Stephen Moyer’s returning for a second season of Acorn TV’s Art Detectives. The series has been officially renewed for a six-episode season two, with Acorn TV targeting a 2027 premiere. And fans will also get a special two-parter this December.
Commenting on the renewal, Stephen Moyer said, “Great art, rare antiques, expensive collections, and a battered satchel—what’s not to love about Mick Palmer? I’m really looking forward to filming these eight new episodes and reuniting with the brilliant Nina Singh. This new season is packed with drama, excitement, tension, and surprises. I can’t wait to be back in Belfast, working alongside our wonderful production team again.”
Moyer serves as an executive producer along with series creators and writers Dan Gaster, Will Ing, and Paul Powell. Additional executive producers include Daniel March, Klaus Zimmermann, Bea Tammer, and Catherine Mackin.
Filming will take place in Belfast and Northern Ireland. The series is produced by Black Dog Television, Dynamic Television, and Acorn Media Enterprises.
Acorn TV offers this synopsis:
“Set against a backdrop of Old Master paintings, Banksy street art, rare antiquities and priceless collectibles, Art Detectives centers around the Heritage Crime Unit, a police department consisting of art-loving DI Mick Palmer (Moyer) and straight-talking DC Shazia Malik (Nina Singh). 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.
Larry Lamb returns as Ron Palmer, Mick’s charismatic, art-forging father. He’s now serving time in an open prison for handling the stolen Sickert painting that Mick recovered at the end of season one, cleverly hidden behind a portrait of Mick’s mother.”
Season one premiered in June 2025 and currently sits at 89% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
“We are delighted that DI Mick Palmer and DC Shazia Malik are back in the picture for a second season of gripping murder mysteries,” stated Paul Powell. “Heritage Crime returns, exposing the dark side of the art and antiques world as our heroes track down stolen artifacts, flush out fakes, and solve a series of ingenious murders. Proof that beautiful objects can make people do very ugly things.”