'Art Detectives' To Air 2-Part Special In December

Acorn TV's crime drama returns ahead of Season 2.

November 10, 2026

Acorn TV announced today that Art Detectives is coming back early for a two-part special that will air on Monday, December 7 and Monday, December 14. The British crime drama, which debuted in 2025 as the streamer's most-watched new series premiere ever, will premiere a six-episode second season in 2027.

Set against a backdrop of Old Master paintings, Banksy street art, rare antiquities and priceless collectibles, the series follows the Heritage Crime Unit, a police department consisting of art-loving DI Mick Palmer and straight-talking DC Shazia Malik. Together, they navigate a rich and colorful world driven by greed, obsession, lust, and revenge to solve murders connected to the world of art and antiques.

In the December special, a wealthy antiquities collector is murdered, and DI Palmer and DC Malik soon realize it's much more than a burglary gone wrong, embarking on one of their most challenging cases yet. The investigation takes them to a Mayfair gallery, a forgery workshop, and even the House of the Lords, as they hunt down a missing Roman bronze. Meanwhile, Mick grapples with the prospect of Rosa moving to London while finding time to visit Ron, his art-forging father. Not easy, when he's in prison and Mick's the man who put him there.