A two-part Art Detectives special comes to Acorn TV in December

For those without a subscription, we expect UKTV to stream sometime later via the U app

What do we know about the Art Detectives special and season 2

From the AMC press release (parent company to Acorn TV), we learn:

Set against a backdrop of Old Master paintings, priceless collectibles, rare antiquities, and era-defining fashion, the critically acclaimed series returns with a two-part special premiering Monday, December 7 and Monday, December 14, respectively, on Acorn TV in the US and Canada

We don’t have UK dates, but as we said are confident they will come. As to the storyline:

…centres around the Heritage Crime Unit, a police department consisting of art-loving DI Mick Palmer (Stephen Moyer) and straight-talking DC Shazia Malik (Nina Singh, Dalziel and Pascoe, Silent Witness). Together, they navigate a rich and colourful world driven by greed, obsession, lust, and revenge to solve murders connected to the world of art and antiques. 

In the all-new, two-part special, a wealthy antiquities collector is murdered, and DI Palmer (Moyer) and DC Malik (Singh) soon realize it’s much more than a burglary gone wrong, as they embark 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 (Sarah Alexander, Pennyworth, The Forsytes) moving to London while finding time to visit Ron, his art-forging father (Larry Lamb, Gavin & Stacey, EastEnders). Not easy, when he’s in prison and Mick’s the man who put him there.

The six-part season 2 is due in 2027. Meantime, enjoy the trailer! And you can catch season 1 here.