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Acorn TV Orders Season Two, Special of “Art Detectives”

7/29/2026

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Acorn TV has renewed Art Detectives for a second season and a two-part special after it became the platform’s most-watched series premiere.
Production of eight episodes begins this month in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The two-part special will air in December 2026, with six episodes scheduled for 2027.
Larry Lamb returns as Ron Palmer, Mick’s art-forging father, who is held in an open prison for the stolen Sickert painting.

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Acorn TV has renewed Art Detectives for a second season and a two-part special after it became the platform’s most-watched series premiere.
Production of eight episodes begins this month in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The two-part special will air in December 2026, with six episodes scheduled for 2027.
Larry Lamb returns as Ron Palmer, Mick’s art-forging father, who is held in an open prison for the stolen Sickert painting.