Art Detectives is returning to Acorn TV with a two-part special streaming December 7 and 14, 2026, in the U.S. and Canada, according to Media Play News. Stephen Moyer and Nina Singh return as the Heritage Crime Unit’s DI Mick Palmer and DC Shazia Malik. Source
The December special comes ahead of a separate six-episode second season planned for 2027. Deadline has also shared a trailer for the special. The reports don’t specify a premiere date for the full season beyond 2027. SourceSource
Mick and Shazia investigate murders connected to art and antiques. According to the synopsis reported by Media Play News, a wealthy antiquities collector is killed, and the detectives discover there’s more to the case than an apparent burglary gone wrong. Their search for a missing Roman bronze takes them through a Mayfair gallery and a forgery workshop. Not the sort of cultural excursion that ends in the gift shop. Source
Rosa, played by Sarah Alexander, may move to London, while Larry Lamb returns as Ron Palmer, Mick’s art-forger father. Mick also has prison visits to fit in: he’s the one who put Ron behind bars. There’s family baggage, and then there’s a father whose visiting hours you helped arrange. Source
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