All the new series and films available on AMC Networks’ streaming services AMC+ and Acorn TV this January including Alex Rider, Crossroads, and New Zealand series The Gulf.
JANUARY ON AMC+
Alex Rider
Streaming Exclusively on AMC+
Seasons 1 & 2 Binge Premiere Friday 15 January
Based on the bestselling teen spy novel franchise written by Anthony Horowitz which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, the series stars Otto Farrant (The White Queen) as Alex Rider, a British teenager who has unknowingly been trained since childhood for the dangerous world of espionage. Also starring Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones) and Vicky McClure (Line of Duty).
JANUARY ON ACORN TV
Crossroads – Acorn TV Exclusive Series
Series 2 Binge Premiere on Acorn TV and AMC+ on Monday 29 January
In season 2 of this gripping mix of police procedural and serialised crime drama, Sophie Cross and her husband Thomas are still searching for their son, Arthur, who vanished on a trip to the coast some years before.
They have never given up hope of finding him alive and use their jobs in the police to keep across every possible lead. Now there is a new name in the frame – Céline Chassagne. With the help of Chief Lecompte’s team, Sophie and Thomas managed to save young Sébastien Detiège from her clutches, making their hope of finding Arthur alive stronger than ever.
As they double down on their search, doing everything they can to locate him, they also work on other unusual cases with the detective squad that Thomas leads. They will need to be even more united – and ingenious – to solve the cases they are given.
Meanwhile, Amina and Fred’s fling turns out to be serious, and Gabriel runs into an old acquaintance…
Cheat
Series Binge Premiere on Acorn TV and AMC+ Monday 8 January
Inspiring some of the brightest young minds in the country, Dr Leah Dale has always prided herself on her academic integrity. Exceptionally hardworking but scrupulously fair, Leah gives everything to her work, and expects the same from her students.
So, when undergraduate Rose Vaughan, submits a suspiciously top-grade essay, Leah is quick to call her out. But what begins as a seemingly open and shut case of academic deception soon spirals out of control. Frustrated that her Head of Department appears won over by Rose’s charm, Leah becomes consumed with exposing Rose as a cheat, causing tension in her already fractious homelife with Adam.
But there’s more going on than meets the eye, as Rose takes Leah’s challenge as a personal affront. Aided by Ben, a college porter completely under her spell, Rose pursues a course of retaliation against her professor – but who is telling the truth?
As the academic furore strays into their personal lives, an exhilarating cat and mouse game ensues, damaging relationships on both sides with two fiercely intelligent minds each unwilling to acquiesce.
The Gulf
Series 1 & 2 Binge Premiere on Acorn TV and AMC+ Monday 22 January
Detective Senior Sergeant Jess Savage (Kate Elliot, Wentworth) is recovering from a car crash that killed her husband when she hears about a new lead in a high-profile case she worked on years ago. Jess demands to continue the investigation but starts to notice troubling lapses in her memory.
Are they a side effect of her injuries or is she slowly losing her mind? Jess hides her dilemma from her capable but arrogant partner Detective Sergeant Justin Harding (Ido Drent, The Making of the Mob) as the pair tackle other crimes on Waiheke Island, New Zealand.
But when Jess remembers more about the crash, she realises the pieces don’t add up and vows to find the truth.
No Offence
Series 1-3 Binge Premiere on Acorn TV and AMC+ Monday 29 January
From the legendary writer Paul Abbott (Shameless [UK], State of Play) comes police comedy-drama with fierce female characters and a shrewd, irreverent take on crime.
Charismatic DI Vivienne Deering (Joanna Scanlan, Notes on a Scandal) leads an ace but unorthodox squad that tackles Manchester’s most gruesome and off-the-wall crimes, including drug dealers, neo-Nazis, and black-market organ sellers.
