflies and Steeltown Murders – following a deal with distributor All3Media International.

Detective #24 is a character-led drama produced for SVT in Sweden and ZDF in Germany by B-Reel Films, the producer behind Midsommar. The series explores the complex relationship between Tilda (Malin Levanon), a recently fired prosecutor, and Ibraahin (Nasir Dhagole), a skilled detective and Somalian refugee, as they investigate the case of a missing teenager. The series will debut on 20 November,

Also heading to Acorn TV is the mini-series Mayflies starring Martin Compston, Tony Curran and Ashley Jensen. Based on the novel by Andrew O’Hagan and produced by Synchronicity for BBC One, Mayflies is told using two timelines, following Tully and Jimmy’s adolescent friendship forged in the 1980s and their still lively but now honest and tender adult friendship as tragedy strikes in 2017. It will launch 30 October.

The third drama is Severn Screen’s factual four-part series Steeltown Murders, which stars Philip Glenister and Steffan Rhodri, and centres on the hunt to catch the killer of three young women and the remarkable story of how – in the first case of its kind – the mystery was solved almost 30 years later using pioneering DNA evidence. The series will launch on Acorn TV on 27 November.

Sally Habbershaw, EVP, Americas at All3Media International, said: “From distinctive, character-led detective drama to an incredibly moving mini-series based on an acclaimed novel about the bond of male friendship, these titles perfectly showcase the wealth of stories in our latest scripted portfolio, all delivered by and starring some of the industry’s most renowned talents.”