JULY ON ACORN TV
The Sommerdahl Murders (Series 3) – Acorn TV Exclusive
Premieres July 4 – Full Series Binge
Summer never ends in the blue-sky crime series Sommerdahl, and neither does its central love triangle.
Police investigator Dan Sommerdahl (Peter Mygind) has devoted his life to protecting his beloved town, which has unfortunately cost him his marriage.
But can he learn to accept that his ex-wife, Marianne (Laura Drasbæk) is now in a relationship with Flemming (André Babikian), who besides being his police-partner is also his best friend?
In series three of The Sommerdahl Murders a family-man in a wetsuit is found dead by the harbor apartment complex. He was pushed off the building. But by whom? Dan and Flemming catch on to a conflict between the deceased and one of the other residents, but it’s hard to find solid evidence.
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (Series 3)
Premieres July 11 – Full Series Binge
Librarian Aurora Teagarden (Candace Cameron Bure, Full House) solves mysteries in Lawrenceton, Georgia, with the help of the enthusiasts in the Real Murders Club.
Based on the book series by Charlaine Harris, Aurora Teagarden Mysteries follows Aurora as she uncovers the truth behind shocking murders. In series three, along with her fiancé, Nick (Niall Matter, When Calls the Heart) she investigates the death of her mother’s real estate agent, the mystery behind a decades-old skeleton buried beneath concrete, a body found on their ‘pre-honeymoon’ getaway and a reignited murder investigation in a haunted house.
The series also stars Marilu Henner, Ellie Harvie, Peter Benson, Lexa Doig and Miranda Frigon.
Hidden Assets – Acorn TV Original
Premieres July 11 – Full Series Binge
**Available only in New Zealand**
A routine raid led by Emer Berry (Angeline Ball), a detective in the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau, reveals that a small-time drug dealer has been receiving substantial funding from a seemingly untraceable source – not in cash, but in rough diamonds.
When these diamonds are linked to a series of bombings in Belgium, Emer is forced to work with Police Commissioner Christian De Jong (Wouter Hendrickx). Eventually, reluctantly banding together, they unravel a political conspiracy fueling domestic unrest for financial gain.
Caught up in this web of greed are the Brannigans, a wealthy Irish dynasty with ties to Antwerp and, drawn into a battle of wits with the family, Emer, Christian, and the CAB team must follow the money to stop another terrorist attack – before it’s too late.
**Available only in New Zealand**
One Lane Bridge (Series 2) – Acorn TV Exclusive
Premieres July 25 – Full Series Binge
One Lane Bridge Season 2 returns to Queenstown, New Zealand. When Detective Ariki Davis (Dominic Ona-Ariki) saves his boss Stephen Tremaine (Joel Tobeck) from ending his life on the infamous One Lane Bridge, he inadvertently triggers a chain of events that uncovers long-buried secrets and claims the life of one of his closest friends.
Centered around the political hotbed of water rights, which is the key to unlocking a multi-million-dollar property development, passionate young eco-activists go to war with the Queenstown business elite as the murder case builds to a deadly and disturbing climax.
